by Henry Strother | Jun 2, 2021 | Business
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travel in Central Texas and hotel occupancies are starting to increase with big events and graduation ceremonies, but it’s not quite booming yet, according to market reports. “I got a confirmation from booking.com, so I have an email confirmation from...
by Brant Foy | May 26, 2021 | Business
In 2019, Tesla blew up the internet when it revealed the Cybertruck. But it was just a prototype that polarized people with its dystopian design. Ford, at the time, was actually selling trucks — a lot of them. The bestselling truck for the past five years has been...
by Henry Strother | May 24, 2021 | Business
Gov. Greg Abbott said the companies fleeing shutdown states are “powering the economy” of Texas on FNC’s “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. “Over the course of the COVID year, Texas moved from 10th to ninth globally as...
by Melody Meadows | May 12, 2021 | Business
The Austin metropolitan area continued to see widespread growth during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but growth in Travis County might be slowing, according to the latest estimates from the Census Bureau. The Austin area continues to be one of the fastest-growing...
by Henry Strother | May 7, 2021 | Business
New Mexico raked in its highest ever royalty amount from oil and gas leases in April, according to the NM’s State Land Office. The previous record high royalty payments from oil and gas leases on a monthly basis was $109 million, reached in February 2020. Now, for...
by Brant Foy | Apr 30, 2021 | Business
Goldman Sachs expects global oil demand to realize the biggest jump ever over the next six months, the investment bank said on Wednesday, keeping its bullish forecasts for oil prices this summer. Higher demand for travel and acceleration of vaccinations in Europe are...