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Netflix soars. Other stocks rise on recovery in oil prices.
Netflix gains 20 percent after adding 2 million subscribers during the first quarter. Dow, S&P edge up as oil prices rise after last week's tumble.
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The New Economy Worst company in America: Will it be EA, the video gamemaker, again?
Worst company in America: Why is Electronic Arts in the Final Four for "worst company in America?"
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Global News Blog How many frogs does it take to make a handbag? Tokyo museum has the answer
Tucked away in Tokyo is a little trafficked museum that houses bags from the world over. It is an unexpected reminder of how much more than a bag a piece of luggage can be.
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BP drilling operations face scrutiny in Gulf oil spill trial
Two former BP executives testified Wednesday about the effect of cost-cutting measures on BP's drilling operations before the 2010 oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. It marks the third day of the Gulf oil spill trial designed to figure out how much BP and other companies are to blame for the spill.
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Energy Voices Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial begins. How much will BP pay?
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial got underway Monday. Oil giant BP could face anywhere between $5 billion and $18 billion in fines for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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'Trial of the century': Can BP deflect blame for Gulf oil spill?
What once seemed likely – a settlement – now appears off the table as the US prepares to take BP to court in New Orleans on Monday, alleging the company exhibited 'gross negligence' in the lead-up to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. At stake: $17 billion.
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Stocks rise with S&P 500 in longest winning streak since 2004
Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday as the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed above 1,500 for the first time since the start of the Great Recession in 2007. Apple stock continued to decline, allowing Exxon Mobil to once again surpass the electronics giant as the world's most valuable publicly traded company
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Energy Voices Transocean fined $1.4 billion in Gulf oil spill. Is justice served?
Transocean, Ltd., agreed Thursday to a $1.4 billion settlement with the US Department of Justice for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Compared to BP's $4.5 billion fine, Transocean may have avoided the brunt of the blame.
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Robert Reich BP oil spill settlement: why BP is not a criminal
The Justice Department’s criminal settlement with BP gives their top executives a free pass — allowing the public to believe justice has been done, Reich writes.
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Energy Voices National Guard aids Halliburton in search for missing radioactive rod
Halliburton Co. has reached out to the National Guard for help in the search for a seven-inch radioactive rod used in the drilling of natural gas wells, according to Oilprice.com. Workers lost the device earlier this week in southwestern Texas.
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Robert Reich Erasing W
While Bill Clinton will have a starring role at the Democratic National Convention this year, his Republican counterpart, George W. Bush, won't even speak at the RNC meeting as conservatives attempt to distance themselves from the Dubya.
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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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BP engineer arrested in Gulf oil spill
Former BP engineer Kurt Mix is accused of deleting text messages that revealed the true scope of the disaster.
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US stocks sink on Spain's bad debts
All three major US stock indexes sank Wednesday after a dismal report about bad loans on the books of Spanish banks. The Dow fell 82 points to close at 13032.
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BP oil spill settlement: Justice for 100,000 Gulf Coast victims?
The estimated total cost of the settlement will be about $7.8 billion, which makes it one of the largest class-action settlements in US history. The BP oil spill settlement was filed Wednesday.
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BP settles with private plantiffs over Gulf oil spill
The multinational corporation said Wednesday it will pay out $7.8 billion from the $20 billion trust it set up after the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
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Tax VOX Myth buster: There is no health care tax on most home sales
It is the unfounded rumor that never dies: You will have to pay a 3.8 percent federal health care tax on the sale of your house. For all but a handful of taxpayers, this is not true.
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BP settles spill claims for $7.8 billion. Will victims take it?
BP settlement of worst US offshore oil spill involves 100,000 claims by fishermen, cleanup workers, and others. The $7.8 billion settlement is in addition to a $20 billion BP compensation fund.
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BP faces billions in fines as spill trial nears
The huge legal bill for the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is coming due for BP as a federal trial opens Monday to determine the company’s liability for the blowout of its Macondo well.
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BP parries with Halliburton over recovery costs for Gulf oil spill
British oil giant BP wants a US judge to force Halliburton to pay all recovery costs stemming from 2010 Gulf oil spill. In a filing Monday, it aims to rebuff assertion that Halliburton bears no liability.
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Gulf oil spill could result in criminal charges for BP employees
The Wall Street Journal reports that federal prosecutors are targeting several Houston-based engineers and at least one supervisor employed by British oil giant BP connected to the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
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Iraq war: Predictions made, and results
A look back at some of the predicted US outcomes for the Iraq war, and what happened.
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Halliburton 'destroyed' evidence after Gulf oil spill, BP charges
BP alleges that Halliburton, a subcontractor working on the Deepwater Horizon rig, destroyed evidence pertaining to what might have caused the explosion that triggered the Gulf oil spill.
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BP says Halliburton destroyed evidence behind Gulf oil spill
BP says Halliburton destroyed evidence that it did faulty cement work on the oil will that leaked into the Gulf. Halliburton denies claim.
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BP settlement: Anadarko adds $4 billion to pay spill claims
BP settlement with Anadarko reduces chances of punitive damages for 2010 Gulf spill. Despite BP settlement, other lawsuits and fines still loom for oil giant.
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