Entergy wants to help ease the pain of high energy bills. New measures from Entergy include the waiving of late payment fees for eligible residential customers and the waiving of credit card payment fees for all residential customers. Employee volunteers will also be out in certain neighborhoods to conduct energy efficiency and weatherization events.
Finally, some good news for the cruise industry. Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian say their ships are full and onboard spending has increased. The CDC has also cleared the way for cruise lines to drop pre-cruise covid testing.
A rebound in Chinese demand for oil has lifted earnings into the black for very large crude carriers for the first time in nearly four months. Spot rates for carriers on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-China route are in positive territory for the first time since April 14.
