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BP Stock Tanked Over 5% Despite Company Beating Q1 2023 Profit Expectations

Amid lower fossil fuel costs, BP’s profits tanked in comparison to the bumper profits recorded in 2022. On Tuesday, May 2, oil major British Petroleum (BP) reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter (Q1 2023) profits, and rising from the previous quarter i.e. Q4 2022. However, the numbers were down from the exceptional profits that the company recorded during a blockbuster 2022 when fossil fuel prices shot up significantly following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. BP Q1 2023...

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Coronavirus Could Be the Reason for China’s Smartphone Shipments to Drop 30%

According to IDC, Chinese consumers may abandon the idea to adopt 5G-enabled phones due to the influence of coronavirus, despite the fact that Chinese makers are offering premium models that take advantage of next-generation networks.With the further spread of coronavirus, Chinese business faces a new challenge. At the end of Q1 2020 that ends in March, China’s smartphone shipments could drop by over 30%.International Data Corporation (IDC) stated:“The coronavirus outbreak impacted the Lunar...

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BP Records 21% Decline in Net Profits, Performs Below Expectations

UK-based oil and gas company BP has released its full-year underlying replacement cost profit, which is used as a substitute for net profit. The company recorded a net profit of $10 billion in 2019, 21% below the $12.7 billion it made in 2018, reports revealed on February 4, 2020.According to data from Refinitiv, the expectation of analysts was that BP’s net profit would come in at $9.7 billion. Although it failed to match the figures it released in the preceding year, the company still...

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Coronavirus Outbreak Crashes Oil Stocks but Leaves Tesla Stock Untouched

The coronavirus is still raging with its usual effects on not just human lives but also oil stocks. Many businesses all over the world, especially those with activity in China, have been affected. Now, the deadly virus is racing past the human factor and taking oil down with it.Coronavirus Shoots Down Oil StocksOil stocks began the year with a more promising outlook. Most of Wall Street had interesting things to say about oil stocks because of the trade problems between the U.S. and Iran. As...

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Saudi Aramco Goes Blockchain by Investing $5 Million in Vakt

Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures invested $5 million into Vakt shares, and its trading subsidiary Aramco Trading Company will start using the Vakt platform, according to a press release.That way, Saudi Aramco joins the current Vakt shareholder base of 12 investors. Among them are some of the world’s largest energy and commodity trading players. This investment will help Vakt in platform development and possibly expand to new markets in Asia.This is particularly big for Vakt. Mostly because such a...

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