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Top 10 metros for job growth
Some metropolitan areas have a booming jobs market, thanks to energy, manufacturing, or sometimes just the right mix of highly diversified industries. Here's a look at the 10 metros that have seen the largest percentage increase in jobs over the past 12 months:
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Election 101: 11 questions about Rick Perry and his White House bid
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Energy Voices Oil by train runs out of track
Shipping oil by rail used to be the answer to tight pipeline capacity and cheap Canadian crude, Schaeffer writes, but the question now is: Has that train left the station?
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Energy Voices Another energy boom is on the way
The next energy boom will be natural gas, although it could take a while to take off.
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Energy Voices Watch out: WTI-Brent spread is narrowing
The $20 per barrel gap between Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate crude has closed to $13 to $14 a barrel. WTI prices are moving up, but forces pushing energy prices up may be weakening.
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Energy Voices Clean-coal power plant to break ground in Texas (Sponsor content)
The Texas Clean Energy Project, a $2.5 billion coal gasification power plant, will be the first US power plant that combines both integrated coal gasification combined cycle and carbon-capture-and-storage technologies, Tracey writes.
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Energy Voices In Great Plains, if you drill it they will come
The Great Plains are experiencing a stunning resurgence in population after being long considered a population drain. One big reason: the energy boom.
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Energy Voices Is the Keystone XL pipeline worth it?
The Keystone XL pipeline gains new endorsements as environmental opposition grows. Putting ecological implications aside for a moment, is the Keystone XL pipeline, and the tar sands production that goes with it, a good financial investment?
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Adopted toddler's alleged death-by-abuse in Texas inflames Russia
A Kremlin ombudsman says that Russian 3-year-old Maxim Kuzmin was killed by his adoptive Texan mother last month. The accusation has stoked a new firestorm in Russia over US adoptions.
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Why the premium for Brent oil won't last
Some 1.1 million barrels per day of pipeline capacity will alleviate the glut of West Texas Intermediate and allow it to supply higher-priced markets.
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Energy Voices Energy predictions from last year: Did they come true?
Rapier grades the predictions he made last year about Keystone, natural gas prices, and other energy topics.
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Top 10 metros for job growth
Some metropolitan areas have a booming jobs market, thanks to energy, manufacturing, or sometimes just the right mix of highly diversified industries. Here's a look at the 10 metros that have seen the largest percentage increase in jobs over the past 12 months:
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Train hits float in Texas
A float carrying wounded veterans in a Texas parade was struck by a train on Thursday. The group was bound for a banquet in their honor. Four died and 17 were injured in the crash.
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Energy Voices Oil prices gain 3 percent as elections, hurricane, and China push prices up
After three weeks of losses, cheap crude attracted buyers, raising oil prices for the second straight day. The elections, hurricane Sandy, and China's 18th Party Congress also helped push oil prices up.
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Energy Voices Gas prices: Why are they so high?
Drivers in North America are now competing with the rest of the world for cheap American crude oil, Schaefer writes. The result? High gas prices.
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Energy Voices Conventional wisdom about unconventional oil is probably wrong
Just because there's plenty of unconventional oil out there – from tar sands to oil shale – doesn't mean it's economically feasible to use it.
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Tatooine-like planet: Astronomers spot pair of planets orbiting twin suns (+video)
Tatooine-like planet: In a cosmic first, astronomers have discovered two alien planets orbiting two stars, not unlike Luke Skywalker's home planet in the Star Wars films.
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Gas prices drop, following oil's lead
Gas prices across the US continued to drop Tuesday, as the national average dropped below $3.50 a gallon for the first time since February. Gas prices are following oil's price decline, though oil prices ticked up slightly.
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Gas prices fall below $3 in two states
Gas prices are silver lining in economic gloom. Since April, gas prices are down more than 30 cents a gallon and experts predict more decline.
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Stocks fall on worries over European stability
The Dow slipped 102 points to close at 12927 Monday as worrying news out of Europe sent US stocks sharply lower.
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Gas prices, still climbing, are now just one thin dime from $4 a gallon
Gas prices jumped 5 cents a gallon last week on average, says AAA's Fuel Gauge Report, even as oil prices stabilized a bit. When gas prices reach $4 a gallon, motorists begin to change their habits.
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$5 gas? Prices creep upward once again.
America could see $5 gas this year, as prices march toward $4 a gallon well before the annual summer spike. How much of the country could see $5 gas?
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Strong manufacturing data boosts stocks
Stocks climbed Wednesday after strong manufacturing data and encouraging reports about the Greek debt crisis. The Dow rose 83 points to close at 12716.
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Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs loses phone privileges
Prison officials said Monday that imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs loses phone privileges for 90 days as punishment for making calls that were put on speakerphone.
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Gold prices: Could they hit $2,500 in 2012?
Gold prices have fallen in recent months and many analysts expect the correction to continue. But one analyst sees gold prices rallying next year.
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Lubbock dust storm: 8,000 feet high rolls through Texas (VIDEO)
Lubbock dust storm: Dust kicked up by westerly breezes ahead of a strong cold front restricted visibility in Lubbock to about 5 miles all afternoon, said National Weather Service Lubbock meteorologist Matt Ziebell.
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Post oil: In oil country, maverick Nissan Leaf driver gives up gas (VIDEO)
In his post-oil world, a Texan never buys gas for his all-electric Nissan Leaf – and still gets a thrill out of putting the pedal to the metal.
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