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Fortune 500: Top 10 companies in 2013
Fortune has released its annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, and there were a few notable changes in this year’s group. Here are the Top 10.
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World's five largest companies
For the first time in nearly a decade, the world’s five largest public companies are all American affair These are the Top 5, as of mid-April 2013.
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Five energy challenges for Venezuela
With the passing of Hugo Chávez, the issue of what Venezuela chooses to do with its oil moves to center stage for the energy industry – and for environmentalists. Here are five energy challenges that Venezuela will have to face.
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Foreign affairs: 23 new books I wish Obama and Romney would read
In preparation for the upcoming presidential debate on foreign policy, check out these 23 books that offer the kind of nuance and context mostly overlooked during a campaign.
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10 best books of May, according to Amazon
Amazon's editors picked these 10 books as the best for the month.
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Energy Voices California moves to ease sky-high gas prices. How soon will they fall?
In the wake of record California gas prices, governor orders air-quality regulators to let refiners switch to winter-blend fuel. But how quickly California gas prices fall depends on a variety of refinery and pipeline issues.
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California gas prices just keep climbing
The price of gas in California reached an all-time high twice this weekend. The average price in the state is now $4.655 a gallon, almost a quarter more than the Hawaii, the state with the second-highest gas prices.
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Steve Jobs biography: Best business book of the year?
One year after Steve Jobs' death, his biography by Walter Isaacson is now a finalist for the annual Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year award. The book came with Steve Jobs' full cooperation.
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Energy Voices California gas prices surge: 20 cents overnight in some places (+video)
California gas prices are soaring because of refinery outages and pipeline problems. Gas prices at some Los Angeles stations now top $5 a gallon.
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Decoder Wire The return of Mitt the Moderate
In Wednesday's presidential debate, Mitt Romney finally tacked back to the center – something observers had been expecting him to do ever since he wrapped up the nomination. But is it too late?
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3 lawyers test human rights cases from abroad in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear a case Monday which could determine whether cases involving foreign governments committing atrocities in their own countries should be heard in the US court system.
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Energy Voices Exxon, Rosneft eye oil in nuclear wasteland
Exxon Mobil and Rosneft are planning to drill for oil in the Kara Sea, which the Soviet Union used as a dumping ground for radioactive material for more than 25 years, according to OilPrice.com.
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Cybersecurity bill: Why senator is taking his case straight to top CEOs
Amid opposition from business groups to a cybersecurity bill, Sen. Jay Rockefeller is writing CEOs of the nation's top 500 companies for their views 'without the filter of Beltway lobbyists.'
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Energy Voices Europe has had enough, but can it stand up to Gazprom?
Europe wants to escape Gazprom's stranglehold by diversifying into shale gas. But Gazprom is throwing up obstacles.
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Greenpeace activists storm Russian oil platform
Sitting on the side of an oil platform in the Russian Arctic with enough supplies for several days the activists protest Gazprom's plans to drill in a fragile area, the group says.
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Stocks edge down as doubts mount about ECB action
Stocks fall slightly on one of the lightest trading days of the year. Stock market weighed down by doubts about how forcefully the European Central Bank might act to head off Europe's debt crisis.
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Apple stock: the market's new MVP
Apple stock surges 2.6 percent in Monday trading. Apple stock is now worth $623.5 billion, beating Microsoft's market capitalization during the Internet boom.
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Apple stock makes it the most valuable company ever
Apple stock propelled the company's value to $621 billion Monday, beating the record previously set by Microsoft. Apple stock has hit new highs recently due to buzz about the potential iPhone 5 and cheaper iPad.
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Consumer Energy Report The big money of environmentalism
Climate change is a huge concern, but misguided attacks won't solve the issue, and the environmental movement is more financially motivated than some of its proponents would like us to think.
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Second day of triple-digit losses for stock market
Dow falls 101 points as concerns about Spain's borrowing costs and China's growth rise. Spain bans short-selling.
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Stocks close lower for fifth day straight
It was the fifth straight day of losses for both the Dow and S&P. That's the worst stretch for both since a six-day losing streak in May. With the US economy sluggish, there was little for investors to hold on to as the Dow closed down 48 points at 12,604.
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Slowing manufacturing numbers lead to mixed day on The Street
Stocks struggled during a quiet start to holiday-week trading following news that American manufacturing numbers seem to have slowed in June. The Dow average fell after the manufacturing report, finishing down 8 points at 12,871.
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Gas prices lowest since January, but oil soars
Gas prices hit a $3.35 national average – the lowest since Jan. 6. But oil prices soared Friday, hinting that gas prices may be back on the way up.
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Weary investors sell stocks as Spain seeks help
Spain formally asked for help to rescue its ailing banks, but its request left many questions unanswered, including just how big a bailout it needs. Unsettled markets contributed to the Dow dropping 138 points to close at 12,502.
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The Reformed Broker Tech stock dividends: It's a thing, now
It used to be that investors were wary of tech stocks that initiated dividends, wondering why the capital wasn't being used for capital growth. Now, this mentality is changing, with Microsoft yielding 2.7 percent and Intel paying over 3 percent.
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Consumer Energy Report Wishful thinking: If we only had a stable energy policy
In this column energy expert Rapier provides three examples — originating with both Democrats and Republicans and impacting both renewable energy and fossil fuels — of how constantly shifting legislation makes it very difficult to plan and execute energy projects.
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Consumer Energy Report Oil subsidies: Surprise! Liberals are fans, too.
When asked if the federal government should eliminate subsidies for oil companies, most would respond with a resounding 'yes.' But such a policy would have unwelcome unintended consequences, and not just for billionaire oil tycoons.
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Focus Argentina's renationalization of YPF: A push to manage oil on its own terms
Many have criticized Argentina's move to renationalize its oil as a populist bid likely to isolate it from the global economy. But the takeover is in line with changing power dynamics in the region.
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10 best books of May, according to Amazon
Amazon's editors picked these 10 books as the best for the month.
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Private Empire
Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Coll takes a close look at secretive behemoth that is Exxon Mobil.
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