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Media Digest (3/21/2013) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 21, 2013 at 6:46 am

China's PMI rises, but the improvement is unimpressive. (Reuters) Cyprus will keep banks closed and may nationalize pension funds. (Reuters) The Fed will hold interest rates as they are, as ...
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BP Skips Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale

Posted: March 20, 2013 at 1:00 pm

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) received bids on 1.7 million acres in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at today’s auction, but none of the bids came from ...
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Biofuel Maker’s Shares Rise on Favorable Patent Ruling

Posted: March 20, 2013 at 12:12 pm

Biofuel maker Gevo Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) won a partial victory in federal court yesterday when a judge ruled that its method for producing isobutanol does not infringe on a patent ...
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Oil and Gas Short Interest Rises in BP, Falls for Refiners (BHI, BP, CHK, CVX, COP, EPD, XOM, KMI, NOV, PSX, SLB, RIG, VLO)

Posted: March 12, 2013 at 8:45 am

We have tracked the key short interest changes as of February 28 in the following oil and gas leaders: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI); BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chesapeake Energy ...
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North Sea Crude Oil Pipeline Shut Down

Posted: March 4, 2013 at 8:55 am

The Brent pipeline system has been shut down for the second time this year, following the discovery of a leak at one of its platforms. The platform, called Cormorant Alpha, ...
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Oil and Gas Short Interest Turns to Pipelines, Refiners (BHI, BP, CHK, CVX, COP, EPD, XOM, KMI, NOV, PSX, SLB, RIG, VLO)

Posted: February 28, 2013 at 8:45 am

We have tracked the key short interest changes as of February 15 in the following oil and gas leaders: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chesapeake Energy ...
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Media Digest (2/28/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 28, 2013 at 6:37 am

India increases government spending and raises taxes on the wealthy as a means to improve growth. (Reuters) Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) shares are pounded after a poor forecast. (Reuters) Apple ...
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Media Digest (2/26/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 26, 2013 at 4:58 am

Italy's gridlocked national election causes markets around the world to fall. (Reuters) Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) will cut more jobs. (Reuters) Samsung's wide use of Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ...
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BP Gulf Spill Trial Set to Begin

Posted: February 25, 2013 at 8:40 am

Nearly three years after the explosion and sinking of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers and spilled 5 million barrels of oil, a federal ...
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Media Digest (2/25/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 25, 2013 at 6:15 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) aggressively moves into India, with discounts on the iPhone, to get a part of the huge market. (Reuters) Japan will spend $100 billion on infrastructure to boost its ...
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BP Ready to Litigate Instead of Settle

Posted: February 19, 2013 at 7:00 am

BP PLC (NYSE: BP) has decided that the best way to repent from the sins it took on with the Gulf of Mexico disaster is to litigate. According to The Wall Street ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (2/19/2013)

Posted: February 19, 2013 at 6:45 am

Reader's Digest Bankruptcy Print journalism had a bad few days. The Reader's Digest filed for Chapter 11 for the second time in three years, with $1.1 billion in assets and ...
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Media Digest (2/19/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 19, 2013 at 6:33 am

A Chinese military operation may be the source of many of the major hacks on U.S. cyber interests. (Reuters) Burger King Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: BKW) takes its Twitter account offline ...
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Companies with the Best (and Worst) Reputations

Posted: February 15, 2013 at 6:40 am

No company has a better reputation among American consumers than Amazon.com. The online retailer pushed Apple out of the the top slot this year, according to a recent survey conducted ...
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Where Is the Keystone XL Debate Headed?

Posted: February 13, 2013 at 6:48 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waded cautiously into the debate surrounding the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline during last week's meetings with his Canadian counterpart. Supporters describe the project ...
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