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This Oil Map Answers The First Question Everyone Asks When Turmoil Hits The Middle East
Business Insider - 29 Dec 2014 23:02
When turmoil hits the Middle East, one of the first questions everyone asks is: "How much oil is at risk?" Before prices crashed again, oil was actually rallying for a little while on Monday. News outlets and energy pund...
Morgan Stanley-MUFG Hybrid Wins Japan's M&A Derby
Wall Street Journal - 29 Dec 2014 04:53
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, which has overcome expectations of a culture clash, landed the No. 1 spot in the 2014 rankings for advising on Japan-related M&A, beating out Goldman and Nomura.
READ: Police Chief Tells Pro-Cop Critic To Respect Protesters In Powerful Letter
TPM - 29 Dec 2014 16:20
Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson gave the perfect response Friday to a pro-cop resident who criticized his department for going soft on anti-police brutality protesters.
See Inside The Stylish Luxury Hotel In The Swiss Alps That Comes With A Personal 'Ski Butler'
Business Insider - 30 Dec 2014 01:35
Located just two hours from Zurich, the tiny town of Andermatt has not always been a well-known ski destination. But since the opening of The Chedi Andermatt hotel, the idyllic town in the Swiss Alps has become a widely ...
From Chrysler Group To FCA US: What's Behind The Name Change?
Bidness etc. - 29 Dec 2014 15:19
Chrysler Group LLC has adopted a new corporate identity. The company's global parent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU) has announced that Chrysler Group will now be called FCA US LLC. The name change is being imp...
The Most Popular Word Of 2014 Was An Emoji
Business Insider - 29 Dec 2014 22:42
It turns out that the most popular word of 2014 wasn't actually a word at all. According to a new list by the Global Language Monitor, the heart emoji was the most commonly used word in the English language this year. ...
Pozen deal with J&J unit terminated
News Observer - 29 Dec 2014 19:46
Chapel Hill drug company Pozen reported that an agreement that called for a division of health giant Johnson & Johnson to develop and commercialize the migraine treatment MT 400 in…
In North Dakota, Where Oil, Corruption and Bodies Surface
The New York Times - 29 Dec 2014 08:13
Charges of murder for hire and other crimes connected to the oil industry have upended business as usual on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota.
3 Tech Stocks That Are Ready For A Short Squeeze In 2015
Bidness etc. - 29 Dec 2014 20:45
Short interest is always an important metric to keep in mind when taking a long or short position in a stock. A function of the number of shares sold short to the total outstanding shares of the company, short interest i...
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes Turned A 29-Cent Investment Into A Billion-Dollar Empire
Business Insider - 29 Dec 2014 19:25
AirAsia is the world's best low-cost airline, according to the aviation ratings agency Skytrax. The airline's long-haul subsidiary AirAsiaX also finished second on the list. Now gaining negative attention worldwide after...
Russian Economy In First Major Contraction Since October 2009
IBTimes - 29 Dec 2014 15:31
(Reuters) - Russia's economy contracted sharply in November, for the first time since October 2009, in the biggest sign to date of the impact Western sanctions and a slump in oil prices are having on the slowing economy....
Netflix to host kid-friendly NYE countdown
CNN - 29 Dec 2014 15:23
Thanks to Netflix, parents will be able to ring in 2015 a few hours early.
Greece's Presidential Vote Just Failed And Markets Are Crashing
Business Insider - 29 Dec 2014 15:15
Greece's parliament just voted on the government's presidential candidate, and didn't get the super-majority it needed. Snap elections are now coming on January 25th, and Greece's stocks are going through the floor again...
Greece comes back to haunt eurozone as anti-Troika rebels scent power
Telegraph - 29 Dec 2014 23:11
Greece's finance minister warns ECB could "strangle the Greek economy in a split second" if it cuts off life-support for the banking system
One Put, One Call Option To Know About for Boeing
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 21:05
Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interesting ...
Will Greece's Crisis Mean Tragedy For The Euro?
Sky News - 29 Dec 2014 20:20
Sky's Ed Conway sees the latest hurdle in the country's recovery as surmountable but much depends on the patience of voters.
Grocers, restaurants, food-makers foresee healthy issues in 2015
Chicago Tribune - 29 Dec 2014 20:04Russian Roulette: Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for Trillions in Oil Derivatives
The Huffington Post - 29 Dec 2014 19:41On Leadership: A remarkable letter from the Nashville police chief
Washington Post - 29 Dec 2014 19:40
At a time when police union leaders in New York are suggesting there is "blood on many hands" following the deaths of two NYPD officers, and at a time when a spokesman for the police department in Ferguson, Mo. called a ...
Wonkblog: Are you taller than Vladimir Putin? Use our calculator to find out.
Washington Post - 29 Dec 2014 18:37
Vladimir Putin is not very tall.That's not meant to be a disparagement, in and of itself, nor is it meant to imply that Putin is unusually short. It's just meant as a reminder that, when we consider world leaders and cel...
Citizens Financial Group Larger Than S&P 500 Component Autodesk
Forbes - 30 Dec 2014 01:39
In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CFG) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for...
One Put, One Call Option To Know About for Ford Motor
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 21:10
Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interesti...