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U.S. producer Delfin Midstream agreed to an $8.5 billion long-term deal to supply British Gas with LNG from an offshore site in Louisiana. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2026.
Shale producer Devon Energy plans to buy Validus Energy, an operator in Texas’ Eagle Ford basin, for $1.8 billion in cash.
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National and local governments across Europe are pushing to conserve energy in various ways in response to reduced gas flows from Russia.
British officials warned that industries and households could see planned blackouts this winter if gas shortages combine with extremely cold weather. Household gas bills, meanwhile, could near $5,000.
Russia’s natural gas exports by pipeline to the EU and U.K. fell by almost 40% during the first seven months of the year compared to the year-ago period:
British utilities are imposing bans on the use of hoses and sprinklers due to a growing water shortage after the nation saw its hottest July in nearly 90 years, with more searing weather in the forecast.
U.S. power companies face a shortage of transformers and long lead times to get equipment just as peak storm season provides the greatest threat to critical gear.
Contract negotiations with dockworkers at Britain’s largest container port of Felixstowe ended without agreement Tuesday, paving the way for a strike starting Aug. 21.
Container line profits are expected to surge 73% this year from 2021’s record, led by sustained U.S. demand.
Trucker ArcBest says its shipment volume is flat to start the third quarter but revenue per day is up 18%.
Container volumes rose an annual 18% in July at the Georgia Ports Authority, the fastest ever start to a fiscal year for the group, which operates the Port of Savannah.
The Federal Maritime Commission formed a new prosecution unit this month aimed at enforcing tougher new shipping regulations.
The U.S. president signed a bill into law on Tuesday that provides $52 billion for domestic computer chip production and billions more in related tax credits. The move comes at a time when chipmakers are dialing down near-term spending ahead of expected slowdowns in demand, including Idaho-based Micron, which cut its current-quarter revenue forecast and warned of rising inventories.
Ford raised the price of its electric F-150 Lightning truck by over $6,000, citing rising material costs.
Thousands of workers at Volkswagen’s main factory in Mexico rejected a new contract agreement, sending parties back to negotiations.
Boeing says it delivered a five-month low of 26 planes in July as supply constraints hamper production.
U.S. equipment maker Emerson Electric posted a 47% rise in quarterly profit after demand surged from companies looking to automate their assembly lines.
Japanese retailers are dealing with a shortage of shelf stockers by using new robot arms made in part by Microsoft and Nvidia.
U.S. egg prices rose 47% year-over-year in July after one of the worst bird flu outbreaks in history wiped out flocks.
U.S. beef prices could remain high for several years after farmers trimmed cattle herds this year due to worsening drought conditions and higher feed costs.
The U.S. consumer-price index rose 8.5% in the year through July, a bigger slowdown than expected and down from 9.1% in June, suggesting that surging inflation in the nation may have peaked.
U.S. consumer spending on credit and debit cards is starting to slow, rising below the pace of inflation at just 5.3% in July, according to Bank of America.
Millennials’ net worth more than doubled to $9.38 trillion during the pandemic, led by a surge in home ownership and valuations.
Homebuyer traffic to real estate websites and sales offices plunged to a decade-low in July, the latest sign pointing to a cooling housing market.
U.S. college endowments lost a median 10.2% in the year to June, their steepest decline since 2009 due to double-digit losses in equity markets.
Ride-hailing company Lyft created a new media division to boost on-car advertising and in-car technology features.
Norwegian Cruise Line shares fell 12% Tuesday after the firm missed revenue targets and said passenger volumes would not return to pre-pandemic levels for another year.
International Markets
South Korea reported 149,897 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, its highest daily total since April.
The U.K. and China agreed to resume direct passenger flights, a sign that Chinese authorities are slowly loosening their grip on the world’s tightest COVID-19 restrictions.
Flight bookings to Hong Kong jumped 249% this week after the island reduced hotel quarantine times from seven days to three.
Japan’s population fell by 726,342 since Jan. 1, the steepest decline since comparative data became available in 2013.
Consumer prices in Mexico jumped 8.15% year-over-year in July, the largest increase since 2001.
China’s consumer inflation hit a two-year high of 2.7% in July, led by a steep increase in pork prices. Other indicators point to slowing consumer demand jeopardizing the nation’s growth targets.
Japan’s wholesale prices rose 8.6% in July from a year ago, slowing from the previous month’s pace on declining material and fuel costs.
Russia claims its current-account surplus more than tripled in the first seven months of the year amid surging revenues for energy and commodity exports.
Several hundred thousand nurses in England and Wales will vote next month on a possible strike over pay, a major threat to the nation’s healthcare system.
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