Crude oil prices finished the last day of 2024 with about 1% gains but for the year, both benchmarks were down about 3%. It was the second consecutive year for crude oil prices to close a year with losses. Brent finished the year down about 3% compared to 2022 while WTI was about …
December 31, 2024 archive
Puerto Rico hit with massive power outage
(AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo, File) What a way to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Puerto Rico…..nearly the entire country lost electrical power. More than a million customers were without power after the outage struck the country at dawn. Hopes for a quick return of electrical power were dashed by officials who said it might take two …