Exxon has more oil than PetroChina, and the better technology to pull it out of the ground. But China’s state run oil giant is making more money doing the same thing. - Source
Here Is Where PetroChina Really Beats Exxon
Exxon has more oil than PetroChina, and the better technology to pull it out of the ground. But China’s state run oil giant is making more money doing the same thing. - Source
I’ll get to The Longest Ride in a moment, but the more interesting action was in realm of limited debuts. One of the best films of the year debuted this weekend courtesy of A24, as Alex Garland’s artificial intelligence thriller Ex Machina debuted in four theaters. The Domhnall Gleeson/Oscar Isaac/Alicia Vikander sci-fi gem earned $249,956 over its debut weekend for a whopping $62,489 per-screen-average. A24 will expand this one towards a somewhat wide release on April 24th, so how about you all actually go see it instead of ignoring it and then complaining that Hollywood doesn’t release any good original films anymore? Speaking of which, It Follows earned $2.03m on 1,655 screens this weekend, for a $1,241 per-screen-average and a $11.798m domestic cume. It’s nearing 3x its opening weekend number, although it will probably start shedding screens next weekend. The fact that the last two weekends have had only one new wide release has been a gift in terms of keeping screens. Next weekend had five 500+ screen debuts, so that’s that. I still think it’s a tragedy that a $15m total will be seen as a win for this one, but that’s a problem I don’t have the answer to. - Source
Real Housewives Stars Teresa and Joe Guidice got staggered jail sentences but could have faced 50 years in prison had they not taken a plea deal. How tax and other charges can multiply and loom large even for reality stars. - Source
How ironic that a man named Jordan could become a thorn in Nike’s side. - Source
But it signals a change in the ways and places we grow our foods - Source
Furious 7 earned $60 million in America and $195 million overseas, bringing its domestic cume to $252m and its worldwide cume to an eye-popping $800 million - Source
KABUL (Reuters) – Ground clashes between Afghan government forces and the Taliban claimed 8 percent more civilian casualties in the first three months of 2015, the United Nations said on Sunday, and the approaching summer could match last year’s deadly record.
JERUSALEM (AP) — As the international community moves to finalize a nuclear deal with Iran, Israel’s prime minister says crippling sanctions should be maintained against the Islamic Republic until the country ends its regional “aggression.”… - Source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Senator Rand Paul said on Sunday Hillary Clinton’s time as secretary of state cast doubt on her qualifications to be president, taking aim at the Democratic favorite hours before her expected campaign announcement.
Sania Mirza created history by becoming the first female player from India to achieve top rank in doubles, following her Family Circle Cup win. - Source
The Congress slammed the ruling NDA government on Sunday for spreading hatred, after an article in Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece Saamna sought revoking of voting rights of Muslims. - Source
In a new twist to the high profile Sebi-Sahara case, the Indian capital markets regulator has approached a US court with a USD 12-million claim on proceeds from sale of a corporate jet owned by a Sahara Group firm.