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Huge gas finds in Mediterranean Sea waiting to be tapped
February 16th, 2017
Huge gas finds in Mediterranean Sea waiting to be tapped As the helicopter roars its way west from the Tel Aviv coast, two dots emerge from the featureless blue. Closer up, they begin to take shape: Giant platforms for ...
Dollar Falls as Fed Path Assessed; Stocks Retreat: Markets Wrap
February 2nd, 2017
Investors scrutinize results from Facebook to Deutsche Bank Fed policy statement does little to alter views on rate hikes The dollar slumped against most of its major peers after the Federal Reserve gave dollar bulls little to be optimistic ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Metals on China PMI as RBA Boosts Aussie
November 1st, 2016
Australian rate-cut bets pared after central bank meeting China manufacturing gauges increase to two-year highs Asian stocks reversed losses and industrial metals rallied after an unexpected pickup in manufacturing in China, the biggest driver of global economic growth. Australia’s ...
The World’s Top Performing Hedge Fund Is Shorting Big Dividends
August 24th, 2016
Oslo Asset Management’s AAM Absolute Return grew 58.5% in 2015 Companies paying dividends rewarded with generous valuations The world’s top performing hedge fund is shorting companies that are juicing their valuations by promising investors big dividends. AAM Absolute Return ...
Lebanon is the new rival seen in Mediterranean Gas race
July 7th, 2016
Lebanon parliament likely to pass energy bills soon: lawmaker Dispute ended over offshore energy blocks to be awarded Lebanon may soon approve measures to push ahead with a stalled first auction of offshore oil and natural gas rights, ending ...
Iran’s Oil Comeback May Already Be Over
June 16th, 2016
Crude output may peak in 2016 at 3.6-3.8 million barrels a day Investors facing sanctions, political risk in entering country Iran easily beat expectations with its speed in boosting oil exports after the lifting of sanctions. Without an injection ...
U.K. Stocks Show Calm Before Brexit Storm as Pound Traders Fret
June 3rd, 2016
FTSE 100 volatility index at lowest vs currency counterpart U.K. shares’ dividend yield greater than global equity index Less than three weeks before Britain votes on its membership in the European Union, the country’s equity investors are much less ...
European Stocks Decline Fourth Day as Earnings Fail to Encourage
May 5th, 2016
BHP Billiton leads commodity producers lower on Brazil lawsuit Societe Generale advances as earnings beat estimates European stocks posted their longest losing streak in more than a month as the latest batch of earnings failed to lift investor sentiment. ...
Russia’s Oil Dilemma, Explained
March 9th, 2016
Kremlin needs to plug hole in budget stemming from crude slump Higher tax could cause output to drop from post-Soviet record While the world focuses on Russia’s Oil-freeze talks with OPEC, there are discussions behind closed doors in the Kremlin ...
Oil Prices Could Jump 50% by the End of 2016
February 3rd, 2016
WTI seen averaging near $46 a barrel in Q4; Brent at about $48 U.S. sees domestic oil output falling by 620,000 barrels a day Oil bulls distressed that last week’s rally fizzled can find some comfort in forecasts for ...
