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The Paris Climate Agreement's Most Surprising Defender: Exxon Mobil
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 12:59pm | 839Read More...President Donald Trump is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Axios reported in a story quoting sources with direct knowledge of the decision. For his part, the president tweeted he would announce his decision in the coming days, leaving open the possibility for a change of mind. EPA...
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The Potential 'Rip Your Face Off' Uranium Rally
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 9:58am | 963Read More...Just like every election cycle in recent history, America's energy future remains an open and evolving question for the new Trump administration. While the president's cabinet is stacked with gas-and-oil-friendly faces like former Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) CEO Rex Tillerson and...
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7 Oil Magnates You Need To Follow On Twitter
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 4:05pm | 444Read More...Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) can be an extremely useful and tradeable too for investors, but only if you follow the right people. Here’s a look at 7 influential people in the oil & gas industry who have the potential for market-moving tweets. 1. T. Boone Pickens — @boonepickens From...
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Rick Perry Voices Bitcoin Support
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 7:36am | 332Read More...With bitcoin still struggling to gain mainstream approval, the cryptocurrency has been largely absent on the campaign trail for most of the 2016 Presidential hopefuls. However, Republican candidate Rick Perry remarked in a New York Observer interview that he is in support of "regulatory...
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How Every Presidential Candidate Wants To Change The Economy
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 2:23pm | 718Read More...As the 2016 race for the Oval Office picks up steam, candidates are honing their individual policy stances. And with all of the major candidates having made their bids official after John Kasich's announcement last week, now is as good a time as any to examine their individual platforms. Below is...
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Marijuana Takes On A New Role In Presidential Campaigns
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 8:39am | 305Read More...Marijuana used to be a taboo subject rarely discussed by high-level politicians. Presidential candidates were careful to downplay their involvement with the drug and the topic of legalization was virtually off-limits. However, this year's race marks a major shift in the way both the public...
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Report: Toyota Joining Corporate Exodus Out Of California, Moving U.S. HQ To Texas
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 3:37pm | 443Read More...Is another large corporation abandoning California for a better economic landscape elsewhere in the United States? Monday's Los Angeles Times reports Toyota (NYSE: TM) is expected to move its North American sales and marketing headquarters from Torrence, California to Dallas, Texas. Around 5,...
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Ben Bernanke's Eventful Years at the Fed
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 4:50pm | 1228Read More...When Ben Bernanke succeeded Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in February 2006, the economy seemed to growing smoothly. Unemployment was under 5 percent. Little did the former Princeton economics professor know what was to befall him. Within 18 months, it became clear a...
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Will Illinois Businesses Head South?
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 3:09pm | 585Read More...Illinois has had its share of fiscal woes in recent times and another big one just landed on its plate. Texas Governor Rick Perry recently made headlines for visiting the "Prairie State" on an alleged job raiding expedition, with some radio ads to go along with his onsite recruiting. The purpose...
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Afterthought from Republican Debate: Romney Has Promising Future Career As Game Show Host
Sunday, December 11, 2011 - 3:01pm | 1384Read More...Following the Republican presidential debate on Saturday night in Iowa, it finally dawned on me that Mitt Romney's calling may be to be a game show host. Where some Americans during the 2008 presidential election commented that they could see Sarah Palin as a future talk show host, I can now see...
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How to Profit From Gingrich Call For Social Security Opt Out
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 9:56am | 344Read More...Financial sector stocks could be given a boost if Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich gets his way. The former House speaker, who has been rising in the polls, says that he wants to allow Americans to opt out of the Social Security system and place funds into personally managed...
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Ron Paul Appears to be Iowa Front-Runner According to Latest Poll Data
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 2:17pm | 942Read More...While the mainstream media will certainly try to spin the latest Bloomberg poll, which shows that Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich are in a statistical dead heat in Iowa, the real takeaway is that Congressman Paul appears to be the front-runner in the state. The poll, which was...
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Down Goes Perry: Winners, Losers of GOP Debate
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 2:09pm | 971Read More...As the debate season roars on, the Republican nomination circus seems more like a bad season of The Bachelorette and less like a serious discussion about the leadership and direction of a major political party. Like the massive marriage game, the GOP nomination has come down to a few indisputable...
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Rick Perry Likely Finished After Debate Gaffe
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 12:54pm | 492Read More...Citizens who have been holding their breath hoping and praying that Texas Governor Rick Perry, a George W. Bush clone if there ever was one, would not become the next President of the United States can now let out a giant sigh of relief. Last night, Perry put the final nail in his coffin. The Texas...
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Winners and Losers from the Michigan GOP Debate
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 12:16pm | 570Read More...Winners Mitt Romney Romney came into this debate the frontrunner, and left it looking like the presumptive nominee. His debate-style isn’t going to win him any accolades alone, but he leaves nobody questioning his temperance and vision for America. The point that many conservatives believed...
