Energy shock delivers 144% boost in profits for BP
The British oil giant reported net profit of $5.7 billion in the second quarter, surpassing Wall Street consensus.
The British oil giant reported net profit of $5.7 billion in the second quarter, surpassing Wall Street consensus.
Fund management and performance fees apply. Credit: Cristi Dangeorge/ Shutterstock.com. Revolut has introduced private market funds on its platform for eligible customers in Europe through collaboration with Apollo, Ares, Hamilton Lane and Partners Group. The offering gives individual investors access to assets across private equity, private credit and private infrastructure through fund structures intended for…
Incomes are improving for some, though the study found the gains have yet to translate into broad relief. One-quarter of consumers reported higher household income over the past three months, up six points from a year ago, and 24 percent said their finances were better than expected so far this year, the highest reading TransUnion…
The good news is that mortgage rates ended the day at their lowest levels of the week. That’s welcome news after Monday’s rates matched the highest seen since July 2025. Today’s improvement came courtesy of weakness in the stock market, which is not necessarily a common or reliable source of inspiration for rates these days….
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More than 1,000 public schools across 700 communities closed last year, according to new data—shuttering a prized neighborhood amenity and potentially putting nearby home values at risk. Just ask Virginia Morris. She and her family moved to their neighborhood in Oro Valley, AZ, because they saw the local school as a “package deal.” Copper Creek…
Sandisk (SNDK +3.10%) stock has been explosive this year. The relatively new stock, which was spun off from Western Digital at the beginning of 2025, is up nearly 5,000% in the little time it’s been its own public company. Even if you’d waited and invested $25,000 at the beginning of this year, when it was…