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Budget Task Force Says City’s Financial Outlook Is Dire – KUHF-FM

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Budget Task Force Says City's Financial Outlook Is Dire
KUHF-FM
Houston city coffers will be exhausted by 2014 unless the city's leaders make drastic and difficult changes to pensions, taxes and services. That's according to a specially-appointed task force that handed over its report today to Mayor Annise Parker.

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Surge in oil prices made US petroleum assets, companies a prime target for M&A … – Washington Post

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Mainichi Daily News

Surge in oil prices made US petroleum assets, companies a prime target for M&A ...
Washington Post
US oil prices jumped 19 percent from 2010 to 2011 to an annual average of $95.12 per barrel. They're expected to keep rising in 2012 as world demand hits a new record. Natural gas prices recently hit a 10-year low. PwC said there were seven ...
Unconventional plays likely to drive 2012 oil, gas M&AOil & Gas Journal

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Three Aerospace Stocks to Buy Now – Barron’s

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Three Aerospace Stocks to Buy Now
Barron's
Based on our analysis of the earnings power of our aerospace companies under coverage, there is an average of 60% absolute increase in earnings through 2014 from current levels. We believe this can translate into 20% to 40% absolute upside in aerospace ...

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Senate prez Haridopolos: Time to put egos aside – Palm Beach Post

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Senate prez Haridopolos: Time to put egos aside
Palm Beach Post
“Anyone who says that they're confident about the economy I think is living in a dream world. But we're all encouraged that the stock market's up. We're all encouraged that the unemployment rate has dipped a bit. But we still have a heck of a long way ...

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Gold Bounces Back After Slip – NuWire Investor

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Moneycontrol.com

Gold Bounces Back After Slip
NuWire Investor
His commitment to a weak dollar policy helped gold. "[I] think dollar weakness is the excuse," says George Gero, senior vice president at RBC Capital Markets, when discussing gold's rally today. "The Greek leaders meeting tomorrow may have good outcome ...
Gold Rallies To Close Higher On Progress In GreeceNASDAQ
Gold Prices Fall on Greek Debt DramaTheStreet.com

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CBOT early calls-Corn up 3-5 cts on weak dollar – Reuters Africa

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Bloomberg

CBOT early calls-Corn up 3-5 cts on weak dollar
Reuters Africa
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures were expected to open 3 to 5 cents per bushel higher on Wednesday on a weak dollar and on position-squaring before the release on Thursday of USDA's February crop production and supply/demand ...
February starts on firm footingAG Week

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Oil prices rise as Iran threatens EU supply cut – Mid Columbia Tri City Herald

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Mid Columbia Tri City Herald

Oil prices rise as Iran threatens EU supply cut
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach NEW YORK Oil prices climbed above $98 per barrel Tuesday after Iran again threatened to cut off supplies to Europe. Iranian lawmakers are pushing a plan to halt crude exports crude to Europe before the European Union begins an ...
Controlling oil prices will help world economyMartinsburg Journal
Prices at the pump could jump past $5, analyst saysWaterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Federal reports shows gasoline prices headed upAmarillo.com
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Stock Market Down By N27bn – Leadership Newspapers

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Stock Market Down By N27bn
Leadership Newspapers
If you have a QR Code Reader you can access the app by scanning this code. This app will work on all phones including Android, iPhone, Windows 7, Symbian and Blackberry. Activities on the floor of the Nigerian Stock market yesterday opened the week in ...

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BlackRock’s Fink Says Investors Should Be 100% in Equities – BusinessWeek

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BlackRock's Fink Says Investors Should Be 100% in Equities
BusinessWeek
Fink said in a May 31 interview he's more bullish on US equities than bonds because companies are benefiting from the weak dollar and have surplus cash to invest for growth. While equities around the world were off to the best start in 18 years, ...

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