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How 16 ships create as much pollution as all the cars in the world

Eco expert: Fred Pearce is an environmental consultant to New Scientist magazine Last week it was revealed that 54 oil tankers are anchored off the coast of Britain, refusing to unload their fuel until prices have risen. For 31...

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Wall Street conspiracy theories dissected, defined

The Big Money Sunday, November 22, 2009 Once there was a simpler time, when pretty much everything that happened in the financial world had a straightforward explanation. Discussion of the causes of the crash was confined to...

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LyondellBasell gets buyout offer from Reliance

HOUSTON (AP) - LyondellBasell says Reliance Industries offered to acquire a controlling interest in the beleaguered chemical company, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Value of the cash offer was not disclosed....

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Stock mkt better than gold & crude

22 Nov 2009, 0200 hrs IST, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, In Bollywood blockbuster Ghajini, the lead actor suffers from a disastrous aliment — “short-term memory loss.” The current market euphoria across the world reminds me of a similar...

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Saudi Arabia's Infrastructure Outlook 'Positive'

JEDDAH - Although transport projects have been the main focus of Saudi Arabia's infrastructure sector over the past quarter, the utilities sector has also seen a number of projects awarded and announced. In a separate report,...

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Keeping Our Sights Set On A Recovery

Welcome to the Energy and Capital Weekend Edition — our insights from the week in investing, as well as our top stories from Energy and Capital and our sister publications. Another week has passed, and despite an early rally in...

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Mexico says new data reflect economic recovery

By Associated Press Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Added 5m ago MEXICO CITY — Rising oil prices and increased exports are slowly dragging Mexico’s economy out of a severe recession, but the nation’s financial system still...

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MarketWatch First Take: Dismantling the U.S. refining sector (at MarketWatch)

Another refinery bites the dust Commentary: Valero latest to shrink U.S. refining sector View all MarketWatch First Take › ‹ Previous Column Hong Kong warns it's time to ease off the gas Dismantling the U.S. refining sector By...

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Shares not always fair since 2000

The FTSE 100 fell and the banks collapsed. But as Patrick Collinson reports, the only shares that didn't go up in smoke were tobacco companies In a decade dominated by the rise of China, the expansion of the internet and the...

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Oil and gas companies 'recover'

The E&Y report suggests oil and gas chiefs are on the takeover trail The rising oil price has helped the UK's energy industry move towards recovery, a survey of smaller firms in the oil and gas sector suggests. Ernst & Young's...

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