The bottom line

■ Saudi oil giant Aramco reported it made $121 billion in profit last year, the company’s second-highest result ever. Aramco had reported a $161 billion profit in 2022, likely the largest ever reported by a publicly traded company.

Associated Press

■ China now produces nearly three times more solar panels than are in global demand. Global prices for panels have fallen 50 percent in the past year to as low as 10 cents a watt. U.S.-made solar cells and modules should sell at an estimated 18.5 cents a watt by the end of 2024.

Financial Times

■ In 19.9 percent of weddings last year, brides wore dresses that cost between $250 and $500. Almost 30 percent were willing to spend a little more (up to $1,000), while only 15.5 percent splurged on a dress costing more than $2,500, according to figures from The Wedding Report.

Bloomberg

■ This year’s gift bag for Oscar nominees was worth about $178,410, according to Distinctive Assets. That valuation includes a three-night stay at Chalet Zermatt Peak in Switzerland ($50,000), a threenight stay at a villa in St. Barts ($25,000) and a seven-day holistic wellness retreat at the Golden Door resort ($24,000).

The Wall Street Journal

■ Charities raised $749 million nationwide through donations made at retail checkout counters in 2022, a 24 percent jump from 2020. Most of the increase is credited to PIN pad “round up” campaigns.

NPR.org

■ So many college students are pursuing marketing careers today that Handshake, a career-networking platform, estimates applications for marketing jobs have nearly tripled since 2021.

Bloomberg