and they were much better than expected. the new boss of bp, murray auchin closs, has had a mountain to climb since he took over from bernard looney, who was forced out after a scandal over workplace relationships. bps share price has languished while rivals such as exxonmobil have soared, some investors are uneasy about its huge and costly investments in green technology. some analysts say it is a potential takeover target. cornelia meyer is ceo of meyer resources, an energy consultancy. she was a former senior executive at bp. always good to have you with us. talk to me about that new dilemma that the new bus finds himself in. he has a debate where the new investment will come. continue to put money into green investments that are costly and won t pay off straightaway, or go down the route of fossil fuels which investors like but is not deemed to be the root of the future. . ~ but is not deemed to be the root of the future. ., ~ , ., ., ., the future. thank you for having m
since he took over from bernard looney, who was forced out after a scandal over workplace relationships. bp s share price has languished while rivals such as exxonmobil have soared some investors are uneasy about its huge and costly investments in green technology. some analysts say it is a potential takeover target. earlier i spoke to cornelia meyer, ceo of meyer resources an energy consultancy. she was a former senior executive at bp. you are damned if you do and you re damned if you don t. some investors would preferfor bp to do more on the green agenda and others, you know, sort of more activist investors who are after the quick short term return, favour the fossil fuel the hydrocarbons strategy. and i think bp is trying to walk a middle way and they have to straddle that middle way. your next story is about the net zero targets of europe. and bp is in europe. it has big operations in europe. it s ftse listed, so it has to deal with european and uk regulators, which m
christopher wray on a flurry of issues. the fbi director expressing deep concern over rising violence in the united states. without a lot to unpack. with that fox team coverage done it, greg palkot is in london with the latest on china s escalation towards taiwan. but we begin the correspondent david spunt at the justice department with the fbi director s compelling testimony. good evening, david. bickel good evening to you, shannon. fbi director christopher wray was in the hot seat for just under four hours today on capitol hill. the conversation moved back and forth from threats overseas to the crime that we see daily in this country. fbi director christopher wray pressed repeatedly on a wide range of questions about the hunter biden investigation and a nationwide tic in crime. i feel like every day i m getting briefed on somebody throwing a molotov cocktail at someone for some issue. it s crazy. wray, who is halfway into his 10-year term, says solving crime from smash
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