(RTTNews) - Eaton Corporation (ETN), a power management company, said on Monday that it has appointed David Foster as Chief Financial Officer with effect from March 2.
(RTTNews) - Eaton Corporation (ETN), a power management company, said on Monday that it has appointed David Foster as Chief Financial Officer with effect from March 2.
imaginima/E+ via Getty Images Oil prices are likely to hold around $80 per barrel for the foreseeable future as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt shipping routes, according to Amrita Sen, founder and director of market intelligence at Energy Aspects. Geopolitical uncertainty escalated following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. The attack on Iran also led to the killing ...
imaginima/E+ via Getty Images Oil prices are likely to hold around $80 per barrel for the foreseeable future as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt shipping routes, according to Amrita Sen, founder and director of market intelligence at Energy Aspects. Geopolitical uncertainty escalated following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. The attack on Iran also led to the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggered retaliatory strikes across the region. Despite no direct hits to energy infrastructure on either side of the conflict, ports have been attacked and damaged, creating significant supply concerns. In an interview with CNBC, Sen explained that approximately 15 million barrels of oil and 80 million tons of LNG passed through the Strait of Hormuz last year, making any disruption to the region consequential for global energy markets. She noted that about 2.3 million barrels per day of liquids that typically load from affected ports have been impacted by closures. Sen emphasized that the main challenge now is how Asian refiners can access Middle Eastern supplies. “I think that is the biggest issue right now, how do Asian refiners actually get the volume from The Middle East,” she said. While Oman and certain UAE grades can bypass the strait, much of the supply remains at risk. Saudi Arabia has implemented contingency measures, routing oil through its East-West pipeline via the Red Sea. However, Sen estimates that even with alternative methods moving around 5 million barrels, approximately 10 million barrels remain stuck due to shipper caution. While Sen does not believe Iran will formally shut down the Strait of Hormuz—noting that the US has “way more superior military power to just neutralize any of Iran’s abilities to do that”—she warned that sporadic attacks on tankers continue to cause disruptions. Three tankers were attacked recently, contributing to market anxiety. “What the U.S. will not be able to do is control these o...
Venture Global press release ( VG ): Q4 GAAP EPS of $0.41 beats by $0.05 . Revenue of $4.45B (+192.8% Y/Y) in-line. Our guidance for 2026 is as follows: Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year 2026 is $5.20 billion - $5.80 billion, including $1.15 billion - $1.25 billion in Q1 2026, reflecting impacts from Winter Storm Fern and margin compression in the first quarter. As noted in p...
Venture Global press release ( VG ): Q4 GAAP EPS of $0.41 beats by $0.05 . Revenue of $4.45B (+192.8% Y/Y) in-line. Our guidance for 2026 is as follows: Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year 2026 is $5.20 billion - $5.80 billion, including $1.15 billion - $1.25 billion in Q1 2026, reflecting impacts from Winter Storm Fern and margin compression in the first quarter. As noted in previous quarters, changes in natural gas prices, both domestic and international, could impact Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA guidance. The spread between domestic and international prices for gas and LNG was compressed in January and February 2026 but has now stabilized at higher levels. Consequently, we assume a fixed liquefaction fee range of $5.00/MMBtu - $6.00/MMBtu for our remaining unsold cargos in 2026 in support of our guidance, reflecting market forward prices and recently executed cargo sales. +/- $1.00/MMBtu change in fixed liquefaction fees will impact our full year 2026 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA by $575 million - $625 million. We expect to export 145 - 156 cargos from the Calcasieu Project and 341 - 371 cargos from the Plaquemines Project in 2026. We continue to anticipate Plaquemines Project Phase I COD in Q4 2026 following the conclusion of commissioning and assurance testing and any required remediation or rectification work. Shares +7% PM. More on Venture Global Venture Global: Still Too Expensive To Pull The Trigger Venture Global: Far Too Expensive After The COD Pay Cut Venture Global Q4 2025 Earnings Preview Venture Global signs 20-year LNG supply deal with Korea's Hanwha Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Venture Global
Welcome to India Edition, Bloomberg’s daily dive into what’s moving the worlds of business, markets and politics in this dynamic, fast-paced economy. I’m Bloomberg’s South Asia Economy and Government Reporter Anup Roy in Mumbai, filling in for Menaka. If you didn’t receive this directly in your inbox, you can subscribe here , and share feedback with us here . Today we look at the fallout of the on...
