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Shale rig count plummets amidst strong oil prices: A tale of contrasting fortunes

The shale industry is witnessing a rapid decline in rig count, reminiscent of the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite favourable oil prices. This downturn tells a story of contrasting fortunes between the haves and the have-nots. Private companies, which raced to add rigs as the pandemic waned, have now depleted many of their most

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Stocks brace for earnings reports from global giants this week

Stocks were higher Monday as Wall Street braced for quarterly reports from some of the biggest companies in the world. This includes reports financial institutions, such as Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Results are also due from United Airlines, Las Vegas Sands and technology giants Tesla and Netflix. Overall, the Dow Jones

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IGO reports non-cash impairment of assets from Western Areas and Cosmos

IGO Limited (ASX:IGO) has provided an update regarding the impairment of assets acquired from Western Areas (WSA) in June 2022. The company has finalised the purchase price allocation process and the life of mine budgets for the Forrestania and Cosmos assets. As a result, IGO expects to record a non-cash, pre-tax impairment expense of between

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Whitehaven Coal achieves strong results despite challenges

Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) has announced robust financial results for the fiscal year 2023, overcoming operational challenges.  During FY23, Whitehaven Coal encountered difficulties such as flooding, weather delays, labor shortages, and operational constraints at Maules Creek. Despite these obstacles, the company successfully met its production and sales targets. Whitehaven Coal achieved an average coal price of

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Vulcan provides update on trading and earnings guidance for FY23

Vulcan (ASX:VSL, NZX:VSL), a leading industrial product distributor and value-added processor operating across Australasia, has announced an update for its financial year ended 30 June 2023. Following the completion of the fourth quarter of FY23, Vulcan is revising its earnings expectations for the fiscal year as outlined below. Vulcan now anticipates that integration costs for

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Plunging US inflation, Bullock for next RBA Gov, Gov Lowe’s legacy, RBA near top, BoE model risks

Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses developments in investment markets over the past week, economic activity trackers, major global economic events and Australia economic events. Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rebounded strongly over the last week as US inflation fell sharply

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