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Saudis Make Biggest Oil Price Hike in 20 Years After OPEC+ Cuts

(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia made some of the biggest price increases for crude exports in at least two decades, doubling down on its strategy to bolster the oil market after OPEC+ producers extended historic output cuts.The steepest jump will hit July exports to Asia, state producer Saudi Aramco’s largest regional market, according to a pricing list seen by Bloomberg. Overall, the increases for Saudi crude erase almost all of the discounts the kingdom made during its brief price war with Russia.The sharp price increases show that Saudi Arabia is using all the tools at its disposal to turn around the oil market after prices plunged into negative territory in April. As the price setter in the Middle East, the increases in its official prices may be followed by other producers.Tighter crude supply is helping repair an oil market battered by the coronavirus. Unprecedented output cuts led by the Saudis and Russia...

Notable Insider Buys This Past Week: HP, UPS And More

* Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. * Some insiders took advantage of a secondary offering last week. * Two chief executives also have stepped up to the buy window.Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10% owners really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and they want to profit. So insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, particularly during periods of uncertainty.Insiders continued to add shares despite overall market volatility and global economic gloom. The following are some of the most noteworthy insider purchases reported in the past week.Pinnacle Financial Partners Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc (NASDAQ: PNFP) saw an executive and three directors take advantage of a secondary offering and purchase 116,000 depositary shares altogether. At a per-share price of $25, that totaled $2.9 million. Note that two of those directors also bought...

Saudis Seek to Bolster Oil Rally With Price Boost as OPEC+ Cuts

(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia made some of the biggest increases in pricing for its crude exports in at least two decades, doubling down on its strategy to bolster the rally in oil a day after OPEC+ producers extended historic output cuts.The steepest jump will hit July exports to Asia, state producer Saudi Aramco’s largest regional market, according to a pricing list seen by Bloomberg. Overall, the increases for Saudi crude erase almost all of the discounts the kingdom made during its one-month price war with Russia.Tighter crude supply is helping repair an oil market battered by the coronavirus. Unprecedented output cuts led by the Saudis and Russia boosted prices in May, and the OPEC+ group decided Saturday to extend those limits through July. Brent crude, down 36% this year, has clawed back some of its losses and ended trading on Friday at more than $40 a barrel for the first time...