Stories by Jessica Seaman

  • Gas costs up from '15 but below '14

    While prices at the pump are higher this Christmas season than they were a year ago, gasoline remains cheaper than it was before the oil slump began in 2014.

    by Jessica Seaman December 21, 2016

  • Murphy bid wins oil block in Mexico

    Murphy Oil Corp. has won rights to develop a deep-water block off the coast of Mexico after a successful bid in an auction that's part of the country's initiat…

    by Jessica Seaman December 7, 2016

  • Analysts: OPEC deal to revive shale

    U.S. energy companies, after struggling with low oil prices for two years, are expected to ramp up drilling activity in the oil patch again.

    by Jessica Seaman December 6, 2016

  • Forums set up to quell fears of Arkansas immigrants

    When Francisco Lira's 8-year-old daughter Lizette woke up the day after the presidential election and found out Donald Trump would be the next president of the…

    by Kenneth Heard , Jessica Seaman , Jessica Seaman, Kenneth Heard November 26, 2016

  • Holiday inspiring millions to travel

    Cheap fuel prices and an improving economy are encouraging 48.7 million Americans to jump into their cars or onto planes this week, making it the busiest Thank…

    by Noel Oman , Jessica Seaman November 20, 2016

  • Earthquakes cited by oil line protesters

    More than a dozen people opposed to the Diamond pipeline, which would cross Arkansas from Oklahoma to Memphis, gathered Tuesday at the state Capitol to call on…

    by Jessica Seaman November 16, 2016

  • Little Rock-based CS&L reports $4.1M 3Q loss

    Communications Sales & Leasing Inc. reported a loss of $4.1 million during its 2016 third quarter, the Little Rock company said Monday.

    by Jessica Seaman November 15, 2016

  • Comcast expands fiber network into Little Rock

    Comcast Business has expanded its fiber-based ethernet network to Little Rock, bringing faster Internet and cloud-based voice services to the area, the company…

    by Jessica Seaman November 14, 2016

  • Dillard's 3Q profit down 50%

    Dillard's Inc. posted a 50 percent drop in profit Thursday as the Little Rock retailer's sales fell in the third quarter.

    by Jessica Seaman November 11, 2016

  • Acxiom earnings down 34%

    Acxiom Corp. on Monday reported a 34 percent decline in profit for its fiscal 2017 second quarter.

    by Jessica Seaman November 8, 2016

  • Murphy USA's earnings fall 25%

    Murphy USA Inc.'s net income dropped 24.8 percent during the 2016 third quarter, the El Dorado company said Wednesday.

    by Jessica Seaman November 3, 2016

  • Murphy Oil's 3Q loss shrinks

    Murphy Oil Corp. posted a loss of $16.2 million for its 2016 third quarter, the El Dorado-based company said Wednesday.

    by Jessica Seaman October 27, 2016

  • GE buy will gain it wind turbines

    General Electric Co. is acquiring LM Wind Power, one of the industry's leading wind-turbine manufactures, in a $1.65 billion deal, the two companies said Tuesd…

    by Jessica Seaman October 12, 2016

  • 3.6% jump in holiday sales forecast

    U.S consumers, who have been reluctant to spend their savings from low fuel costs, are expected to open their wallets wider this Christmas season, a sign that …

    by Jessica Seaman October 11, 2016

  • Acxiom to sell email business

    Acxiom Corp. will sell its email services business to Zeta Interactive, a data-marketing firm, in a $22 million deal, the Little Rock-based company announced T…

    by Jessica Seaman August 5, 2016

  • Murphy Oil ekes out profit of $2.9M

    Murphy Oil Corp. posted a profit of $2.9 million for its 2016 second quarter Wednesday, reversing a loss of $73.8 million a year ago.

    by Jessica Seaman July 28, 2016

  • Energy firms gone, but their impact lingers

    As large equipment sits idle in cow pastures of the Fayetteville Shale in north-central Arkansas, some locals worry that years of natural-gas drilling there wi…

    by Jessica Seaman , Emily Walkenhorst July 17, 2016

  • Gas prices still heading south

    Retail gasoline prices have declined for 24 straight days, and consumers paid some of the cheapest gasoline prices for Independence Day since 2005, according t…

    by Jessica Seaman July 7, 2016

  • Gas prices a steal all summer, analysts say

    American motorists have been experiencing some of the cheapest gasoline prices in a decade for almost two years now, as a result of a persistent glut in the gl…

    by Jessica Seaman July 3, 2016

  • Acxiom shrinks 4Q loss to $1.57M

    Acxiom Corp. posted a loss of $1.57 million for its 2016 fourth quarter, the Little Rock company said Tuesday.

    by Jessica Seaman May 18, 2016

  • Natural gas firm buys fuel stations

    Southwestern Energy Co. sold its two compressed natural gas fueling stations in Arkansas to American Natural Gas, both companies announced Monday.

    by Jessica Seaman May 17, 2016

  • Dillard's quarterly profit down 29%

    Dillard's Inc. on Thursday reported a 29 percent drop in profit for its 2016 first quarter, missing analysts' estimates.

    by Jessica Seaman May 13, 2016

  • Murphy USA earnings soar

    Murphy USA Inc. said Monday that its 2016 first quarter earnings more than tripled compared to the first quarter of 2015. The report propelled the company's st…

    by Jessica Seaman May 10, 2016

  • Murphy Oil stock falls off by 7.8%

    Murphy Oil Corp.'s almost $200 million loss during its 2016 first quarter and subsequent spending cuts sent the company's shares tumbling 7.8 percent Thursday.

    by Jessica Seaman May 6, 2016

  • Net data caps lifted at AT&T and Comcast

    Comcast Corp. and AT&T increased the data caps for their broadband customers following complaints about the limits and the subsequent surcharges users incu…

    by Jessica Seaman May 2, 2016

  • Murphy to divest oil-sand venture

    Murphy Oil Corp. plans to sell its stake in an oil-sands mining venture in Alberta, Canada, for more than $746.8 million, a move the company says will allow it…

    by Jessica Seaman April 29, 2016

  • Water users fight oil line's path to Memphis

    The path of a proposed oil pipeline that would cross Arkansas has raised concerns among some, including officials with the Arkansas Department of Health, who w…

    by Jessica Seaman April 3, 2016

  • LM Wind to merge two LR operations

    LM Wind Power will expand its Little Rock Port Authority facility as it combines its two plant operations in Little Rock, the Danish company announced Friday.

    by Jessica Seaman April 2, 2016

  • U.S. pursues natural gas pipeline safety

    Almost 10 months after a 63-year-old pipeline burst in the Arkansas River -- sending two large spouts of water skyward as it released natural gas into the rive…

    by Jessica Seaman March 27, 2016

  • Gas edging up, but autos rolling

    At many fuel pumps across the nation, gasoline prices are creeping upward, placing them on the path to surpass $2 a gallon for the first time in 2016.

    by Jessica Seaman March 24, 2016

  • Cuban market subject of forum

    A future with normal diplomatic and trade relations between the United States and Cuba has the potential to open up new opportunities and markets for both nati…

    by Jessica Seaman March 23, 2016

  • Little Rock direct flights down, fares up

    A change in how the airline industry operates as a result of mergers and consolidation in recent years has led to fewer airlines and airport hubs, according to…

    by Jessica Seaman March 20, 2016

  • Retail gas prices jump 16¢ in month

    Retail gasoline prices in Arkansas jumped 16 cents in the past month but are still significantly cheaper than a year ago.

    by Jessica Seaman March 11, 2016

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