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Chevron plans capital expenditures of $18-19 billion for 2026 - 12/05/2025

Chevron Corp. announced that it intends to allocate $18-19 billion for capital expenditures in 2026, according to a statement from the company. This strategy aligns with the company's long-term capital expenditure projection of $18-21 billion through 2030. "Our investment plan for 2026 aims at the most lucrative prospects while adhering to discipline and enhancing efficiency, enabling us to...

TikTok to invest $38 billion in data center construction in Brazil - 12/04/2025

TikTok, a short-video app owned by China's ByteDance, is investing more than 200 billion reais, which is approximately $37.7 billion, to build a data center in Brazil. This will mark TikTok's first major project in Latin America. The data center is set to be located in the northeastern state of CearĂ¡, according to the spokesperson for TikTok Brazil. The project, situated near the industrial port...

Michael Dell and his wife will donate $6.25 billion to Trump accounts for children - 12/03/2025

American business executive Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, plan to contribute $6.25 billion to the Invest America initiative, also referred to as "Trump accounts." This initiative aims to give every child in the United States their own investment account, as reported by Bloomberg. President Donald Trump had previously announced the Invest America initiative, which would automatically create a...

Petrobras cuts five-year investment program due to falling oil prices - 12/01/2025

Petrobras, the Brazilian government-owned oil, gas, and petrochemical firm, has lowered its intended capital spending for 2026-2030 by 2% to $109 billion, due to declining oil prices. The company's announcement states that $78 billion of these funds will be allocated for exploration and production, both in Brazil and internationally. Capital expenditures will be refined to around $20 billion,...

Blackstone close to acquiring power grid solutions provider MacLean - 11/28/2025

US investment firm Blackstone is nearing the acquisition of MacLean Power Systems, a provider of power grid components, from Centerbridge Partners, according to Bloomberg, which references sources. Sources indicate that the agreement might be revealed as soon as next week, with a valuation that could surpass $4 billion. According to some sources, Blackstone surpassed other bidders for MacLean,...

Japan's Asahi Group reports possible data breach of 1.9 million people - 11/28/2025

Japanese food and drink producer Asahi Group announced a potential data breach affecting 1.9 million individuals due to a cyberattack in September. The breach might have impacted employees and their relatives, along with individuals who reached out to customer service centers. The company reported that credit card information was secure; however, names, addresses, email addresses, and phone...

Venture Global accuses Shell of a "three-year campaign" against its LNG business - 11/27/2025

Venture Global has accused the British-Dutch oil and gas company Shell of attempting to harm its business in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, according to a report by the Financial Times. The newspaper cited an email sent by Michael Seibel and Robert Pender, the co-founders of Venture Global, to their employees ahead of Thanksgiving. In the email, Seibel and Pender criticized Shell's...

Saudi Aramco is exploring sale of assets worth billions of dollars - 11/25/2025

Saudi Aramco, the state-run oil firm of Saudi Arabia, is contemplating the sale of assets valued in the billions, according to Bloomberg, which cites sources. Specifically, these sources indicate that the company could divest its interest in an oil export terminal and an oil storage facility. Sources indicate that investment banks have been asked to join a bid to carry out an extensive evaluation...

Revolut completes secondary share offering, values the company at $75 billion - 11/25/2025

British fintech company Revolut has finished a secondary share offering, setting its valuation at $75 billion. According to the company's announcement, investment firms Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, and Fidelity Management & Research Company, along with Andreessen Horowitz, Franklin Templeton, and NVentures, the venture capital division of chipmaker Nvidia Corp., took part in the offering....

Forbes reports Trump's net worth declined by $1.1 billion - 11/24/2025

According to Forbes magazine, the net worth of US President Donald Trump has decreased by $1.1 billion since September, bringing his total wealth to $6.2 billion. This decrease is primarily attributed to a significant drop in the stock price of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG). On November 21, the share price of TMTG reached $10.18, which is close to its lowest level ever, as noted by...
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