Daily Archives: 12/31/2024


US oil production rose to record high in October, data show

NEW YORK — U.S. oil production rose 260,000 barrels per day month-over-month to a record 13.46 million bpd in October as demand surged to the highest levels since the pandemic, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed on Tuesday. U.S. …


Influential people who died in 2024

It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former President Jimmy Carter ‘s time in the White House lasted only one term, the decades afterward were defined by humanitarian work that affected people all …


No ‘Santa Claus rally’ for global stocks as equities slide

new york — Global stock markets mostly fell Monday in jittery holiday trading ahead of a potentially tumultuous 2025 that will see Donald Trump return to the White House.  Wall Street’s three main indices slumped to end the day, adding to …


Four UK Post Office scandal victims recognized in honors list

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — King Charles III announced awards for actors Stephen Fry and Carey Mulligan, as well as victims of Britain’s Post Office scandal in the country’s traditional New Year Honours on Tuesday. London Mayor Sadiq Khan joined U.K. television …