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VERSACE: Making the most of those rising oil and gas prices (The Washington Times)
OPINION/ANALYSIS: Over the past several columns, I`ve been tracking economic data and discussing how it ties together. This week, let`s take a look at a ripple effect of an increasing commodity price and let`s use oil as an example. I chose oil because of the perceived direct impact to consumer wallets in the form of gas prices but also because of the indirect impact on a number of items that ...
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Thursday`s oil, gas, gold, zinc prices (Anchorage Daily News)
Thursday`s oil, gas, gold, zinc prices
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Friday`s oil, gas, gold, zinc prices (Anchorage Daily News)
North Slope oil: $79.49, down $0.87 U.S. natural gas (Henry Hub): $4.35 per million BTU, dow
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Energy Stocks: Oil service stocks fend off weaker crude prices (Market Watch)
Oil and gas stocks fail to hold their own against falling crude-oil prices, leaving the oil services sector the lone bright spot in an otherwise uninspired market.
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Gas Prices on the Rise, Linked to Crude Oil Costs (KFSN-TV Fresno)
If you`ve filled up recently, you`ve probably noticed gas prices are steadily rising again.
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Oil Rigs May Set Records (KX TV North Dakota)
Oil is one of the big money makers for North Dakota... So when oil production is going well it affects all of us in the state. This week a major milestone has been hit. Monday the number of rigs drilling for oil in the state hit on
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Oil rigs top 100 (KX TV North Dakota)
It`s a milestone that means good things for our state`s economic future... Good Afternoon I am Sarah Gustin, thanks for joining us. The number of rigs drilling for oil in North Dakota has hit a major milestone. This week rigs topped one h
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Number of rigs drilling in N.D. oil fields jumps to 100 (Minot Daily News)
The number of rigs actively drilling in the North Dakota oil fields reached 100 as of Monday. That information is according to the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division Web site, which regularly updates the number of rigs drilling in the state.
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Oil Rigs Top 100 in North Dakota (KQCD-TV Dickinson)
The number of rigs piercing North Dakota`s oil patch has topped 100 for the first time in two decades. North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness said 101 rigs are drilling in western North Dakota.
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Oil companies to tap Missouri River water (AP via Yahoo! News)
Oil companies will be able to tap more than 5 million gallons of Missouri River water daily for drilling operations under a pair of projects announced Friday by North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven.
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A look at Democrats` health care overhaul (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for House votes as early as this coming week. Democrats are awaiting cost assessments from the Congressional Budget Office that will allow them to finish details. Some of the main features as the bill takes shape:
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A look at Democrats` health care overhaul (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for House votes as early as this coming week. Democrats are awaiting cost assessments from the Congressional Budget Office that will allow them to finish details.
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A look at Democrats` health care overhaul (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for House votes as early as next week. Democrats are awaiting cost assessments from the Congressional Budget Office that will allow them to finish details. Here are some of the main features as the bill takes shape:
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Hannover Re posts very pleasing result for the 2009 financial year (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
HANNOVER, GERMANY--(Marketwire - 03/11/10) - Hannover RE / Hannover Re posts very pleasing result for the 2009 financial year processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. * Overall premium growth + 26.5% * Combined ratio in non-life reinsurance: 96.6% (95.4%) * Investment income sharply higher at EUR 1.1 billion (EUR 278.5 million ...
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A look at Democrats` health care overhaul (WCAX-TV Vermont)
By The Associated Press President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for House votes as early as this coming week. Democrats...
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Related Information (Mondaq)
In October or November the FSA conducts an annual consultation on proposed changes to the underlying policy for FSA fees charged to authorised persons and on levies due to the Financial Ombudsman Service and Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
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Life settlement funds `need risk warnings` (Investors Chronicle)
Life settlement funds - which turn US life insurance policies into tradable assets - have been one of the more resilient asset classes through the credit crunch, and have expanded rapidly as investors seek predictable returns that are not linked to the broader market cycle.
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FSA warns over traded investments in life policies (Guardian Unlimited)
FSA says trade in life policy settlements contains `major flaws` in its marketing and it has taken action against several firms The Financial Services Authority has warned that it has ";significant concerns"; about the way an increasingly popular type of high-yielding investment is being promoted in the UK and has told independent financial advisers that it will closely monitor sales. Traded life ...
