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This Oil Map Answers The First Question Everyone Asks When Turmoil Hits The Middle East
Business Insider - 29 Dec 2014 21:02
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 02:53
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 14:20
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 - 29 Dec 2014 23:35
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 13:19
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 20:42
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 17:46
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 06:13
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 18:45
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 17:25
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 13:31
(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 13:23
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 13:15
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...
One Put, One Call Option To Know About for Boeing
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 19:05
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 ...
Grocers, restaurants, food-makers foresee healthy issues in 2015
Chicago Tribune - 29 Dec 2014 18:04Russian Roulette: Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for Trillions in Oil Derivatives
The Huffington Post - 29 Dec 2014 17:41On Leadership: A remarkable letter from the Nashville police chief
Washington Post - 29 Dec 2014 17:40
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 16:37
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 - 29 Dec 2014 23:39
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 19:10
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...
Mutual funds kept busy on many fronts
livemint.com - 29 Dec 2014 15:41
Galloping market, sudden death of some FMPs, new government ETFs and much more
Telecom companies are in a sweet spot
livemint.com - 29 Dec 2014 15:35
Early signs suggest that telecom stocks may return to their outperforming ways in 2015