Blame it on the food and drink?HawkPartners Named 2024 Fortune Best Workplace in Consulting & Professional ServicesA WOMAN has been left scrambling for answers after $50,000 disappeared from her retirement accounts. The 86-year-old retiree has tried for over two months to get her money back from Fidelity Investments. Nancy Smith said she'll continue to fight for answers until Fidelity resolves the issue. "I'm not gonna give up, and I have decided not to die until this is over," Smith told ABC affiliate WSB-TV. “Somebody was asleep at the switch, somebody was not doing their job, or this would have never happened." Smith is a retired teacher and mother of five who lives in Fayetteville, Georgia, about 25 miles south of Atlanta . READ MORE ON BANK SCAMS In September, Smith discovered three new joint accounts had been created at Fidelity in her name. Each of the accounts was linked to a different person who Smith didn't recognize. “Eleven different transfers had been made by these three bogus people,” Smith said. Three people sent thousands of dollars in each transfer from Smith's retirement savings to the joint accounts. Most read in The US Sun Then, the money was transferred out of the joint accounts to other individual accounts. “Then they would empty their account into God knows where,” Smith said. Smith said she never signed off on the joint accounts or the transfers. “For them not to even give me a call or require these people to have a signature, I just absolutely cannot believe it," Smith said. "But it's true." Smith slammed Fidelity for not helping her get her money back over two months after it was stolen. As scams become more sophisticated with the use of artificial intelligence, it is important you know how to spot a scam: Be skeptical of online deals that seem too good to be true, especially on social media. Scammers will often use tactics to make you panicked so you make quick decisions - be cautious if you are told to take immediate action and verify who has contacted you. Chase Bank warns customers to "never return any unexpected funds without calling Chase first." Never send money to someone you have only spoken to online or by phone as this is likely a romance scam. Unless you 100% know who you are talking to, never give someone remote access to your device. Never accept help from strangers at an ATM and always be vigilant when making withdrawals. Do not send money or click any links indicating that you have won a prize. Source: Chase.com She said a bank manager even told her over the phone to "lower her expectations." “My mother would be ashamed of me if I said what I would like to have said because I couldn’t go to the Methodist church after that,” Smith said. Fidelity hasn't returned The U.S. Sun's request for comment. FIDELITY UNDER FIRE Fraud investigations can take weeks, a spokesperson told WSB-TV. They added that Fidelity won't discuss individual cases. “To protect customer privacy, we do not discuss individual matters and work with our customers directly to answer any questions they may have concerning suspicious activity," Fidelity said in a statement to WSB-TV. Read More on The US Sun "We understand scams can impact individuals and their families and encourage everyone to take steps to protect themselves and their accounts, including monitoring accounts frequently for suspicious activity and contacting financial institutions directly should anything out of the ordinary, including phone calls or texts from unknown parties, occur.” Fidelity also came under fire in October after the asset manager confirmed 77,000 customers had their personal information exposed in a data breach.SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 5, 2024-- Chevron Corporation today announced an organic capital expenditure range of $14.5 to $15.5 billion for consolidated subsidiaries (capex) and an affiliate capital expenditure (affiliate capex) range of $1.7 to $2.0 billion for 2025. The company’s 2025 capex and affiliate capex budgets represent a $2 billion year-over-year reduction. "The 2025 capital budget along with our announced structural cost reductions demonstrate our commitment to cost and capital discipline," said Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth. "We continue to invest in high-return, lower-carbon projects that position the company to deliver free cash flow growth." Capex Upstream spending is expected to be about $13 billion, of which roughly two-thirds is allocated to develop Chevron’s U.S. portfolio. Permian Basin spend is lower than the 2024 budget and anticipated to be between $4.5 and $5.0 billion as production growth is reduced in favor of free cash flow. The remaining U.S. investment is split between the DJ Basin and the Gulf of Mexico, where deepwater growth projects continue to ramp and are expected to deliver offshore production of 300 mboed in 2026. In International, about $1.0 billion is allocated to Australia, which include Gorgon backfill investments. Downstream capex is expected to be approximately $1.2 billion, with two-thirds allocated to the U.S. Within total upstream and downstream budgets, about $1.5 billion of capex is dedicated to lowering the carbon intensity of our operations and growing New Energies businesses. Corporate and other capex is expected to be around $0.7 billion. Affiliate Capex Tengizchevroil LLP’s budget is less than half of the affiliate capex as the Future Growth Project is projected to achieve first oil in the first half of 2025. The remaining affiliate spend primarily supports Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, which includes the Golden Triangle Polymers and Ras Laffan Petrochemical Projects. 4Q24 Interim Update In connection with recently announced plans to achieve $2 to $3 billion in structural cost reductions by the end of 2026, the Company expects to recognize a restructuring charge of $0.7 to $0.9 billion after-tax in the fourth quarter, with associated cash outflows over the next two years. The Company also anticipates recognizing non-cash, after-tax charges related to impairments, asset sales, and other obligations of $0.4 to $0.6 billion in the fourth quarter. The Company expects to treat these as special items and exclude them from adjusted earnings. It is possible that the financial impact of these items may differ from the estimates provided, including differences due to final accounting determinations, changes in facts, circumstances or assumptions or other developments in the interim. Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies. We believe affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy is essential to enabling human progress. Chevron produces crude oil and natural gas; manufactures transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and additives; and develops technologies that enhance our business and the industry. We aim to grow our oil and gas business, lower the carbon intensity of our operations and grow lower carbon businesses in renewable fuels, carbon capture and offsets, hydrogen and other emerging technologies. