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Amid a backdrop of falling oil prices, Halliburton is reportedly in talks to buy smaller rival Baker Hughes in a deal that would create a massive oilfield servicing firm.
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Marc 'Dr. Doom' Faber: I will soon be proven right
Marc Faber has long been calling for the crash that never came. But as stocks have risen, he's gotten even more bearish.
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Price of oil takes another sharp drop
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil took another sharp tumble Thursday as it appeared increasingly unlikely that OPEC members will cut production to staunch a plunge in prices that is entering its fifth month.
Associated PressBelarus official: Ukraine war may push us to West
LONDON (AP) — Belarus wants to strengthen its economic ties to the West and could even help it bypass Russia's ban on some Western foods by reprocessing EU products.
Associated PressSpaceship pilot unaware co-pilot unlocked brake
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The pilot of the Virgin Galactic spaceship that tore apart over the Mojave Desert didn't know his co-pilot had prematurely unlocked its brakes, though protocol for the test flight required the co-pilot to announce the step, federal investigators said Wednesday.
Associated PressRupee see-saws; state-bank dollar buying, weak shares hurt
By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) - The rupee continued its see-sawing trend and weakened marginally on Thursday as losses in domestic shares weighed despite the sharply lower-than-expected retail inflation ...
ReutersHow Dangerous Is Russia's Military?
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- With Russia flying bombers to the Gulf of Mexico and Nato saying Russian troops have entered Ukraine, Bloomberg's Ryan Chilcote looks at the state of Russia's military might and what that could mean for the stand off in the region. (Source: Bloomberg)
BloombergNew Oil Order Will Come in 2015: Currie
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Global Head of Commodities Research Jeffrey Currie discusses the drop in oil prices, outlook for gold and impact of currencies on commodities. He speaks with Jonathan ...
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3 beaten-down stocks set to bounce back in 2015
Their prospects will be good once short-term problems disappear, writes Jeff Reeves.
MarketWatchRuble Will Push Russian Foreign Policy Change: Woo
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- David Woo, global rates head at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses oil prices, what the fall of the ruble means to the escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine ...
Bloomberg1 Social Security Number, 2 Women & a Credit Score Nightmare
A credit reporting error showed one woman had $350,000 of debt that didn't belong to her, but fixing the issue was a credit score nightmare.
Credit.comRussia Ruble In Crisis As Oil Drops, More Sanctions Loom?
The Russian Central Bank's decision to let the ruble float should not elicit crisis fears because this time it's different. So say Deutsche analysts Drausio Giacomelli, Robert Burgess, Hongtao Jiang and Sameer Goel, who write that despite memories of past ruble crises, the Russian economy today is…
Barrons.com4 Americans: How health care law affected them
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 7 million people have signed up for private health insurance under the system introduced last year for those who were uninsured or had policies considered substandard.
Associated PressAlibaba's Jack Ma: Being richest is 'great pain'
He may now be China's richest man but Jack Ma, the founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has admitted in a US television interview that being so wealthy is actually causing him "great pain". Ma has seen his fortune balloon to $19.5 billion after Alibaba's record-breaking $25 billion initial public…
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Americans are quitting their jobs more, and that's a good thing
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a paradoxically good development for the U.S. economy, Americans quit their jobs in September at the fastest rate in over six years. Other data on Thursday showed the number of new jobless claims rose last week but remained near a 14-year low, and the two…
ReutersWhy Detroit’s Pension Deal Is a Warning to Retirement Savers
The Motor City is counting on the market to keep its pension promises—a lot like under-saved 401(k) plan participants.
MoneySantelli: 30-Year yield says it all
CNBC's Rick Santelli discusses bond prices and yields.
CNBC VideosBank of America, Citigroup Said to Sell Soured Home Loans
Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. (C) are selling multiple pools of soured U.S. Bank of America put about $1 billion of troubled debt on the market last week, consisting of nonperforming loans and some where payments have resumed, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the…
BloombergShell 'warned pipeline could leak'
Oil firm Royal Dutch Shell was told a pipeline had reached the end of its life years before it spilled up to 500,000 barrels of oil in Nigeria, according to court documents seen by the BBC.
BBC NewsGM's Mary Barra may be “toast” – leadership expert
GM and Ford have been battling it out for the hearts and dollars of Americans for more than a century. GM is still winning on pure size - it's the world's third largest automaker behind Toyota and VW. But as far as leadership goes - one expert says GM may need to start worrying about who they have…
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3 Companies Poised to Explode When Cable Dies
The "next big thing" in tech is already in your living room, and these three stocks are poised to explode when cable finally dies
US oil supply nearing Saudi numbers
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports on the oil market close. U.S. crude oil production has reached 9 million barrels a day on a weekly figure, according to the Dept. of Energy.
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