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European Union Investigates Crude Oil Price-Fixing

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 9:10 am

Two days ago, officials of the European Commission (EC), the executive arm of the European Union, raided the offices of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), ...
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Media Digest (5/2/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 2, 2013 at 6:11 am

Lehman Bros. sues Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) over $1 billion in seized collateral. (Reuters) Glencore continues to push to buy Xstrata. (Reuters) Facebook Inc.'s (NASDAQ: FB) mobile business shoots up ...
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Crude Oil, Gasoline Prices Set Up for Sharp Drop

Posted: April 29, 2013 at 11:30 am

Since early March, Brent crude oil prices have fallen more than 13%, and conventional unleaded gasoline has come down 16% since early February. This could be just the beginning of ...
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Media Digest (3/28/2013) Reuters, WSJ, FT

Posted: March 28, 2013 at 6:51 am

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) must face an investigation over its drilling activities in Alaska. (Reuters) Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s (NYSE: CHK) CEO search will go beyond a deadline set ...
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Media Digest (3/27/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT

Posted: March 27, 2013 at 6:14 am

A Fed study says China growth will slow in 2030. (Reuters) Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) may cuts its cash position to $35 billion to redeem expensive debt. (Reuters) Battery problems ...
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Goldman Tells Europe Refiners to Cut Production

Posted: March 21, 2013 at 1:17 pm

From 2007 to 2012, imports of crude oil to the northeastern U.S. have fallen from around 1.5 million barrels a day to 870,000 barrels according to the U.S. Energy Information ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 15, 2013: Markets Open Lower, Don’t Recover (FCX, NDAQ, DAL, CL, RDS-A, ARO, MCP, ZUMZ, BWS, SYNM, CLSN, HSOL, HAST, KIOR, BAC, MU, AMX)

Posted: March 15, 2013 at 4:07 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and were never able to shake off the doldrums as stocks traded below the break-even line all day. There was little data out ...
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Companies Paying The Most Taxes

Posted: March 15, 2013 at 6:46 am

There has been a bruising battle over how much America’s largest corporations should pay in taxes, especially as the size of the federal budget deficit grows. While on paper the ...
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Chinese Firm Invests in U.S. Natural Gas Fueling Stations — Reuters

Posted: March 14, 2013 at 9:30 am

Add China’s ENN Group Co. to the rather short list of companies rolling out a network of natural gas fueling stations along U.S. highways. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) ...
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Brazil Slashes Ethanol Tax

Posted: March 11, 2013 at 8:50 am

Brazil is the world’s largest producer of ethanol, which the country’s producers make from sugar cane stalks. The bad news is that lower petroleum prices have cut demand for ethanol ...
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Media Digest (3/5/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 5, 2013 at 6:45 am

China will lean on consumer spending to expand its economy. (Reuters) Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) faces more lawsuits over its initial public offering. (Reuters) The White House says it believes ...
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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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Shell Rethinking North Sea Project

Posted: February 22, 2013 at 9:50 am

Late yesterday, Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) said that it plans to “reassess the development plan” for its joint venture with the U.K. division of Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: ...
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Media Digest (2/12/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT

Posted: February 12, 2013 at 6:21 am

Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) will cut 3,700 jobs as the troubled bank restructures. (Reuters) Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) adds to its low-priced Asha line. (Reuters) A judge approves a request ...
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Big Oil Looking Weak on Rising Costs, Weak Prices

Posted: January 31, 2013 at 11:05 am

Two of the world’s largest oil amd gas companies have reported earnings in the past 12 hours or so, and two more will report before markets open tomorrow morning. Royal ...
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