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Oil Sinks As US Relations With Iran Improve
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 7:01am | 285Read More...Brent crude oil slipped to $107.61 at 7:15 GMT on Monday morning as easing geopolitical tension and increasing supply pressured prices. Many are optimistic about the future of US and Iranian relations as the two have made more progress in the last few days than has been made more than a decade...
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Geopolitical Tension Eases And Oil Prices Drop
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 7:18am | 283Read More...Brent crude oil was poised to end the week below $109 as easing geopolitical tension kicked some of the support out from under the commodity. Brent was trading at $109.04 at 7:00 GMT on Friday morning. A resolution to the problems in Syria came into view after the US and Russia agreed on the terms...
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Market Primer: Friday, September 27: US Budget Showdown Outweighs Positive Data
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 6:43am | 1084Read More...US markets were lifted by positive jobs data which added to the case for a Federal Reserve taper in the coming month. Initial jobless claims fell by 5,000, which beat expectations and marginally boosted US shares. However, global shares will likely be depressed in the coming weeks as rocky US...
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Benzinga Market Primer for September 11: Apple Shares Continue to Slump, Non-Violet Action Planned in Syria
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 6:40am | 1132Read More...President Obama addressed the US people on Tuesday night and confirmed that he was planning to put his plan to launch targeted military attacks in Syria on the shelf, for now. The President, together with the UN, has agreed to allow Syria to turn over its chemical weapons in order to avoid a...
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The Deal With Businesses And World Peace
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 9:24am | 382Read More...The United Nations released its global corporate sustainability report today. Georg Kell, executive director of the United Nations Global Compact, discussed the part that business play in helping the world find peace on CNBC's Squawk Box Thursday morning. "Business has a role to play in...
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Brent Spikes On Possibility Of Military Action Against Syria
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 7:19am | 286Read More...As the likelihood of military strikes in Syria rose on Wednesday, Brent crude oil prices jumped to six month highs as investors worried about what that would mean for oil supplies coming from the Middle East. Brent prices rose to $115.72 at 7:45 GMT on Wednesday morning as investors waited for...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Monday, August 26: Emerging Markets Struggling To Stabilize
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 6:35am | 903Read More...As the Fed taper approaches, emerging markets are finding it difficult to find solid ground. The fresh turmoil prompted policy makers at the Jackson Hole summit to consider the benefits of capital controls in such a situation. Over the weekend, a paper was presented at the summit which defended...
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Brent Crude Oil Climbing on Spain Bailout
Friday, September 28, 2012 - 7:50am | 277Read More...Brent crude oil has been steadily climbing Friday morning, rising nearly $1 to 113.09. This increase is largely attributed to the news of Spain's budget reform released on Thursday afternoon. While the budget reform hasn't officially requested a bailout, it shows that Spain is taking steps toward...
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How to Profit From Palestinian Bid for Statehood
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 9:07am | 678Read More...The United States and Israel have been scrambling to gain enough votes to block a United Nations vote to recognize a Palestinian state. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that he will ask the fifteen member United Nations Security Council to recognize Palestine as the United...
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No Longer Just Crazy Talk: UN Warns the Dollar Could Collapse
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 4:22pm | 295Read More...On Wednesday, the United Nations warned that the U.S. dollar could collapse. While some economic commentators have warned of such a scenario for years, it has still been largely characterized as a fringe idea. According to Reuters, in the U.N.'s mid-year economic review, U.N. economists warned...
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The United Nations Said They Will Give N. Korea Food Aid Up To $200 Million
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 2:00pm | 37Read More...The United Nations said they will give North Korea food aid up to $200 million. The U.N states classify this as an emergency, saying that over 3.5 million people are in need after crop losses strike the country.
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Ceasefire Talks in Libya: How to Trade (OIL, USO, SCO)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 8:37am | 427Read More...The details are still unclear but Colonel Moammar Gadhafi has reportedly accepted a ceasefire plan brought to him by the African Union. The ceasefire calls for an immediate end to hostilities from the forces of each participant including forces loyal to Colonel Gadhafi, the rebels and NATO. The...
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The U.N. Cancer Update
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 10:04pm | 128Read More...According to the United Nations' research conducted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), approximately 13.2 million people will die annually due to cancer by 2030. Plus, 24.1 million are projected to be diagnosed each year--a mind boggling report. To put this number into...
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Great News for Pregnant Women!
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 11:40am | 110Read More...Lancet, a British medical journal, revealed study results that indicate the number of maternal deaths have declined across the globe. Specifically, the number of mothers dying during either pregnancy or childbirth is down 35% in comparison to 28 years ago. However, a report recently released by...
