Category: BLOOM

Feb 22

Canada Retail Sales Drop 0.4% in Sharp Spending Pullback

Article content (Bloomberg) — Canadian consumers sharply pulled back their spending in January after stronger-than-expected retail purchases at the end of last year. Receipts for retailers fell 0.4%, the biggest decline since March 2023, according to an advance estimate from Statistics Canada released Thursday. That followed a 0.9% jump in December, which beat the median […]
Feb 22

Ecopetrol Fails to Confirm Offshore Gas Potential in Orca

Article content (Bloomberg) — Colombia’s state energy company, Ecopetrol SA, has determined that a natural gas deposit in the Caribbean Sea that officials were counting on to shore up the nation’s dwindling reserves is significantly smaller than initially estimated. Officials said Thursday that they are now reevaluating the discovery, named Orca-1. In the processes of […]
Feb 19

Guyana President Urges ‘Immediate’ Development of Gas Resources

Article content (Bloomberg) — Guyana President Irfaan Ali called for the “immediate” development of its gas resources to make the South American country a regional energy powerhouse on top of its rapidly-growing oil exports.  The government is requesting that companies propose strategies to produce more gas, Ali said at the Guyana Energy Conference & Supply […]
Feb 18

Traders Scour Fuel Markets for Profits as Crude Prices Drift Sideways

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Trading activity in fuels is surging the most in years as a listless crude market pushes investors to seek money-making opportunities in more niche products. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Alex Longley and Devika Krishna Kumar Published Feb 18, 2024  •  3 minute read Join the conversation ntn{pfa)2iz0tldxo(qhy1xy_media_dl_1.png ICE […]
Feb 18

CRE Market Woes Mount as Assets Get ‘Stranded’ by New CO2 Rules

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business As if the commercial real estate market weren’t in enough trouble already, there’s a new risk lurking in property portfolios. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Frances Schwartzkopff Published Feb 18, 2024  •  3 minute read Join the conversation Office windows sit illuminated in Germany. Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos/Bloomberg Bloomberg […]