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India is expected to account for 25% of global oil demand growth in 2025.getty As the energy market looks for clues on global crude oil demand growth in 2025, many are eyeing how things may unfold in India with China’s consumption flattering to deceive. In 2024, India proved to be a major driver of crude oil consumption as the International Energy Agency and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries squabbled over their respective global demand growth projections, with the former offering figures shy of 1 million barrels per day and the latter eventually suggesting a figure closer to 2 million…
It has been a busy year in the private equity realm, with countless big-money acquisitions unfolding. The take-private space specifically has seen some sizable transactions, with private equity firms spearheading more than a dozen billion-dollar deals for public tech companies. London-headquartered Permira was a key protagonist, joining Blackstone to acquire European online classifieds group Adevinta for $13 billion, and in October, taking the popular website building platform Squarespace private in a deal eventually worth $7.2 billion. It’s not just billion-dollar acquisitions that interest Permira, though. In addition to closing a fresh €16.7 billion buyout fund last year, the company has…
Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin in “A Real Pain.”Searchlight Pictures A Real Pain—an acclaimed comedy drama starring Jessie Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin—is new on streaming this week. Also written and directed by Eisenberg, A Real Pain was released in theaters on Nov. 1. The logline for A Real Pain reads, “Mismatched cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.” Forbes25 Big Movies Coming To Theaters In 2025By Tim Lammers Rated R, A Real…
Donald Trump hasn’t moved into the White House for his second term just yet, but his tariff proposals are already prompting action within American industry. 💰💸 Don’t miss the move: SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE Daily newsletter 💰💸 The president-elect has made clear that he is sharply focused on implementing tariffs against multiple U.S. trade partners, including China, Canada and Mexico. During his first presidency, Trump opted for tariffs against all three nations, thrusting the U.S. economy into a trade war. Trump won’t be sworn in until Jan. 20, and he has only broadly discussed how big the tariffs might…
Lily-Rose Depp stars as Ellen in Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’UNIVERSAL Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu reboots the legendary 1922 horror film, upping the sexual undertones of the original by imbuing Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) with an unhealthy longing for the hideous Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård). ‘Nosferatu’ Was Inspired By ‘Dracula’ The original Nosferatu is actually a retelling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, replacing the titular vampire with Orlok, who lacks Dracula’s seductive charm and human appearance. Eggers’ Nosferatu does away with modern cinematic vampire tropes and returns to the folkloric roots of the vampire, as well as staying faithful to the spirit of the 1922…
CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly told Google employees that 2025 will be a “critical” year for the company. CNBC reports that it obtained audio from a December 18 strategy meeting where Pichai and other executives put on ugly holiday sweaters and laid out their priorities for the coming year. “I think 2025 will be critical,” Pichai said. “I think it’s really important we internalize the urgency of this moment, and need to move faster as a company. The stakes are high.” The moment, of course, is one where tech companies like Google are making heavy investments in AI, and often with…
El Salvador now holds more than 6,000 Bitcoin, reaching this milestone after adding another BTC on Dec. 29. The country’s Bitcoin (BTC) treasury now stands at 6,000.77 BTC, valued at approximately $561.3 million according to the National Bitcoin Office’s portfolio tracker. The latest purchase continues El Salvador’s steady accumulation strategy. The portfolio has shown an increase of 19 BTC over the past week and 53 BTC over the last month, worth $1.77 million and $4.95 million, respectively. Source: Bitcoin Office tracker This systematic approach has proven profitable, with the nation’s Bitcoin investments showing an unrealized gain of 105% return based…
Disney received a fact-check on the social media platform X when it falsely declared Mufasa, prequel to The Lion King, the “#1 movie in America” over Sonic 3. As Breitbart News chronicled throughout December, the third sequel in the Sonic movie franchise continued to dominate the box office, regularly beating out Mufasa, a prequel to a beloved IP. In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sped past the Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3”…
Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers fell to Minnesota, 27-25, on Sunday.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. For the fifth time this season, the Green Bay Packers played a team that has a legitimate chance to win a Super Bowl. On Sunday afternoon, the Packers fell to a dreadful 0-5 in those contests. Minnesota downed visiting Green Bay, 27-25, in a game the Packers felt they desperately needed. Instead, Green Bay fell to 0-2 this season against both Minnesota (14-2) and Detroit (13-2), and 0-1 against Philadelphia (13-3). Those teams all stand in the way of Green…
On Friday, Montenegro’s Minister of Justice announced a decision to permit Do Kwon, the South Korean co-founder of Terraform Labs, to face extradition to the United States over his alleged role in the $40 billion collapse of the TerraUSD-Luna algorithmic stablecoins. Kwon has also been sought in South Korea for the same collapse, which precipitated widespread crypto market turmoil in 2022. However, Montenegro’s lack of an extradition treaty with the United States or South Korea prolonged the 18-month fight to bring the South Korean national to face charges in either country. “The Minister of Justice, Bojan Bozovic, issued a decision…