All right, let's talk a bit about this. So, we we see what the president's push is against renewable energy. However, you operate on state lands in California. You don't really operate on federal land.So, does this have an impact on your business, at least when it comes to sentiment, >> Frank. No, no impact. We we see ourselves as a different kind of energy company and we do both uh renewable clean energy and traditional oil and gas.Uh we we are the largest producer of oil in California. also the largest pr ...

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days a few days ago and we saw the weakness in restaurants and bars and retail sales might imply some consumers are sticking to more groceries. Yeah, I mean market's definitely uneasy about it. Just not really willing to bet that it's going to be uh steady as she goes on that front.Walmart really big in the momentum factor trade too. That's been part of that decline. Let's get the opening bell here at the CNBC realtime exchange with the big board.It's nonprofit zero prostate cancer and pharma company Novart ...

Understanding modern-day inflation is key to protecting your financial future. In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Charles Schwab senior investment strategist Kevin Gordon joins Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Allie Canal to discuss inflation and how current factors like tariffs, oil, and the Fed are impacting rates and in turn - investors. The trio later takes a look at student loan delinquencies and how younger borrowers are struggling with repayments due to jo ...