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Edinburgh Reporter
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Reporter
Fringe 2025 – The Stand pops up at W Edinburgh
This August, the five-star W Edinburgh announces it is officially partnering with The Stand, one of Edinburgh's most iconic comedy venues, as part of the Fringe. The exclusive partnership will bring live Fringe Festival performances to the W Edinburgh's Studio Suites which will transform into an intimate Fringe stage hosting a 70-minute live comedy showcase every Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm, until 23rd August. Comedy-lovers are in for big laughs, unforgettable acts, and a powerhouse line-up of comedy talent, such as BBC Scotland's Mark Nelson, The Guilty Feminist co-host Jessica Fostekew and The Chase's Paul Sinha – all packed into a high-energy 70-minute showcase in the buzzing heart of St James Quarter. For locals after a fresh Fringe fix, or festival-goers seeking comedy with flair, this is the ultimate backstage pass to laughs with a luxury twist. Featuring the city's buzziest names, cult favourites and Fringe legends, the vibe comes alive as W Edinburgh delivers the funny in the signature W setting. Tickets are available now for £20 via The Stand's official Fringe site Like this: Like Related
BBC News
29-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Manchester's last privately owned market to close after 94 years
A city's last privately owned market has closed, 94 years after it first Street Market, in Harpurhey, Manchester, has been put up for auction, with a £450,000 guide price, by owners Northern Markets. Auctioneers told the Local Democracy Reporting Service it could become "much-needed new housing to be built" if Manchester City Council gives planning consent.A Northern Markets spokesman said: "The infrastructure was not right. It was not financially viable to refurbish it. Incomings and outgoings did not match, because we were losing money every day it was open." The market's demise has left Mark Nelson "destroyed"."Everyone looked after each other," said Mr Nelson, who has worked on Northern's markets for 40 years. "Back in the day, custom was really good," he added. Former trader Zoe Jones lamented the loss of the market and the camaraderie among traders."It was a community in itself," she said. Regular customers Lorraine Cooper, Deborah Hooson, and William Fox called the market's closure "sad", "terrible", and a "shame"."We used to go twice a week," Lorraine said. "It was lovely and friendly. You would get cheaper stuff. It's where people would go to socialise."Another former regular, Kay, added: "A lot of people have lost their livelihood."It's sad for the area. It's a close community. We have lost a lot of friends." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Hamilton Spectator
22-07-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
MX Welcomes Mark Nelson as New Chief Technology Officer to Accelerate Platform Innovation
LEHI, UTAH, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MX Technologies, Inc., today announced an important change in technology leadership with the appointment of Mark Nelson as its new Chief Technology Officer. He brings more than 25 years of experience building and scaling engineering and product teams in high-growth environments. 'Mark Nelson is the perfect addition to our MX leadership team. He brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise and proven leadership at scale,' said Ryan Caldwell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MX. 'He has built and led some of the world's most demanding engineering organizations, and his passion for building product-minded teams with a strong bias for execution makes him the ideal leader for our next chapter. I'm confident Mark will continue to accelerate our platform innovation, strengthen our client partnerships, and help us deliver even greater value as we work to empower the world to be financially strong.' Previously, Mark was Senior Vice President of Technology at Marqeta, where he led card issuing and payment processing, banking, risk, and data teams. Before Marqeta, he led engineering efforts at Tableau (a Salesforce company), focusing on integrating Tableau's technologies into Salesforce and Slack, and building out its marketplace. He also helped scale Twilio's data and billing platforms, as well as spent 12 years at Salesforce building hyperscale data infrastructure and shaping the early Salesforce Platform and CRM products. 'MX is a company known for its mission, taking ownership, and caring deeply about serving its clients, partners, and the industry at large. I'm thrilled to join MX at such a pivotal time. I see tremendous potential to unlock new value for our clients through data-driven innovation, platform extensibility, and a relentless focus on execution,' said Mark Nelson. Mark succeeds Chief Product and Technology Officer Wes Hummel, who played a key role in continuing to elevate MX's engineering culture to new heights — building on a legacy as a place where top engineers choose to build leading technology in one of the most impactful industries at a company with a powerful mission. Wes will remain a close partner during this transition. About MX MX Technologies, Inc. enables financial providers and consumers to do more with financial data. MX provides end-to-end solutions for financial institutions and fintechs to connect to, understand, and act on customers' financial data. To learn more, follow us on X and LinkedIn @MX or visit .