Welcome to India Edition, Bloomberg’s daily dive into what’s moving the worlds of business, markets and politics in this dynamic, fast-paced economy. I’m Bloomberg’s South Asia Economy and Government Reporter Anup Roy in Mumbai, filling in for Menaka. If you didn’t receive this directly in your inbox, you can subscribe here , and share feedback with us here . Today we look at the fallout of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East for India. A Crude Awakening As the world’s third-largest oil consumer, India is watching the situation in the Middle East keenly. Iran’s retaliation has been sharper than most people expected, and the market’s already fretting about supply snags pushing oil back to above $100 a barrel before long. Still, the economists I spoke to aren’t buying the worst-case narrative — they don’t expect an inflation blowout or a meaningful hit to domestic growth right away. For the general public, there isn’t much to worry about for now. That’s partly because a crude spike may not show up immediately at the pump — India’s oil marketing companies, or OMCs, have built up a comfortable buffer over the past few years, giving them room to absorb a temporary rise in input costs. The firms largely kept petrol and diesel prices unchanged even as crude became cheaper, helped by India’s purchases of discounted Russian oil since 2022. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Indian crude basket (a mix of grades) climbed to nearly $130 a barrel but it later eased as global prices cooled and Russia offered steep discounts. By the start of this year, the basket had fallen to about $59 a barrel — yet retail fuel prices haven’t budged. The OMCs, therefore, can’t complain if crude prices are heading north, which most economists expect could be only for a few weeks...unless the conflict prolongs. My colleague and Bloomberg’s Asia Oil Trading Reporter Rakesh Sharma has learned from oil ministry officials that India has supplies that could last upto two weeks, between commerc...
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) is accelerating its artificial intelligence ambitions, rolling out a low-cost coding tool that gives developers access to some of China’s most advanced AI models amid intensifying competition in AI-powered software. Alibaba Rolls Out Low-Cost AI Coding Platform Alibaba’s cloud division launched a new AI-powered coding platform that provides affordable acce...
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) is accelerating its artificial intelligence ambitions, rolling out a low-cost coding tool that gives developers access to some of China’s most advanced AI models amid intensifying competition in AI-powered software. Alibaba Rolls Out Low-Cost AI Coding Platform Alibaba’s cloud division launched a new AI-powered coding platform that provides affordable access to several leading Chinese AI models. The tool runs on open-source systems, including Alibaba’s Q
Andrii Dodonov/iStock via Getty Images Shares of Everest Group ( EG ) have been a poor performer over the past year, losing about 3% of their value. While the quiet hurricane season was a major positive, difficulties with legacy policies required Everest to add reserves, reinsure some of its risk, and essentially shrink 40% of its insurance business by selling renewal rights to AIG ( AIG ). This s...
Andrii Dodonov/iStock via Getty Images Shares of Everest Group ( EG ) have been a poor performer over the past year, losing about 3% of their value. While the quiet hurricane season was a major positive, difficulties with legacy policies required Everest to add reserves, reinsure some of its risk, and essentially shrink 40% of its insurance business by selling renewal rights to AIG ( AIG ). This should result in a leaner company, free from past underwriting missteps. Given this, I rated shares a "B uy" in October , and performance has been solid since then, with EG up about 8%. With updated financials, now is a good time to revisit Everest. Seeking Alpha Everest Has Transitioned Its Business and Truncated Risk Despite all of these actions, Everest is still a company in transition with mixed results. That should improve in 2026 as it moves past this transition period. In the company’s fourth quarter , Everest Group earned $13.26 per share, which was $0.57 less than expected , and revenue declined 5% to $4.4 billion. During the quarter, it paid $122 million in premiums as part of its previously announced adverse development cover (“ADC”). Essentially, this agreement provides $1 billion of protection against adverse performance on its North American Insurance operation. This cost was consistent with prior communications. Everest Group Even as results were weaker than expected, EG generated a still-solid 14.2% return on equity. Gross written premiums were down 9% from last year to $4.3 billion as Everest has been strategically reducing casualty exposure after underwhelming results. Plus, the ceding of renewal activity on its commercial lines to AIG will be a growth headwind all year. EG expects about $150 million of restructuring costs this year, associated with exiting business and right-sizing its footprint for its leaner go-forward business. During the fourth quarter, Everest had a 98.4% combined ratio, but this includes the ADC payment. Its attritional combined rati...