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Halliburton Gets Integrated Contract For Bumerangue Field Appraisal In Brazil

(RTTNews) - Halliburton (HAL) announced it received an integrated contract by bp for the first appraisal campaign in the Bumerangue field, offshore deepwater Brazil. The award includes a suite of services to fast-track the appraisal campaign for bp's discovery. The contract inclu

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The American Dream House Is Getting Harder to Buy or Rent

Many Americans are priced out of buying a home, but they’re also running out of single-family homes to rent.

  • Renting a starter home now more expensive than buying in most U.S. cities
  • Median asking rent for 0-2 bedroom properties $1,695/month, buying cost $2,553/month
  • Single-family rentals at record low, making up 13.7% of single-family homes in 2024

The Highland tourist tax: Is Scotland pricing out whisky tourists?

The latest available data from the Scottish Tourism Economic Activity Monitor in Scotland (STEAM) shows that between 2012 and 2024, visitor numbers to the Highlands increased 82 per cent to 9.4m. Spending increased by a similar amount, to £2.1bn. A large share of that is directly linked to the Scotch whisky sector.

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