08:11 AM EST, 12/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- ExxonMobil ( XOM ) and one of its longtime lobbyists are facing calls for scrutiny and accountability following a scandal in which the email accounts of US critics of the energy giant were hacked, Reuters reported Thursday. US Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden, and a number of environmental groups are calling for...

08:11 AM EST, 12/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Walmart's ( WMT ) financial technology venture One has scored a $2.5 billion valuation as the world's largest retailer is leading a funding round of more than $300 million alongside investment firm Ribbit Capital, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market...

08:07 AM EST, 12/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Sonic Automotive ( SAH ) said Thursday it acquired the Audi New Orleans dealership in Metairie, Louisiana. The company said it purchased the dealership from the Bohn Brothers Automotive Group without providing financial details. Sonic said that the acquisition represents its first franchise automotive location in Louisiana and brings its total franchise dealership...

LONDON/NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The global diesel market will likely find price support in 2025 from the closure of about 1% of refining capacity, traders and analysts said, offsetting current weakness and structural downward pressure as the world shifts to cleaner fuels. The market ends 2024 on shaky ground, despite peak seasonal demand, as margins in the world's key energy...