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com . NOTICE As used in this news release, the term “Chevron” and such terms as “the company,” “the corporation,” “our,” “we,” “us” and “its” may refer to Chevron Corporation, one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries, or to all of them taken as a whole. All of these terms are used for convenience only and are not intended as a precise description of any of the separate companies, each of which manages its own affairs. Structural cost reductions describe decreases in operating expenses from operational efficiencies, divestments, and other cost saving measures that are expected to be sustainable compared with 2024 levels. 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Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are: changing crude oil and natural gas prices and demand for the company’s products, and production curtailments due to market conditions; crude oil production quotas or other actions that might be imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producing countries; technological advancements; changes to government policies in the countries in which the company operates; public health crises, such as pandemics and epidemics, and any related government policies and actions; disruptions in the company’s global supply chain, including supply chain constraints and escalation of the cost of goods and services; changing economic, regulatory and political environments in the various countries in which the company operates; general domestic and international economic, market and political conditions, including the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in Israel and the global response to these hostilities; changing refining, marketing and chemicals margins; the company’s ability to realize anticipated cost savings and efficiencies associated with enterprise structural cost reduction initiatives; the potential for gains and losses from asset dispositions or impairments; the possibility that future charges related to enterprise structural cost reduction initiatives, impairments and other obligations may be greater or different than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected or changed facts, circumstances and assumptions; actions of competitors or regulators; timing of exploration expenses; timing of crude oil liftings; the competitiveness of alternate-energy sources or product substitutes; development of large carbon capture and offset markets; the results of operations and financial condition of the company’s suppliers, vendors, partners and equity affiliates; the inability or failure of the company’s joint-venture partners to fund their share of operations and development activities; 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potential delays in consummating the Hess transaction, including as a result of the ongoing arbitration proceedings regarding preemptive rights in the Stabroek Block joint operating agreement; risks that such ongoing arbitration is not satisfactorily resolved and the potential transaction fails to be consummated; uncertainties as to whether the potential transaction, if consummated, will achieve its anticipated economic benefits, including as a result of risks associated with third party contracts containing material consent, anti-assignment, transfer or other provisions that may be related to the potential transaction that are not waived or otherwise satisfactorily resolved; the company’s ability to integrate Hess’ operations in a successful manner and in the expected time period; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits and projected synergies of the potential transaction will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the company’s future acquisitions or dispositions of assets or shares or the delay or failure of such transactions to close based on required closing conditions; 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Other unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this report could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205712836/en/ Randy Stuart -- +1 713-283-8609 KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: OIL/GAS ENERGY SOURCE: Chevron Corporation Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/05/2024 04:15 PM/DISC: 12/05/2024 04:17 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205712836/en
Caoimhe Bray's whirlwind summer of cricket has continued with selection in the Australian under-19 team bound for the World Cup in Malaysia and a NSW Breakers call-up. Login or signup to continue reading The Adamstown 15-year-old became the youngest person to sign a WBBL contract when she inked a three-year deal with the Sydney Sixers in October after a strong showing in the Spring Challenge. The talented all-rounder made a dream WBBL debut by hitting the winning runs in the Sixers' opening victory over eventual champions Melbourne Renegades on October 27. Then, in the space of 28 days, the year-nine student at St Pius X High School, Adamstown went from unheralded WBBL rookie to opening the bowling for the Sixers . Bray, who only turned 15 in September, finished her maiden campaign in the national T20 league with 10 wickets at an average of 20.80. After representing NSW Country at the Australian under-19 women's championships in Perth last week, Bray was named on Wednesday in the national team for the World Cup, which begins on January 18. On Thursday, the Upper Hunter product was then revealed in the NSW Breakers' 13-player team headed to Tasmania for Women's National Cricket League games against Tasmania on Saturday and Monday. Wallsend's Sam Bates was also named in the Breakers team for the two matches. Renee Valentine is a sports journalist with more than 20 years of experience in Newcastle. She is passionate about increasing the visibility of sportswomen in the media. Got a sports story, email Renee at r.valentine@newcastleherald.com.au Renee Valentine is a sports journalist with more than 20 years of experience in Newcastle. She is passionate about increasing the visibility of sportswomen in the media. Got a sports story, email Renee at r.valentine@newcastleherald.com.au DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. Also includes evening update. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Get the latest property and development news here. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. WEEKLY Follow the Newcastle Knights in the NRL? Don't miss your weekly Knights update. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily!
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. ESTGREAT BARRINGTON — "What fire?" responded a laughing Dillon Mahon on Wednesday afternoon. The marketing director at Ski Butternut said it in jest, but after a whirlwind two weeks, the wildfire that stunned Berkshire County seems like a distant memory as Opening Day of the 2024-25 ski season is upon us. "Pretty much, got done with the fire, started making snow and now we're ready to go skiing," Mahon told The Eagle over the phone. "What a difference a couple of weeks makes." "We were shooting water into the woods. At one point, we turned some snowguns on to hit the buildings. We were seeing ashes, not really burning embers, but black stuff coming from the sky." — Dillon Mahon, Marketing director A National Guard helicopter was scooping water from the snowmaking pond at Ski Butternut to help fight the wildfire two weeks ago. With Thursday's natural accumulation aiding and abetting, Butternut is set to join Jiminy Peak in opening for snow business Friday morning. Berkshire East and Catamount are planning to drop the ropes on first chair Saturday, while Bousquet is planning on a Dec. 13 opener with the Garden boardshop's Kick Off rail jam event. Back on Nov. 18, though, it was hard for Mahon and the Ski Butternut family to think much about shredding some powder on Upper Applejack. A wildfire on the other side of Great Barrington was sending smoke up over the mountains surrounding the ski hill. Within days, a National Guard helicopter was making runs scooping water from the snowmaking pond to help fight the blaze as it summited another mountaintop and started chewing its way down toward the upper lodge. "We were here the whole time," said Mahon. "By the end of the day, you could see flames up on the ridges, we had people here all night monitoring. By Wednesday, bunch of fire companies on sight cutting fire breaks. Later in the afternoon, the basin filled with thick smoke after the wind shifted. A wild day, smoky base area, couldn't see building to building. "We were shooting water into the woods. At one point, we turned some snowguns on to hit the buildings. We were seeing ashes, not really burning embers, but black stuff coming from the sky. Just in case any of that was hot. That was probably the scariest part of it." By Nov. 21, a steady rainfall blessed the Berkshires after two insanely dry months. That lingering drizzle eventually turned into the first snowflakes of the season. "A weird conclusion to it," said Mahon. "As I'm looking out my window to the right, behind the upper lodge, that hill in particular, it was coming down toward the triple chair." The wildfire that burned through Great Barrington ultimately will not hinder opening day plans at Ski Butternut. Mahon spent chunks of the last two weeks answering all sorts of calls from concerned skiers near and far, checking in, to various media asking about the "Butternut Fire." The somewhat unfortunate name threw the ski area for a bit of a loop. Mahon said the fire department had to come out and say that although it was being labeled that, Ski Butternut neither started the fire, nor was currently burning to the ground. Ski Butternut, here last December, will open for operations this weekend. And now, it's time to ride. Mahon said he's been at Butternut for eight years, and this is only the second or third time they've been able to get enough coverage on the slopes to open the first week of December. The creek, which dried out earlier in the fall has been replenished and temperatures in the teens allowed round-the-clock blasting to pile up the good stuff. Butternut plans to open Friday through Sunday, and then reopen for good on Dec. 13. Fridays will see the return of $25 lift tickets through their renewed partnership with L.L. Bean. That'll also provide Saturday s'mores on the deck. And speaking of that upper lodge that dodged a potential catastrophe, Butternut is throwing it back. "We just reopened the upper lodge, the bar upstairs, calling it Channing's," said Mahon, noting that news got a lot of "about time" comments on social media. "Channing Murdock was the founder and original owner of Butternut, we've reimagined it into the bar space it was. Craft beer, live music, some light fare. That's kind of a new thing to the area we're excited about. Everybody is psyched for that." There'll be the traditional Fe-brew-ary beer tastings on Wednesdays, and Butternut also joined forces with the Freedom Pass. A lower-key competitor with Ikon and Epic, Freedom Pass features now 21 smaller mountains around the country. Holders of Butternut's unlimited season pass get three free lift tickets to any Freedom Pass mountain, a list that includes Lost Valley in Maine, McIntyre in New Hampshire, Mount Southington in Connecticut and Yawgoo Valley in Rhode Island, alongside hills as far off as Oregon, Alaska, New Mexico and Spain.