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U.S. gasoline diesel fuel prices continue to decrease (long version)

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell to $1.81 a gallon on Monday. That's down 4.1 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.




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U.S. diesel fuel prices continue to decrease

The U.S. average retail price for on-highway diesel fuel fell to $2.48 a gallon on Monday. That's down 2.7 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.




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U.S. gasoline prices continue to decrease (short version)

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell to $1.77 a gallon on Monday. That's down 3.9 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration




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U.S. gasoline prices continue to decrease (long version)

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell to $1.77 a gallon on Monday. That's down 3.9 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.




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U.S. diesel fuel prices continue to decrease

The U.S. average retail price for on-highway diesel fuel fell to $2.44 a gallon on Monday. That's down 4.3 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.




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U.S. gasoline price increases for first time since February (short version)

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline rose for the first time since February to $1.79 a gallon on Monday. That's up 1.6 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.




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U.S. gasoline price increases for first time since February (long version)

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline rose for the first time since February to $1.79 a gallon on Monday. That's up 1.6 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.




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U.S. diesel fuel prices continue to decrease

The U.S. average retail price for on-highway diesel fuel fell to $2.40 a gallon on Monday. That's down 3.8 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.




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Australian CEOs getting on with business, despite threats to growth - 20 Jan

CEOs are more optimistic about growth than international counterparts, despite concerns about over-regulation and the Government's response to Australia's fiscal deficit, according to a PwC report launched today.




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Australian privatisations to headline global power deals in 2015 - 30 Jan

The sale of New South Wales' and Queensland's utility assets will be among the most eagerly anticipated power deals globally in 2015, according to a PwC report released today.




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PwC Appoints New Public Transport Leader - 4 Feb

PwC has appointed the former CEO of Transdev Australasia, Jonathan Metcalfe, to lead the public transport practice.




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PwC to host second forum on women and leadership - 23 Feb

On Friday 28 February at 4.30am Sydney time, PwC will host its second global forum to students around the world.




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Gender Gap Must narrow with Overseas Postings - 1 Apr

The workplace gender gap is at its widest among the expat community with only one in four Australian females currently working overseas, PwC People Business Partner Jonathan Dunlea said today while launching a new report.




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Japanese corporations must look to ASEAN for growth - 21 Apr

The key to Japan's economic future lies in growing it's engagement with the countries on its doorstep, according to a PwC report released today.




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PwC mentors young leaders from China and Australia on Infrastructure - 28 May

Young leaders from Australia and China are working together to provide creative solutions to issues facing both countries as part of the China Australia Millennial Project (CAMP).




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No Sacred Cows or Panaceas In Tax Reform - 29 May

The needs of all Australians - affordable housing, a secure job, a decent education for their children, a good health system and a comfortable retirement - will not be met if we don't achieve major tax reform.




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By 2017 Most Aussie Deals Covered by Free Trade Agreements - 15 Jun

The Abbott Government's tough negotiations in an effort to seal an Indian Free Trade Agreement (FTA) next year should see 70 per cent of Australia's two-way trade covered by a free trade agreement.




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PwC bolsters Family, Business & Wealth practice - 25 Jun

PwC Australia has appointed David Smorgon OAM as the Executive Chairman of its Family, Business & Wealth practice in Private Clients.




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PwC Australia announces FY15 full year results - 28 Jul

PwC Australia today announced its full year results to 30 June 2015 with revenue growth of 10.1% to $1.73b, supported by another year of strong profit growth.




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Cyber threats keeping Australian insurers up at night - 31 Aug

Cyber risk, political interference, and macro-economic volatility rank among the top sources of anxiety for Australian insurers, according to a joint PwC and Centre for Financial Innovation (CSFI) report released today.




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Asia Region Funds Passport reaches critical mass with Japanese sign-up - 14 Sep

PwC’s asset management leader, Ken Woo, said Japan’s commitment to creating a regional market for managed funds represents a ‘tipping point’ in terms of momentum for the initiative.




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Regulatory headaches continue for Australian pharma industry - 23 Sep

Regulation, compliance, and price pressure are slowing access to potentially life-saving new medicines, and undermining industry confidence in the current listing process.




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PwC FY15 global revenues increase 10% to US$ 35.4 billion - 6 Oct

The PwC network reported total global gross revenues of US$35.4 billion for the fiscal year ended on 30 June 2015.




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Australia behind in getting ahead of digital disruption - 20 Oct

Australia lags behind the world's best corporate performers in all ten indicators of digital intelligence needed to drive financial performance.




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Home and away, Australian CEOs bearish on growth - 16 Nov

Australian CEOs are less confident about domestic growth than their regional peers, and less certain of their ability to capture a return in Asia Pacific markets.




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Violence against women costing Australia $21.7 billion a year - 23 Nov

Violence against women and their children is costing Australia $21.7 billion each year, with Governments carrying more than a third of the cost burden; as shown in the report A high price to pay: the economic case for preventing violence against women.




