Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Methane emissions from America’s biggest oilfield have fallen sharply as producers ratchet up efforts to find and plug leaks in response to President Joe Biden’s sweeping clampdown on the potent greenhouse gas.  Emissions

As if his disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and refusal ever to acknowledge responsibility weren’t bad enough, now we learn that Joe Biden forced grieving military families to wait for hours on the tarmac of Dover Air Force Base while he took a nap on Air Force One. We already knew that he had continually checked

Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, and Lauren Sánchez. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, has denied reports of an extravagant $600 million (Rs 5,000 crore) wedding next Saturday with his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, after rumors of their winter wonderland-themed ceremony in Aspen, Colorado, made headlines. The billionaire quickly squashed the claims, but curiosity

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino hit back at Donald Trump after the president-elect said he would demand the Panama Canal be “returned” to the US if the vital waterway was not operated to

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico made an unannounced visit to Moscow on Sunday for what he and the Kremlin called a “working meeting” with President Vladimir Putin.  Fico made the trip days after reaching a deadlock in a dispute with the government in Kyiv over the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine to Slovakia, with

The treasurer of Reform UK has said that Elon Musk is among a “number of billionaires” interested in donating to Nigel Farage’s party, promising “political disruption like we have never seen before”. Nick Candy told the Financial Times that the party will raise more funds than “any other political party” for grassroots campaigning, data and

Members of the media, top Democrats and other leadership ran a passionate defense of President Biden throughout his term as questions swirled around the president’s ability to serve a second term, and his mental fitness prior to him eventually dropping out of the race.  The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Biden’s stamina issues were

Russian President Vladimir Putin held surprise talks at the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, officials said, after he had warned of harsh reprisals against Ukraine over a drone attack. Fico is one of the few European leaders Putin has stayed friendly with since the 2022 eruption of hostilities with Ukraine. Russian

Donald Trump used a Sunday morning speech at a rightwing convention in Phoenix, Arizona, as a victory lap, doubling down on the idea that his clear though relatively narrow victory was in fact a landslide – and impressing upon his base the idea that he enjoys an overwhelming mandate. “Our movement not only won a

Last Nov. 25, Warren Buffett announced that he would donate a substantial portion of the shares he owned in Berkshire Hathaway to his four family foundations. In his announcement, he included a letter which contained some important personal finance lessons that we can apply to our own situation. One of my favorites is his comment

Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘massive’ drone attack that hit a luxury apartment block in the city, some 1,000km (620 miles) from the frontier. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged retaliation after Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in the city of Kazan in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Putin made the comments via videolink on Sunday while addressing

The host of the SNL Christmas episode brought his irrepressible dynamism to the set, but other guest celebrities stole the spotlight. Martin Short, center, with the musician Hosier (left) and ‘SNL’ cast member Kenan Thompson (right), was overshadowed by other celebrities in the show’s Christmas episode. (NBC Universal) December 22, 2024, 11:35 AM ET If you

Jeff Bezos has rubbished reports that he is to secretly marry Lauren Sánchez. Reports emerged over the weekend that the 60-year-old Amazon owner was set to swap vows with Sánchez, 55, in Colorado over the festive season – and that the nuptials would cost $600 million (£477 million). But Bezos – who is worth a

LONDON — Lawmakers in the United Kingdom are wrestling with a decision to fast-track legislation aimed at preventing foreign interference in national elections after far–right leader Nigel Farage suggested that Elon Musk could donate to his once-fringe right-wing party, in the latest turn for the world’s richest man as he flexes his newfound political muscle.

In what promises to be a wedding for the ages, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez are set to exchange vows next weekend in an extravagant ceremony in Aspen, Colorado. Scheduled for Saturday, December 28, 2024, this high-profile event is expected to be a spectacle, costing a staggering $600 million, as mentioned

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden is only a few weeks away from the end of his time in office, and one key part of his legacy is undeniable: inflation. Biden has battled inflation from the start, but critics say he helped fuel it with trillions of dollars in deficit spending during his four

From the right: What Biden Cost UsA new WSJ report on Joe Biden’s decline shows he “wasn’t up to the job on day one, let aloneday 1,000,” argues Commentary’s Seth Mandel. Worse, “the global crises that arose duringBiden’s presidency were dealt with by reducing the flow of information to and from thepresident.” “We know the

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign in 2024 hit a new record, with 56 senior officials—all at vice-ministerial rank or higher—being placed under investigation. This marks a nearly 25% increase from the 45 high-ranking officials investigated in 2023, according to a report by the South China Morning Post.These investigations are headed by the Central Commission

As Bashar al-Assad fell, Russian nationalist military bloggers turned on the Kremlin. “Ten years of our presence,” fumed the “Two Majors” Telegram channel to its more than one million subscribers, “dead Russian soldiers, billions of spent roubles and thousands of tonnes of ammunition, they must be compensated somehow.” Some didn’t shy away from lambasting Vladimir

Over a long career, and especially during his recent resurgence on “Only Murders in the Building,” Martin Short has pressured to a perfect diamond the Martin Short Thing, which is: saying very mean and petty things in a way that is both hilarious and somehow endearing. It’s his thing and maybe nobody except Don Rickles