Between april and june, the company made a Profit Ofjust over 30 billion, a lot of money by anyones metric, but significantly down from more than the 48 billion it made in the same period a year ago. The main reason is, as you can see here, that oil prices during the period were at the lowest point in the last year, as the boost they got from russias invasion of ukraine wore off. And last week, in an effort to keep them that way, saudi arabia said it would only produce nine Million Barrels a day. That extended Production Cuts by the 0pec group of big oil producers, who profit more from a higher price. When it comes to saudi aramco, those higher prices mean higher Dividend Payments for shareholders, and its boosted those to nearly 30 billion in the current period. So i put it to our middle east Business Correspondent Sameer Hashmi that even with falling profits, the biggest winner is the saudi government, which is aramcos biggest shareholder. The saudi government owns around 90 of the c
Welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. We start with a Major Political political row here in the uk. The first Asylum Seekers to be housed on a barge off the south coast of england have now begun arriving on board. The governments use of the barge called the Bibby Stockholm Has been controversial. Officials say it will be used to house up to 500 men while they await the outcome of their asylum applications. Campaigners have expressed concern about the conditions on board, but the government insists the vessel is safe and that it will help reduce the cost of placing migrants in hotels. Our correspondent ellie price is in dorset for us. She gave us this update a little earlier. We also understand there are already a number of migrants on board. I cant tell you exactly how many, im afraid. Probably understandably the home office being a bit cagey about numbers. They dont want to be seen to be putting numbers on it, because i think that would imp
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March 25th, why there are two critical moments to watch on that day. Donald trump legal battles. The tale of two senators. Katie on the talk shows today on the heels of thursdays widely parodied performance. Taking a parity, who played On Snl Last Night . Yes, you are going to recognize her. A very good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters in new york. Today marks the first day of the first full week of the Unofficial Campaign for the white house with President Biden and former President Trump going on the attack in Dueling Rallies. A snapshot of what the next eight months may look like. Celebrated the con tradition of our economy and our communities. Donald trump calls them the poisoning of america. No one should ever doubt where my heart is. On like donald trump. When i say he was an illegal alien, he was an illegal immigrant. He was an illegal migrant and he should not have been in our country and biden should be apologizing for apologizing to this killer. Meanwhile, President
Im going to keep fighting. We will restore peace through strength. Get that war settled. Its a bad war. And putin, you know, has so little respect for biden, hes throwing around nuclear. Thats nikki haley while donald trump mixed up president obama from President Biden. Thats straight ahead. Plus Kamala Harris called for a ceasefire and it comes as the Biden Administration continues to face pressure over the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza. And also ahead, well bring you the latest from capitol hill, where lawmakers faced another short deadline to avoid a partial Government Shutdown. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, march 4th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. We have a lot to get to this morning and well begin here. For the First Time Since announcing her run for president over a year ago nikki haley has won her first primary. She won the washington, d. C. Republican primary with more than 60 of the vote. Shes now the first