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Amazon snaps up live video startup Twitch for $970 million
August 26th, 2014
Amazon.com Inc snapped up live-streaming gaming network Twitch Interactive for about $970 million in cash, reflecting Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos’ resolve to transform Amazon into an Internet destination beyond its core retail operations. The move, announced by the ...
China’s Natural Gas Demand Set to Triple by 2040
August 22nd, 2014
According to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, China’s demand for natural gas is set to triple over the next 25 years. Natural gas demand in China is projected to hit 17.5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in ...
Oil prices drop puts at risk Moscow’s Budget
August 21st, 2014
Oil and gas are at the heart of the Russian economy and are largely responsible for keeping Moscow’s government budget in balance. But the recent decline in the price of oil from the North Sea and Texas has now ...
Oil Companies Turning Away From The Middle East
August 20th, 2014
The violence and cutthroat politics of the Middle East, combined with declining oil and gas production levels, has triggered a subtle but significant shift away from what has long been the center of the energy industry to other regions ...
New record for Apple stock
August 20th, 2014
The tech behemoth’s stock closed at the highest price in the company’s history — $100.53 a share — on Tuesday. Investors are salivating over demand for the next iPhone and cheering Apple’s newfound willingness to spend its cash horde. ...
Oil prices drop and investment in Canadian oil sands is risky
August 20th, 2014
A new study says the recent increase in global oil production and the ensuing drop in price may threaten the profits of energy companies that have invested in Canadian oil sands, the world’s most expensive extraction operation. The think ...
Microsoft Cloud Service Azure Experienced Global Outage
August 19th, 2014
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s Azure cloud-computing service, a critical part of Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella’s plan to remake the software company, experienced a major global outage yesterday that lasted for around five hours. Azure, which lets businesses access computing ...
As Demand For Oil Drops, Worries Rise For Debt-Heavy Companies
August 14th, 2014
Weak global oil demand is keeping a lid on prices, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), and that’s bad news for companies carrying a lot of debt. Oil demand for 2014 will be lower ...
New Tax Threatens to Destroy Gas Production in Ukraine
August 13th, 2014
Independent gas producers in Ukraine are joining forces to pressure the government in Kiev to re-think its new gas tax before everyone makes a run for the border in search of new assets in a more stable environment. Private ...
Brazil’s Petrobras Ramps Up Production of Pre-Salt Oil
August 12th, 2014
After several years of very little progress, Brazil is finally beginning to extract oil from ultra-deep water. Brazil’s economy grew at an astounding pace from 2005 to 2010, thanks to a commodity boom that sent exports of things like ...
