A sharp fall in its net profit, slipping 25 in 2023 compared to the previous year. Aramco attributed the downturn to Lower Crude Oil prices and decreased production. The companys net income dropped from 161 billion in 2022 to 121 billion last year. Despite the challenges posed by declining oil prices, aramco will increase its dividend payments, providing a much needed financial boost to saudi arabia. Lets get more now from our middle east Business Correspondent sameer hashmi. With a big fall off in profit, why is it increasing its dividend . It its dividend . Is a steep fall compared to 2022. It is a steep fall compared to 2022. It is still the second best performance in terms of annual results at 121 billion. Two reasons why they increased the dividend pay out. Number one, Aramco Abbott is the main driver of the Saudi Arabian economy. Saudi owned entities own 19 of it and they rely heavily on that income to really find some these massive projects inside arabia. They tried to keep the
hello, everyone, it is friday, this is outnumbered. i m kayleigh mcenany here with my co-host emily compagno. also joining fox business anchor and host of bottom line dagen mcdowell. former fbi special agent nicole parker and former army intelligence captain and veterans on duty chairman jeremy hunt. president biden reelection campaign appears to be in serious trouble. the president is facing a formal impeachment inquiry, but new job performance on key issues have plunged to lowest since he s taken office. listen to this, pew research center found president biden rating at just 33%, that is close to the 20s. 64% of respondents disapprove of the president s job performance and only 36% believe biden can make good decisions and just 32% are confident biden will make good decisions on immigration, another 20-point drop from 2021. just 24% said they were confident biden can unite our country and nearly 25-point drop, maybe blood-red maga speech had something to do with that o
the left-wing media how they know how everything works in the country, they will tell you anything tha that you want to kw about electric vehicles will, the electrical grid oil drilling and refining, carbon dioxide or do they. they don t have the foggiest idea what they re talking about none they talking shovel list, ambiguous terms, politicians are mostly lawyers who happened to get more votes than the other lawyer and the other party. they come to washington and think that they can run their lives and they can look at the industry and take it over and change it. we don t have people who are capable of being masterminds. the human race does not. politician bureaucrat, professional tv host, they don t even know how to make a pencil and they want to make electric engines change the electrical grid, do everything upside down and inside out as their word on capitalism and the de- growth movement continues, cedar, graphite, seems pretty simple. i m going to do something this even
[national anthem] [national anthem] rachel: good morning, everybody. it s 6:00 a.m. is that too loud? will: you came out of the gates hot. [laughter] rachel: just trying to bring some energy in the here. it s 6:00. a little cold outside, but it s nice and toasty in here. good to see you. i saw will coming up on what i thought was a good health habit, he was eating a baa manna, but then i found out he was drinking last night, so concern. [laughter] pete: yeah. will has, not that you re going on the able to geolocate his hotel, but he has a fancy new piano bar in the lobby of his hotel. which sounds awesome. will: when i old you about it told you about it, i didn t think be into it. rachel: sounds very billy joel. pete: i can go both ways. [laughter] rachel: he s business in the front and party in the back. pete: piano in the front, nascar in the back. boom. let s do it. will: you wake up on a sunday morning, you start your day off healthy with a banana, you get your
[laughter] it s not, no, it s not, it s all new country, but it sounds like country, not pop music. pete: i ll be honest, i got about three songs rachel: he likes pop? pete: if i like the highway. you know the highway on sirius? rachel: i like it too. will: people create criticize me for not enough female singers on my playlist, and i was just thinking i like sugarland rachel: i do too. pete: lainny wilson did you know my wife and i went to the grand ole opry last week for the first time, and she was performing. will: she s i awesome. pete: unbelievable. will: watermelon moon shine. rachel: she s the one on yellowstone, right? will: yes. pete: really good. going to be a she already is a star, but has potential rachel: yeah, she has an amazing voice. all right, well, we re going to maybe you ll be kind enough to send me a tweet. will: send you what? rachel: with the list. will: i m going to do it right now. rachel: all right. the epa ordering norfolk southern to st