As part of a range of actions this week on gas prices, the Biden administration has summoned the heads of seven top oil refining companies to Washington after a week of tense back-and-forth with industry leaders. The CEOs will meet with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm after the president blasted their high profits as “not acceptable” in a recent letter to the companies. In one response, Chevron (CVX) pushed back by saying that Washington’s approach was actually the culprit for high… Source link
Read More »Google is hoping to lure employees back to the office with pinball … and Lizzo
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Read More »Hoping to lure back retail investors, Robinhood is handing out dogecoin in Burger King sweepstakes
Last week, Robinhood’s third-quarter earnings fell well below Wall Street estimates, causing the company’s share price (HOOD) to sink more than 10%. With crypto trading down 78% from the prior three-month period, the company needs to lure more investors to use their platform, especially for trading cryptocurrency. Now it’s offering free dogecoin (DOGE-USD) along with BTC and ETH through a sweepstakes in partnership with fast-food giant Burger King, which is owned by Restaurant Brands… Source link
Read More »Disney shares slide after Q2 report was ‘not the direct-to-consumer growth story that people were hoping for’: Analyst
Disney (DIS) shares tumbled on Friday after reporting disappointing fiscal second-quarter results, with revenue and new Disney+ subscribers coming up short and the company’s theme parks business posting a fourth straight quarterly loss. Shares of the Dow-component were down as much as 5.4% at session lows Friday morning, which would represent the stock’s worst day since June 2020. “Disney’s in the middle of a recovery. I think what you’re seeing in terms of the stock performance is,… Source link
Read More »AEW’s Kenny Omega is hoping to change pro wrestling
Kenny Omega is seen during an episode of AEW’s ‘Dynamite’ on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. (Photo credit: All Elite Wrestling) In sports, it’s commonplace for a coveted free agent to send a fanbase into a frenzy. The summer of 2010 had NBA fans from coast to coast wondering what city LeBron James would be taking his otherworldly talents. Kevin Durant broke millions of hearts with an essay on The Players’ Tribune on July 4, 2016. Last winter, NFL front offices were pitching Tom Brady to… Source link
Read More »Lakers hoping to visit President-elect Biden
The Los Angeles Lakers are looking forward to reconvening a post-championship tradition of visiting the White House at some point during the 2020-21 season after President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office as the 46th President of the United States, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The ceremonial transferring of power from President Donald Trump to Biden takes place on Jan. 20. Members of the franchise — from players to management — see it as a pleasure and an honor to have their… Source link
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