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chevron Cuts Layers, Eyes Guyana and Growth
Cost-cutting among energy companies is all the rage today. Oil prices are stable, but memories of recent devastation are still fresh, so Big Oil is cutting costs to stay in shape. One way to do it: centralize operations, which is what Chevron is doing right now. The idea is straightforward: simplicity is cheaper than complicatedness. So Chevron is going simpler by having just one global offshore business division manage all of its offshore operations, from the Gulf to Nigeria, and just one division handling human resources, information technology and finance—out of the Philippines and Argentina. 'We're working so hard to simplify our structure, take some layers out so that we can execute faster,' Chevron vice chairman Mark Nelson told Bloomberg in an interview this week. 'Best practices are decided upon and applied across the system regardless of what continent they happen to sit on.' The simplification drive follows from a cost-cutting plan announced back in February that would see Chevron shed a fifth of its global workforce and save $3 billion in costs. The plan was prompted by the supermajor's offer to acquire Hess Corp. for $53 billion, even though the finalization of that deal remains uncertain until the International Chamber of Commerce announces its ruling on the dispute with even without the deal, chances are Chevron would go ahead with the cost-cutting—because these days oil companies need to work to win investors, at least according to Bloomberg. The publication pointed out in its report that oil price volatility and what it called 'an uncertain outlook for fossil fuels' had made investors more demanding in terms of dividends and share repurchases. This had, in turn, forced company executives to prioritize shareholder returns over other business objectives. That oil prices are volatile is certainly true, and that volatility is of a new, software-driven sort as a lot of oil trades follow algorithms rather than human decisions. As for the uncertainty in the outlook for hydrocarbons, there are plenty of signs that demand for them is still going to be around decades in the future—and the size of that demand will not be very different from what it is today, despite all the forecasts predicting peak demand growth before 2030. Those forecasts are based on computer models and an abundance of wishful thinking, which has incidentally contributed to the heightened volatility of oil prices as spikes tend to occur when physical, real-world data shows demand to be stronger than assumed. This is why Chevron may be streamlining its operations and laying off staff, but it is also pursuing production growth. Earlier this year, for instance, Chevron announced plans to drill in Namibia, where some other Big Oil majors had made significant discoveries in recent years. The supermajor is also investing in exploration in Nigeria and Angola, and last month won the rights to explore nine offshore blocks in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas basin. Then there is, of course, the Hess Corp. deal, which is perhaps the best evidence that Chevron is realistic about the future of oil demand. Hess Corp. is Exxon's partner in Guyana's Stabroek Block. It has a 30% stake in that block and the over 11 billion barrels of oil sitting underneath it. Chevron wants that stake—and who wouldn't, except the devout believers in peak oil demand? Cost-cutting in oil and gas is all the rage today, but it is easy to focus on just some of the more obvious reasons, such as investor perceptions about the future prospects of the industry, reinforced copiously by media that openly embraces the ideology of net zero. The deeper reason, however, may well be a desire to boost resilience in case of future shocks. By Irina Slav for More Top Reads From this article on Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Globe and Mail
09-07-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Advisory: Chevron Corporation's 2Q 2025 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), one of the world's leading energy companies, will hold its quarterly earnings conference call on Friday, August 1, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ET (10:00 a.m. CT). Conference Call Information: Date: Friday, August 1, 2025 Time: 11:00 a.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. CT Dial-in # (Listen-only mode): 888-240-9352 Conference ID #: 7352942 Speakers: Mike Wirth – Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer Mark Nelson – Vice Chairman Eimear Bonner – Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Jake Spiering – Head of Investor Relations To access the live webcast, visit The meeting replay will also be available on the company website under the 'Investors' section. Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies. We believe affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy is essential to enabling human progress. Chevron produces crude oil and natural gas; manufactures transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and additives; and develops technologies that enhance our business and the industry. We aim to grow our oil and gas business, lower the carbon intensity of our operations, grow new energies businesses, and invest in emerging technologies. More information about Chevron is available at
