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SLB stock price today: Shares dip as Oman contract win meets oil-market nerves

SLB stock price today: Shares dip as Oman contract win meets oil-market nerves

SLB shares fell 0.3% to $48.30 Friday afternoon, extending earlier losses and trading below their January peak. The company announced two five-year equipment contracts in Oman’s Block-6, while traders watched oil prices and awaited U.S. drilling data. About 10.8 million shares changed hands. OPEC+ is expected to keep output steady at its meeting Sunday, according to delegates.
30 January 2026
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Internet Access in Qatar: A Comprehensive Report

Internet Access in Qatar: A Comprehensive Report

Qatar’s fixed internet is dominated by fiber-optic FTTH, with the Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN) delivering fiber coverage to over 95% of the country and DSL largely obsolete. Ooredoo Qatar launched the world’s first live 5G network in May 2018 and both Ooredoo and Vodafone now offer nationwide 5G coverage with gigabit peak speeds. Mobile broadband penetration is around 150% of the population, reflecting widespread smartphone data use. Starlink was licensed in September 2022, and as of 2024 Starlink is active in Qatar on Starlink Business plans only, mainly for enterprise and offshore connectivity. In 2024, Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund
7 July 2025
Starlink Global Coverage and Availability Report

Starlink Global Coverage and Availability Report

As of mid-2025, Starlink is available in over 110 countries and territories. In the United States, Starlink began with limited trials in August 2020 and the public beta “Better Than Nothing Beta” in November 2020, and now has nationwide commercial coverage including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with over 2.5 million subscribers as of early 2025. Canada went live in January 2021 after a late-2020 beta and now has broad coverage across all provinces. Mexico received a license in mid-2021, began service by November 2021, and by 2024 had over 160,000 subscribers, with the federal “Internet para Todos”
7 June 2025
Internet Access in Kuwait (2025 Comprehensive Report)

Internet Access in Kuwait (2025 Comprehensive Report)

Kuwait had approximately 4.29 million internet users, about 99% of the population, as of early 2024 per DataReportal. The country had around 7.89 million cellular mobile connections in 2024, equating to 182% of the population due to multiple SIM usage. Zain Kuwait launched 5G in 2019, becoming the first to roll out 5G among the three major operators, with 5G coverage reaching about 97% of the population by 2020. In July 2024, the Ministry of Communications announced the shutdown of copper services in several districts of Kuwait City and suburbs, encouraging customers to switch to fiber via ONTs. By 2022,
2 July 2025
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BP’s ‘Year of Progress’ in 2025: New Dividend, Wind Sale, Hydrogen Bets – and a Bitter Row Over Forecourt Staff Pay

BP’s ‘Year of Progress’ in 2025: New Dividend, Wind Sale, Hydrogen Bets – and a Bitter Row Over Forecourt Staff Pay

BP is ending 2025 with a flurry of headlines that tell a very mixed story.As of 10 December 2025, the company is: Put together, BP’s “year of progress” looks less like a simple success story and more like a snapshot of the messy, uneven energy transition – with investors, workers, and climate campaigners all pulling in different directions. BP calls 2025 a “year of progress” – strong operations and big discoveries BP’s own year-in-review piece, “2025: a year of progress”, published today on its Energy in focus hub, casts the year as one of solid execution and strategic delivery “from
10 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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