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ThinkstockIn his weekly “Notes at the Margin” newsletter, energy economist Philip Verleger proposes that President Obama and Congress agree to release a significant amount of U.S. crude oil...
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ThinkstockThe government of Indonesia in January banned the export of all raw materials and then introduced an escalating export tax of 20% to 25% on copper concentrate sent out of the country. The...
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Ferrari SpASmart cars are the next “next big thing,” and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) plans to dominate the space just as it has dominated MP3 players, smartphones, and tablets. At the Geneva Motor...
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ThinkstockThe Chinese renminbi, or yuan, is still pegged to the U.S. dollar. China has been accused of being a currency manipulator in the past, even though almost every nation is a currency...
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A regional court in Mannheim, Germany, dismissed a $2 billion claim against Apple made by IPCom, a Germany-based patent-owning company. The dismissal was made without comments.
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Baidu was hitting new all-time highs in the after-hours trading session Wednesday night. The problem is that we have seen one key upgrade and one key downgrade from Wall Street analysts on Thursday.
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Petrobras has committed to spending vast amounts to develop and produce its massive offshore fields. The level of spending does not quite match up with its production however. The deflating real also...
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Wikimedia CommonsSo, how silly do the people who bought Bitcoin at $1,000 or higher feel now? That is the question that needs to be asked — as well as how eager these people will be to chase...
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Wikimedia CommonsOnline retailer Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has merged its Amazon Prime and Lovefilm instant video services in the U.K and Germany and prices will go up beginning next week....
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ThinkstockWeakness in France, the second largest nation in the eurozone, put a damper on business activity in the 18-nation bloc overall, according to Markit’s Composite Purchasing Managers’...
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ThinkstockUpdate: Based on many media reports, the government’s opposition has taken the center of Kiev, and President Viktor F. Yanukovych has left the capital. Update: Another day of fighting...
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ThinkstockAsset management firms currently have about $64 trillion in investable assets, but that number is predicted to grow to more than $100 trillion by 2020, a compound annual growth rate of more...
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JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsIn 2013 the United States spent more corporate money on research and development than any other country in the world. Of a total spending level of €538.8 billion...
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Wikimedia CommonsBitcoin is proving to be the joke of a currency that many experts and pundits had predicted. This is too bad, because the world could use something akin to Bitcoin — perhaps with...
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Synthesis Energy Systems shares were among the Friday's biggest percentage gainers, all because it has a deal to become a leader in the clean coal gasification market in China.
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