Oil companies pay record $5.6M settlement after FTC alleges illegal coordination
The federal government announced Tuesday that three oil companies will pay record fines to resolve allegations of illegal coordination before the merger was completed. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that three companies, XCL Resources Holdings, Verdun Oil Company II, and EP Energy LLC (EP), will pay a record $5.6 million in a civil lawsuit. […]
Nvidia stock falls after notching record high on CES AI superchip debut – Yahoo Finance
Nvidia stock (NVDA) fell as much as 5% on Tuesday, reversing an earlier rally fueled by CEO Jensen Huang's keynote speech at CES, the annual tech industry trade show in Las Vegas. Huang's presentation was filled with updates on upcoming Nvidia products and previewed what's next for the burgeoning artificial intelligence market and other emerging […]
New Senator Bernie Moreno wants a border bill on Trump’s desk on Day 1, putting Dems on record
Newly sworn-in Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) wants to get a bill to address the crisis at the southern border to President-elect Trump's desk immediately and believes he can get enough votes in the chamber. . “We need to make sure we actually do what we campaigned for,” he said in an interview on Fox News […]
Arizona pastor hid cameras to record women using church bathroom: police
An Arizona pastor has been arrested for secretly filming a woman using his church's bathroom after the camera fell from a dryer, police said. Arturo Laguna, pastor of Casa de Adoracion in Phoenix, allegedly installed a recording device in the church bathroom last fall and recorded the women in October and early November, police said. […]
PGA Tour scoring record snapped by Hideki Matsuyama at The Sentry, finishes at 35-under
Hideki Matsuyama sets new scoring record on the PGA Tour. Thanks to four consecutive sub-65 rounds at Kapalua, Matsuyama finished The Sentry at 35 under. He broke Cameron Smith's previous record of a whopping 34 under, also set at Kapalua's Plantation Course. Smith accomplished the feat three years ago, seven months before his victory at […]
Collin Morikawa drops F-bomb after Hideki Matsuyama sets PGA Tour record
I'm glad Collin Morikawa was able to say what he was thinking. Morikawa finished at 32 under, three strokes behind Hideki Matsuyama. pretty curt reaction When asked about the performance of a play partner. “I hate to say this, but damn, 35 under is low,” Morikawa said in a post-round interview aired on Golf Channel […]
Waitangi Day: record crowds expected amid tensions over Māori policy in New Zealand | New Zealand
Organizers of New Zealand's National Day, which marks the signing of the country's founding treaty between the Maori people and the British Crown, say 2025 will be a record-breaking year, following a year of heightened tensions over the direction of the government's Maori policy. We anticipate that a large number of attendees will gather. In […]
NYC’s high-end office market scores record year for new leases that top $200 per square foot
Come on, C-Note, admission to a new exclusive club in Manhattan's upscale office market is $200 per square foot. According to the paper, 28 new leases were signed in 2024 with rents above $200 per square foot, a record high.These transactions represented the top of the top. Meanwhile, a surprising new report from JLL found […]
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Posts Record Single-Day Outflows – Yahoo Finance
Alice Morgan/Investopedia Illustration Bitcoin and Spot Bitcoin ETF BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust set a new record for single-day outflows on Thursday with $332.6 million. This brings this week's IBIT outflow to approximately $393 million. Other Bitcoin ETFs saw modest inflows, while the Ethereum ETF saw net outflows of $77.5. Despite a lackluster start to the […]
Egg prices skyrocket to record highs over bird flu outbreak, says USDA
US Department of Agriculture blamed Egg prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks due to the outbreak of bird flu. Egg production fell 4% in November to 8.92 billion eggs, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of these, 7.68 billion were edible eggs and 1.24 billion were hatching eggs. “Production is extremely tight and […]