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 CorrespondentSameer Hashmi that even with falling profits the biggest winner is the saudi government, aramco� s biggest shareholder. The saudi government owns around 90 of the company and the dividend payout, the bulk of it will go to the saudi government. And its not a surprise because if you look at aramco every quarter, theyve been paying about 19. 8 billion as dividend. What theyve done is this time that they have added another 50 to that amount in the form of this performance linked dividend, which they say is because the cash flows were quite healthy. And thats the reason they decided to increase that overall dividend income, which will be definitely quite beneficial for the saudi government because it relies heavily on the aramco, you know, generating revenues for it and that will help them in their Oil Diversification program. Theyre building these mega infrastructure projects, new tourist destinations. All this has been done keeping in mind that oil demand will decline in the decades to come and theyll have to come up with new revenue streams. So when it comes to those projects, this income is quite critical. Well, its really interesting, isnt it . Because its these oil profits being reinvested into Green Energy Projects. They are a huge backer of Green Energy Projects right across the world. They are, however, limiting supply. Theyre one of the countries in 0pec , arent they . And they are sort of limiting supply when it comes to oil. And theyve been doing this since late last year. What is the rationale for that . I think the saudis are the leaders of 0pec , which is the oil cartel, and theyre also the largest exporters of oil in the world. About 10 million. Their capacity is about 11 Million Barrels or a little over that. Now, what the saudis are seeing is that oil prices have been going down. Theyve been hovering around 75 for most of the year. For the saudis to make money, to be able to break even, they need oil prices to be at about 80 to 85. And thats why they have voluntarily cut Oil Production by1 billion barrels sincejuly, because they want the oil supply to tighten a bit, which could prop up prices. And thats why they have gone ahead and extended those cuts, anticipating that prices may go up. Now, the reason behind that is because saudis and opec and other International Agencies expect oil demand to actually decline due to the economic headwinds and because of tightening monetary policy. And this is having an impact on businesses across the globe. And the second reason is china. Now, china is the Largest Consumer of oil in the world. Now, Many Oil Companies and Oil Exporters had expected that demand would really zoom in china once they open. And the country post covid. But that hasnt really happened. The recovery hasnt been that swift, which is why there are concerns that oil demand could decline in the in the second half of the year. A fixture of American Roads for nearly 100 years is set to disappear. Thats because nashville based yellow truckings years of financial struggles have ended in bankruptcy. The companys 30,000 staff played a major role in delivering parcels for retailers such as walmart and home depot. Lets speak to our North AmericaBusiness CorrespondentMichelle Fleury in new york. What happened 7 what happened . Its a sound and to histo. What happened . Its a sound and to history two what happened . Its a sound and to history. Two thirds what happened . Its a sound and to history. Two thirds of what happened . Its a sound and to history. Two thirds of their history. Two thirds of their employees belong to the union. This is a firm that essentially got done in by having too much debt but if you look at the filing when they filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection over the weekend, they said that the final straw in many ways was the union and tense negotiations had been going on. Let me read you what the ceo said, he said we face a nine months of Union Bullying and deliberately destructive practices. So something avoiding going on there because i can read you what the union said in response. They said they sacrificed billions of dollars in Wage Benefits and retirement and they pinned their corporate incompetence on working people. Clearly there are blame perhaps to go all around in this but it is a sad day and at the end of an hundred year company which is now trying to wind down its operations and it says it will repay the 700 million loan it received as part of pandemic relief which was meant to keep it afloat. 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When a Company Looks like its going under and there had been rumours of this for a long time, shippers start moving elsewhere, customers are moving elsewhere, customers are moving elsewhere, customers are moving elsewhere and then without that demand, it is very difficult to turnit that demand, it is very difficult to turn it around . That demand, it is very difficult to turn it around . Yes, yellow occupies a secific turn it around . Yes, yellow occupies a specific place turn it around . Yes, yellow occupies a specific place or turn it around . Yes, yellow occupies a specific place or role turn it around . Yes, yellow occupies a specific place or role within turn it around . Yes, yellow occupies a specific place or role within the a specific place or role within the Shipping Industry. It is for people who dont have a full container load of deliveries to be made. It can take smaller deliveries from different customers, including home depo and walmart. When word got out that there was a potential strike looming, some of them diverted their business elsewhere to not get caught up business elsewhere to not get caught up in that. The room is a bankruptcy accelerated that. The more broadly speaking, there is a mismatch between demand and supply in the Shipping Industry right now and so people think this withdrawal of capacity might actually help shipping overall as consumers move from gifts to services as they emerge from the pandemic and out and about. , ~ ,. , emerge from the pandemic and out and about. , ~ ,. To croatia now where tourism is the largest industry. Its long stretch of Adriatic Coastline draws in visitors from all over the world, but like many places they are facing a shortage of workers to serve them. Well now the country is increasingly looking to asia and its workers to fill the gap, as guy de launey reports. Croatias coast is busier than ever. A Record Number of visitors arrived in the first half of this year and this summer is set to break all previous records. Thats great news for croatias economy. Around a fifth of its gdp comes from tourism. Adopting the euro and joining the borderless Schengen Area seems to be giving it another boost. Theres just one problem. Finding staff to serve all those sun seekers is becoming a severe issue. Theres a real shortage of seasonal workers, both locally and in the traditional Recruiting Grounds of other former yugoslav countries, so many businesses are starting to look a lot further afield. Staff from places like nepal, bangladesh and the philippines are filling the gaps. Taking on workers from outside the region is a new experience for many employers, but theyre just grateful they can find the personnel. Translation they are as lovely people as anyone we could find here. They come to work, they do the job, and we dont have any problems with them. We are working together like family. For the workers, its an opportunity. Wages in croatia may be a quarter lower than the eu average, but theyre still considerably higher than they could get at home. Nepal