Chaos in Energy Markets Boosts Big Oil Earnings
Jul 31, 2026 · 11m
Summary
This episode covers New York’s lawsuit against prediction market Kalshi and OpenAI’s user growth. It details record earnings for Exxon and Chevron driven by fuel shortages, alongside BP’s North Sea sale. The show also addresses the Ceuta migrant crisis, California’s lawsuit against the Paramount-Warner merger, and lettuce farmers plowing crops due to cyclospora fears.
Topics discussed
ReliaQuest sponsorship and intro
Headlines: Energy earnings, Paramount merger, lettuce crisis
NY sues Kalshi; OpenAI hits 1B users
Oil giants' record earnings and Venezuela operations
BP sells UK North Sea business
Tech stocks rally: Amazon up, Apple down
Polymarket ad and Ceuta migrant crisis update
Ceuta migrant deaths and political implications
Newsom concerned about Paramount-Warner lawsuit
Cyclospora outbreak hurts lettuce farmers
Show wrap-up and Medline ad
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