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
its goal of cutting 7.5 billion by the end of this fiscal year. pressure mounts from an activist who has been critical of the company including its disappointing stats at the box office. the company also narrowed its losses specifically in streaming. disney plus increased prices this fall. the they lost subscribers over that. but because each subscriber is paying more for the service, the average revenue per user went up. disney plus is streaming offerings including espn+. the focus of a lot of attention this week. the company announced earlier this week it s partnering with fox and warner bros to launch a new sports streaming this year and ceo said wednesday that the company is taking a $1.5 billion stake in epic games as disney s big move in the game space yet. another focus of attention, disney and politics again after a very public multi year spat with and law suit against florida governor ron desantis who accused the company of being liberal and progressive. actor gina c
britain, what do you think of it? do you still have trust in the police? are you getting what you need from the police? give us a call, give us a text. we will about that. right now, here is the news. a 15 year old boy who died after being followed by police whilst riding an e bike has been named locally as saul cookson. the incident happened yesterday afternoon in salford. he collided with an ambulance. north west ambulance service has told the bbc the vehicle was moving at the time, but it was not on an active call. the incident has been referred to the independent office for police conduct. the chief inspector of constabulary, andy cooke, has warned public trust in policing is hanging by a thread. he s blamed a series of scandals and the failure to get the basics right. mr cooke wants to have the ability to order police forces to make changes when there are serious public safety concerns. the treasury says the windfall tax on energy firms will remain until march 2028. but
Know his son had Met A Russian lawyer with links to the kremlin during the American Election campaign. And two brits in the quarterfinals at wimbledon for the First Time Since 1973, as andy murray and Johanna Konta make the last eight. And coming up on bbc news, well have the latest on a big day for both andy murray and Johanna Konta. And we hearfrom and we hear from wayne rooney who has spoken to the media following his return to everton for manchester united. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. There were heated scenes in The High Court this afternoon as the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard returned with lawyers to present new evidence of an experimental treatment in america that they say could help him. Great ormond street hospital in london, which is treating the boy, says the therapy is unjustified. But charlies parents both interrupted the hearing, shouting out that the hospital was lying. 11 month old charlie is suffering from a rare genetic condition
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