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The FOX Business Network’s Tracy Byrnes talks with the Opportunist’s Managing Editor Leslie Stone about her path to TV news, what she really thinks about the U.S. tax code and the one thing she dislikes about being an on-air personality.
Tracy Byrnes is perhaps best known for her quick wit and ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from rt.com | April 1, 2013 |
Many 'didn't even know' Exxon pipeline ran under their homes
Residents of Mayflower, Arkansas are shocked, frustrated and discouraged after an ExxonMobil oil pipeline - which many were unaware existed - burst, devastating the small town by flooding its streets ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Erin Carlyle | March 7, 2013 | Forbes.com |
Want to be a billionaire? You may want to consider which of the many paths to wealth–ballet flats? real estate in China? the next Facebook?–could be most likely to land you a spot on the Forbes ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Moran Zhang | March 1, 2013 | ibtimes.com |
Currency Wars 2013: Japan’s Weak Yen Strikes Big Blow, US Dollar, South Korean Won, Euro Join In The Fray; Global Economies Could Feel The Pain
Although Japanese leaders won’t admit it, the country has quietly declared war ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Jeremy Olshan | February 20, 2013 | Smartmoney.com |
Hot or iced, drip, French press, espresso, Chemex or Keurig, each of us downs about 23 gallons of joe a year on average. It’s in our blood. It’s also on our streets, where Starbucks SBUX +0.36% ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from rt.com | February 11, 2013 |
Over the last decade Russia’s Central Bank acquired 570 metric tonnes of gold. The amount is almost triple the weight of the American Statue of Liberty and makes Russia the world’s biggest buyer of gold.
The amount is a qurter ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Paul Shread | February 7, 2013 | Time.com |
Perhaps the only thing predictable about the business world is that it’s unpredictable, so here are some tips from business expert and author Donna Every for thriving in uncertain times.
When your business gets hit by uncertainty, ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Timothy Gardner and Andrew Quinn | January 22, 2013 | Reuters.com |
(Reuters) - The Obama administration has delayed a decision on TransCanada Corp's rerouted Keystone XL oil pipeline until after March, even though Nebraska's governor on Tuesday approved a plan for part of the ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Steve Hargreaves | January 17, 2013 | Time.com |
Two hundred miles southeast of Newfoundland, not far from where the Titanic sank, ExxonMobil is spending $14 billion to drill one of the biggest oil fields in the North Atlantic.
Seeing Exxon develop oil fields for Canada ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Matthew Yglesias | January 16, 2013 | Slate.com |
The German government announced today that it wants to repatriate a large share of the gold reserves it maintains at the New York Fed and all of the gold reserves it keeps in France. This seems ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Adam Briggle | December 24, 2012 | Slate.com |
Twelve years ago, the International Energy Agency predicted increased U.S. imports of natural gas and oil. This year, it claimed the United States will soon be a net exporter of natural gas and oil. Why the ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Jeff Macke | December 19, 2012 | Yahoo.com |
At the beginning of 2012 gold bulls had a straight forward thesis: Central banks around the world will continue to debase their currencies. The virtually unfettered money printing with no set ending would, the thinking went, ... Read More
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