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Company Tax Cuts Help The Economy and Real Incomes Grow - 24 Nov

If the company tax rate was reduced from 30 to 25 per cent over the next five years gross domestic product (GDP) would grow $291 billion and income tax revenues would generate $4 billion up to the year 2025, PwC modelling released today shows.




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Innovation Agenda Puts Meat on the Bones of the Rhetoric - 08 Dec

Australia is facing a growth problem, and the best way to spark growth is to create a bedrock for innovation and support businesses to disrupt themselves and take risks.




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Make or break year for the future prosperity of Australia - 20 Jan

Australian CEOs are less confident about their companies' growth prospects than a year ago, and less optimistic about growth in the global economy, according to a PwC report released today.




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Lights out for Australian power deals - 28 Jan

2016 could be the high-water mark for Australian power and renewables deals following a strong year for transactions in 2015, according to PwC's energy, utilities and mining leader Mark Coughlin.




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PwC collaborates with startups to create innovative cloud solution - 23 Feb

PwC today announced it was collaborating with a range of Australasian startups and emerging technology companies to deliver a purpose-built cloud platform that brings together some of the leading cloud solutions in the market today, all in one place.




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Major banks results: cash earnings down but fundamentally still strong - 5 May

Australias four major banks delivered combined cash earnings of $14.9 billion for the first half to March 2016.




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Puppet names former Cloud Foundry Foundation executive director Abby Kearns as CTO

Puppet, the Portland-based infrastructure automation company, today announced that it has named former Cloud Foundry Foundation executive director Abby Kearns as its new CTO. Current Puppet CTO Deepak Giridharagopal will remain in his role and focus on R&D and leading new projects, while Kearns will focus on expanding the company’s product portfolio and communicating with […]




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Microsoft makes it easier to get started with Windows Virtual Desktops

Microsoft today announced a slew of updates to various parts of its Microsoft 365 ecosystem. A lot of these aren’t all that exciting (though that obviously depends on your level of enthusiasm for products like Microsoft Endpoint Manager), but the overall thrust behind this update is to make life easier for the IT admins that […]




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Don’t expect to see Windows 10X dual-screen devices this year

With Windows 10X, Microsoft introduced a new version of its flagship operating system last October that was specifically designed for dual-screen devices. The original plan was to launch the first set of Windows 10X dual-screen devices before the 2020 holidays, and in February of this year, it announced a slew of tools to help developers […]




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AWS launches the $995 Elemental Link for streaming video to its cloud

AWS today announced the launch of the Elemental Link, a small hardware device that makes it easy to connect a live video source to the AWS Elemental Media Live service for broadcast-grade live video processing in the cloud. The $995 Link, which weighs in at less than a pound, is meant to allow Media Live […]




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Record low demand and low crack spreads drive refinery run declines (4/29/2020)

Transportation fuel demand in the United States has decreased since mid-March 2020, as a result of reduced economic activity and stay-at-home orders aimed at slowing the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). With low demand and a decrease in profitability, as measured by crack spreads, U.S. refineries have reduced gross inputs (runs), which dropped to 12.8 million barrels per day (b/d) for the week ending April 17, 3.8 million b/d lower than the previous five-year (2015–19) average and the lowest level since 2008 (Figure 1). Gross inputs increased slightly to 13.2 million b/d the week of April 24. ...




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All product creators can learn something from Jackbox Games’ user experiences

While Jackbox clearly owes a great deal of its current popularity to the shelter-in-place policies, they've also been honing their craft for years. It's worth looking at what makes them work.




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Social network for women, Peanut, raises $12M Series A amid pandemic

Peanut, an app that began as a tool for finding new mom friends, has evolved into a social network now used by 1.6 million women to discuss a range of topics, from pregnancy and parenthood to marriage and menopause, and everything in between. On the heels of significant growth in online networking fueled by the […]




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Twitter rolls out changes to threaded conversations following tests in its prototype app, twttr

Twitter announced today it’s introducing a new layout for replies that will use lines and indentations to make it easier to understand who you’re replying to and how the conversation is flowing. The company will also test putting engagement actions — including likes, Retweet and reply icons — behind an extra tap to make replies […]




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Pinterest rolls out new board features including notes, dates and section suggestions

Pinterest is introducing new features that make it easier for those planning recipes, virtual events and other quarantine activities. These include the ability to add a date or notes to a board as well as automated ways to better organize your pins on a given board, with the aid of machine learning technology. The company […]




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Platforms scramble as ‘Plandemic’ conspiracy video spreads misinformation like wildfire

A video about the coronavirus featuring a well-known vaccine conspiracist is spreading like wildfire on social media this week, even as platforms talk tough about misinformation in the midst of the pandemic. In the professionally-produced video, a solemn interviewer named Mikki Willis interviews Judy Mikovits, a figure best known for her anti-vaccine activism in recent […]