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Shell beats expectations with $9.6 billion in first-quarter profit, boosted by fuel trading

Shell reported adjusted earnings of $39.9 billion for the full-year 2022. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — British oil giant Shell...

Shell beats expectations with .6 billion in first-quarter profit, boosted by fuel trading

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Auto giants are setting their sights on a new growth market for EVs: India

The NH48 highway in India. The country’s electric car sector is small compared to other major economies like China and the U.S. Sw Photography...

Sports

Scherzer shaky in return, ready to ‘move forward’

Associated Press May 3, 2023, 09:19 PM ET DETROIT — 1 Related The three-time Cy Young Award winner was facing the Tigers for the...

Sports

Cashman preaches faith: Don’t count out Yankees

Joon Lee, ESPNMay 3, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — Brian Cashman knows...

Sports

Braves’ Wright exits in 3rd inning, headed to IL

Associated Press May 3, 2023, 10:53 PM ET MIAMI — The Atlanta Braves are placing right-hander Kyle Wright on the injured list after he...

World

Mexico: The booming trade fuelling a US drug epidemic and a deadly street war

We barely slow for red lights as cars pull out of our way. We virtually take off as we scream over a hilly stretch...

Sports

Calder Trophy finalists: Beniers, Power, Skinner

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 3, 2023, 07:42 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Seattle Kraken center Matty...

Business

Heathrow Airport passengers warned of possible disruption as security workers begin new strikes

Heathrow travellers are being warned they could face disruption as security officers begin a new series of strikes today. Staff who are members of...

Environment

One in 10 people in the UK would avoid communicating with a deaf person, survey suggests

One in 10 members of the public in the UK would actively avoid communicating with a deaf person, a new poll has suggested. It...

Sports

Rangers coach, stars ponder uncertain futures

The New York Rangers faced life after elimination Wednesday, with their head coach and two star players contemplating their futures. Coach Gerard Gallant said...

Technology

Google employees complain about CEO Sundar Pichai’s pay raise as cost cuts hit rest of the company

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June...

Environment

Jamaica: King’s Coronation accelerates plans for Jamaican Republic – with referendum ‘as early as 2024’

“God Save the King” – four words unlikely to be on the lips of many Jamaicans at the weekend during the Coronation of King...

Sports

Veteran Preds defenseman Borowiecki retires

Associated Press May 3, 2023, 03:42 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Veteran defenseman Mark Borowiecki has decided to retire from hockey after playing more...

Technology

Qualcomm gives light forecast, phone chip sales fall 17%

Cristiano Amon, president and CEO of Qualcomm, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Patrick T....

Sports

2023 Kentucky Derby: Horse Odds, post positions, jockeys

ESPN.com staff May 1, 2023, 04:30 PM ET The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville,...

Technology

FTC proposes barring Meta from monetizing kids’ data

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., left, arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. ...

Environment

Mischievous Charles ‘ran off with crown’ after coronation, recalls Queen’s maid of honour

One of the maids of honour at the Queen’s coronation has recalled how a young Charles ran off with the crown when his mother...

Politics

Sue Gray: Labour held talks with senior civil servant for at least four months before chief of staff role announced

Sir Keir Starmer was wooing Sue Gray to become his chief of staff for at least four months before announcing her appointment, Sky News...

Business

US interest rates rise higher despite continued banking turmoil

The Federal Reserve – the US central bank, known as the Fed – has increased interest rates for the tenth time in a row...

‘Fentanyl steals your friends’: Pills bought on social media are killing kids in classrooms and in their beds

All over America, families are being broken by fentanyl. Fifty times more powerful than heroin, this deadly drug is more addictive than anything that’s...