Oil rises more than 2% on firm yuan, expectations of more OPEC cuts  ReutersOil jumped more than 2% on Thursday on expectations that falling prices could lead to production cuts, coupled with a steadying of the yuan currency after a ... Read more …

Shale and LNG shape outlook for IOCs  S&P GlobalOil majors across Europe have struggled in the second quarter largely due to weak gas prices while their counterparts across the pond have held up better ... Read more https://www.spglobal.com/platt …

Mayday Monday: Entanglement on the Fireground  FireEngineering.comTony Carroll reflects on the tragic fire that claimed the life of Howard County (MD) Fire Lt. Nathan Flynn and offers a drill that builds on members' wire-cutting ... Read more ht …

Realizing Quantum Light Sources Via Site-Selective Defect Engineering  Photonics.comMUNICH, Aug. 5, 2019 — When photons can be used to transmit information at the speed of light, quantum light sources, connected with quantum fiber optic ... Read …

Investigation ongoing into Texas shooting that left 20 dead  FireEngineering.comEL PASO, Texas (AP) — The shooting that killed 20 people at a crowded El Paso department store will be handled as a domestic terrorism case, federal ... Read more ht …

Vigil honors victims as authorities eye Ohio shooter's life  FireEngineering.comDAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Nineteen hours after a masked gunman opened fire on revelers enjoying summer nightlife, the blood had been scrubbed from the ... Read more https: …

Scaling Graphite for Metrics Collection on AWS at Teads Engineering  InfoQ.comTeads Engineering shared the story of scaling their Graphite deployment from a single server, trying out various approaches like BigGraphite, and finally settling ... …

The U.S. is exporting oil to a record 31 countries  AxiosThe U.S. is now exporting crude oil to a record number of 31 countries, according to newly released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Read more https://www.axios.com/us- …

REFILE-GLOBAL MARKETS-Trump's China tariffs rattle markets: stocks,...  ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump sent financial markets reeling on Thursday when he announced an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese products would ... Read mo …

Oil drops 2% on Fed outlook, ample supply  ReutersOil dropped more than 2% on Thursday, declining for the first time in six days, after the U.S. Federal Reserve dampened hopes that a string of interest rate cuts ... Read more https://www.reuters. …