Exxon Profit Surprises Analysts Despite Iran War’s Tumult
Exxon Mobil Corp. outperformed expectations after oil-production increases from Guyana and the Permian Basin helped offset supply losses due to the Middle East war.
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Who profits big from the war on Iran? | Oil and Gas
As economies around the world struggle, oil companies, arms manufacturers and even betting platforms have been posting record profits due to the war on Iran. Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explains. Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Lionsgate AI Chief Kathleen Grace Explains the Job, Runway Pact
“Chief AI officer” isn’t a classic Hollywood power title like “head of business development” or “social-media crisis manager for when a celeb loses their mind.” But get ready for that to change as more studios and agencies realize they need executives devoted to overseeing AI efforts. Among the first to the campfire is Kathleen Grace….
Israel releases all but two activists in Greece after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla
The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as “piracy”, while Israel’s foreign ministry called the flotilla a “PR stunt”.
The rings of Uranus are even stranger than we thought
A view of Uranus from the Hubble Space Telescope NASA and Erich Karkoschka, U. of Arizona The rings that encircle Uranus may look similar in images, but their compositions are surprisingly different. Understanding the rings could help us unravel the many mysteries of this strange, dynamic system. The outer rings of Uranus – the mu…
The world’s most expensive losers: the New York Mets are very rich … and very, very bad | New York Mets
A franchise once known as baseball’s lovable losers are, for the moment, merely baseball’s most expensive losers. The New York Mets wrapped a shocking April by losing 5-4 to the Washington Nationals on Thursday, dropping to a major league-worst 10-21 and burrowing even deeper into last place in the National League East – making them…
CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay | Business
CEO pay increased 20 times faster than worker pay around the world in 2025, according to a new analysis from Oxfam and the International Trade Union Confederation, the world’s largest trade union federation. When adjusted for inflation, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025, the equivalent of 108 days of free work during…
Netflix’s Shark Movie Sequel ‘Under Paris 2’ Starts Filming in France
After hooking viewers with French shark movie “Under Paris,” Netflix is finally getting ready for another bite of the cherry as “Under Paris 2” has gone into production in the south of France, Variety can confirm. Original cast members Bérénice Bejo and Nassim Lyes return alongside Guillaume Gouix, Phillippe Bas, Manon Bresch and Anne Marivin….
May Day in the age of AI: The new war on workers | Workers’ Rights
On May 1, much of the world celebrates International Workers’ Day, or May Day, honouring workers’ rights and the history of the labour movement. A public holiday in many countries, May Day has traditionally been stifled in the United States, a nation that has never been big on either international labour solidarity or workers’ rights….
Obamacare Enrollment Drops Sharply as Costs Rise
Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits.