That company is the saudio oil giant saudi aramco, and its feeling the effects of lower oil prices, lower than expected demand from china, and thinner Profit Margins for refining oil. Between april and june, the company made a Profit Ofjust over 30 billion, lot of money by anyone s metric, but significantly down from more than the 48 billion it made in the same period a year ago. The main reason is, as you can see here, that oil prices during the period were at the lowest point in the last year, as the boost they got from russias invasion of ukraine wore off. And last week, in an effort to keep them that way, saudi arabia said it would only produce nine Million Barrels a day. That extended Production Cuts by the 0pec group of big oil producers, who profit more from a higher price. When it comes to saudi aramco, those higher prices mean higher Dividend Payments for shareholders, and its boosted those to nearly 30 billion in the current period. So i put it to our middle east Business Cor
Call 1803558999, or visit home serve. Com im eva mckend in washington and this is cnn all right everyone, thanks for joining me. Im omar jimenez in today for fredricka whitfield. Weve got some Breaking News to start this hour. The us has begun airdropping desperately needed humanitarian aid into gaza its three cargo planes dropped a total of 66 bundles today, they included mainly food but no water or medical supplies. Cnns Priscilla Alvarez this is in washington. Paula hancocks is in abu dhabi and the united arab emirates, which has also been airdropping aid into gaza. But priscilla, i want to start with you because were getting some news around the possibility of a ceasefire ceasefire. What are you hearing . Yeah, omar, were hearing from Senior Administration officials here in the last hour who said that israel has quote, basically accepted the framework of a hostage deal that would include a sixweek ceasefire. This would do two things and would allow more humanitarian aid into gaza,
Delegate dominance, but can he deliver a decisive sweep and get ever closer to that magic number . Or will nikki haley pull off the seemingly impossible and turn a last stand into real momentum to remain in the race . Good morning. Thanks for being here. It is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. And welcome to the most consequential day so far in the race for the president ial nomination. It is Super Tuesday. The single biggest day on the primary calendar. The polls are open, are about to be, in 16 states across the country, and our team is in 13 of them. By the end of the day today, donald trump could be much closer to that magic number. Unless nikki haley can defy Delegate Math and political gravity. At some point maybe we should say the reason that america keeps losing is because of donald trump. Haley, shes not a problem. I think shes very negative for the party, but shes not a problem in terms of winning because were winning by a lot. And nbcs Vaughn Hillyard is
I am jose diazbalart. Its Super Tuesday, and right now voters are casting their ballots in 16 states and one u. S. Territory. It could mark a decisive moment. Nikki haley is looking for an upset. Trumps name will be included on every republican ballot, 24 hours after the Supreme Court handed him a victory saying no state can bar him from the ballot because of his actions on january 6th. We begin with our national correspondent, steve kornacki, at the big board, and Vaughn Hillyard covering the Trump Campaign, and ali vitali joining us from the road covering the Haley Campaign. The big picture to keep in mind, yellow, you see the republicans, and 1215 is the magic number to win the nomination. The big thing to keep in mind are the rules in the states, they are designed to determine a winner. Demographically there are a lot of suburbs, Big Sprawling Suburbs in california. Nikki haley has done well in big, sprawling suburbs. You may say this could be a reasonable target for haley, but the
Physicians james neutral well, welcome to all you watching us here in the United States, canada, and Around The World. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom aid flowing to gaza is nowhere nearly enough. Now its no wasnt biden announces plans for the us to airdropped desperately needed food and supplies into gaza. This as the idf says, its suspending military activities and parts of the enclave on a daily basis, plus mourners are still paying their last respects to russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny a day after he was laid to rest in moscow. Were live in berlin with a look at how people are honoring the fearless dissident. And our Blockbuster Blizzard is slamming california hey, whats up to 12 feet of snow and 140 mile per hour winds. Weve got the latest from the Weather Center on this extremely dangerous storm live from atlanta. This is cnn newsroom with Kim Brunhuber we begin with a Surprise Announcement from the Israeli Military. It says it will suspend military activities in