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FSA raises concerns over traded life settlements (Money Marketing Online)
In a speech today at the European Life Settlement Association trade mission in London, FSA head of investment policy Peter Smith said the regulator had concerns about the quality of marketing literature from providers in the traded life policy investment market and it would be monitoring this area closely.
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FSA sets out concerns about Traded Life Policy Investments (UK Financial Services Authority)
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for inviting me to speak today on regulatory priorities for the life settlement industry. I would like to start with some thoughts about the FSA’s general approach to regulation, in particular of the retail investment market.
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LEGAL NOTICES 3-11-10 (Drummer)
Legal Notice Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
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Deadline for 2009 Property Taxes Approaches (Clearwater Gazette)
CLEARWATER - Pinellas County Tax Collector Diane Nelson reminds residents that all 2009 tax payments for real estate and tangible personal property taxes must be received by March 31 to avoid interest charges.
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Gila County property tax lien sale is Friday (Arizona Silver Belt)
GLOBE — Open bidding begins Friday morning for Gila County’s annual property tax lien sale. The auction, conducted by Gila County Treasurer Debra Savage, gets underway at 9 a.m. in the board of supervisors’ hearing room at the Gila County Courthouse in Globe.
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Portland Commercial Real Estate Experts Launch New Company, NBS Multifamily Management (dBusinessNews.com)
PORTLAND -- Norris, Beggs & Simpson Companies, a 77-year-old full-service commercial real estate company with three offices in Oregon and Washington, and Susan Stratton, a successful apartment management executive, have joined forces to found NBS Multifamily Management, a company that will manage apartment communities of 100 units or more around the West Coast.
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Third real estate summit looks at issues (BaldwinCountyNow.com)
MOBILE, Ala. — Real estate professionals from southwest Alabama and other areas gathered March 10 to discuss current market conditions and exchange ideas about how best to jump-start sales and leasing opportunities. The Gulf Coast Commercial Real Estate Summit III and Market Review, presented by the University of South Alabama Mitchell College of Business Center for Real Estate Studies, focused ...
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REITs show rising prices but growing risks (Washington Post)
Analysts, bloggers, real estate dealmakers and managers of mutual funds are as puzzled as I am about the 90 percent rise in REIT indexes since March 2009. Commercial real estate lags the business cycle, so shares of real estate investment trusts normally do not rebound until after it`s apparent the...
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Apollo Management Said to Buy Citi’s Property Unit (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Apollo Management LP agreed to buy Citigroup Inc.’s real estate investment unit, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
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REITs show rising prices but growing risks (Washington Post)
Analysts, bloggers, real estate dealmakers and managers of mutual funds are as puzzled as I am about the 90 percent rise in REIT indexes since March 2009. Commercial real estate lags the business cycle, so shares of real estate investment trusts normally do not rebound until after it`s apparent the economy is well off the bottom. Certainly we`re not there yet.
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Art museum gets money to install solar panels (The State)
The Columbia Museum of Art said Thursday it received $100,906 from the S.C. Energy Office to install energy-saving solar panels.
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Magic on the silver screen (The Star)
Movie-going has become part of the lifestyle of the young and old, thanks to the big screen, state-of-the-art sound system and special effects. But there are those who love nothing better than going back in time for their favourite screenings.
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Managing Director Of Software Research Firm Reveals Top Stock Winners In The Large-cap, Small-cap And Value Investing ... (Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance)
67 WALL STREET, New York - March 12, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Business & Application Software Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 19 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by ...
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GDC: Mac Gaming Talk of Town, Among Winners at Award Shows (PC World)
On Saturday, the Game Developers Conference wraps up at San Francisco`s Moscone Center. By all accounts, it`s been a very exciting week for Mac gaming.
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Contemporary can be cozy (San Francisco Chronicle)
Marin designer Jean Larette loves creating both contemporary and traditional residential interiors. But the owner of Jean Larette Interior Design in Greenbrae admits designing an attractive and functional contemporary living room often requires extra...
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