is not too much give us jobs and salary, so we have not to fulfil our dreams. In croatia, we can do the same work and earn much better salary. Despite the arrivals from asia, businesses of all kinds are still chronically short staffed. Croatias Unemployment Rate is currently lower than its ever been and Employment Agencies want the authorities to make it easier to import workers. Theyre understaffed, so everything is about two months until we get the working licence. When the working licence is finished, then we send it to the embassy. The embassy, maybe one month, maybe three months. It all depends about periods in the year, you know . And if the Croatian Coast continues to pull in the punters like this, they need all the workers they can get. Guy delaunay, bbc news, rijeka. In other news. The german firm Siemens Energy says it expects to lose nearly 5bn this year, because of problems at its wind turbine division. Thats despite what the company said was a sharp growth in orders, which comes as europe continues to try to make more of its energy from renewable sources. The Chief Executive said that wrinkles had been found in some rotor blades, which are made of more than 150 layers of glass fibres. The uk based Mining Giant Bhp has won an important legal battle over a dam disaster which has been called the worst in brazils history. 19 people were killed when the Fundao Dam Burst in 2015 and destroyed hundreds of homes. The court ruling in london means that Brazilian Iron Ore Producer Vale will have to share responsiblity if the miners lose a a6 billion compensation lawsuit. The Company Behind the barbie movie says its taken more than 1 billion in global ticket sales in its first 17 days. It means greta gerwig has become the first woman to reach the milestone as a solo director. A top warner bros executive said that the success with long lines in cinemas and repeat viewings prove that movies are back after the cinema industrys troubles with pandemic lockdowns and competition from streamers. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. There could be a connection between bird species in the area and the Mental Health of People Living there. Scientists compared figures from the database. Major flooding in alaska has triggered a state of emergency. It has prompted evacuations for some residents in the state capital. This is the moment a house collapsed in the river there. A glacial outburst happens when water escapes through cracks in a thinning ice dams. The uk government has said it will trap all signs against employers and landlords who allow Illegal Immigrants to work for them or rent their properties. Firms who have found to have repeatedly employed Illegal Migrants could face fines of p Illegal Migrants could face fines of up to £60,000 per breach. Youre live with bbc news. Three hillwalkers have been found dead after failing to return from a walk in the scottish highlands. Live now to our scotland correspondent, james shaw. Tell us more . A very serious situation tell us more . A very serious situation that tell us more . A very serious situation that has tell us more . A very serious situation that has emerged l tell us more . A very serious| situation that has emerged in tell us more . A very serious situation that has emerged in the Western Highlands in scotland just within the last half an hour or so. A search had been going on since about 9am on saturday 9pm on saturday night when these three men did not return when they were scheduled to from the climb on average in glen coe and i should explain that glencoe is a spectacular rocky valley. Its a real magnet for minors and hill walkers. There is an incredible scenery in that part of the west coast of scotland. Many people go there in the winter but also in the summer to there in the winter but also in the Summerto Climb and there in the winter but also in the summer to climb and do hill walking. Clearly this is what these three people were doing at the weekend. Something has gone wrong, we do not know exactly what. There was a big Rescue Operation including helicopters, a number of Mountain Rescue Team scarring that part of glencoe to try to find these three men and that search was successful in the sense that they found them but sadly, all three of them have died. I should stress that this is actually quite an unusual event. Even though climbing and hill walking can be dangerous, for three people to die in one incident like this is really quite unusual. Occasionally, it happens in the winter, particularly because of phenomena like avalanches which can sweep away a number of people at the same time. But for three people to die in one instant in the summer is quite unusual. The police will be involved in looking at what has happened, trying to understand what has happened. As far as we know, they are saying there were no suspicious circumstances so it appears to have been an accident but we will wait to hear more about the circumstances of this rescue, why it happened and also the people who were involved. Happened and also the people who were involved. ~. ,. , were involved. What was the weather like over the were involved. What was the weather like over the weekend . Were involved. What was the weather like over the weekend . Im were involved. What was the weather like over the weekend . Im not like over the weekend . Im not exactly clear like over the weekend . Im not exactly clear on like over the weekend . Im not exactly clear on that like over the weekend . Im not exactly clear on that particularl exactly clear on that particular part of scotland. There were certainly some bad weather across parts of scotland but in terms of specifically not local area, where not entirely sure that you can be certain that when you get a certain height, it tends to be more windy, it has to be colder and that can make conditions a lot more difficult if you are getting into difficulty, if you are getting into difficulty, if the weather is getting bad. That sto has if the weather is getting bad. That story has only if the weather is getting bad. That story has only recently broken so thank you for the latest details on that. Lawyers for the former pakistani Prime Minister, imran khan, have been in court today, challenging a decision over the weekend to jail him for three years. His lawyers say he is being held in deplorable conditions in jail but remains in good spirits. He was sentenced, on saturday, for failing to declare money earned from selling state gifts, while he was in office. After the verdict he was taken from his home directly to prison. He has denied the charges. Salman safdar, a lawyer representing the former Prime Minister, gave us his reaction to the sentencing. Shocking the more than manner in which this verdict has been announced. And we would say that imran khan has not received a fair trial at all and he has been condemned unheard. The conduct of the judge has been most objectionable in the whole proceedings from the very outset, and it was probably written on the wall that he has one agenda and that is to convict imran khan on the flimsiest of charges. There is a lot of resentment and a lot of reaction from the bar as well, because lawyers and advocates were also maltreated during the proceedings and not to talk about imran khan and the environment of the court. Unpleasantries were exchanged and our main concern regarding the judge was that there was an obvious bias on his part, which became apparent after his facebook account was discovered, which contained a lot of hate material against the former Prime Minister personally and his party. But in terms of the basic charge of not declaring money gain