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Bidding war brewing for Furniture Brands?
2013-09-12 16:46:41| Furniture - Topix.net
As part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Furniture Brands International plans to sell most of its assets to Oaktree Capital Management, but a possible rival bidder emerged at a bankruptcy court hearing yesterday.
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Tips for Winning a Bidding War in an Overheated Real Estate Market
2013-09-11 17:05:28| Real Estate - Topix.net
The terrace of the penthouse at 14 Hope St. The apartment went for above the $1.3 million asking price after 15 offers came in, Prime Realty's Eric Hantman said.
How Could A Drought Spark A Civil War?
2013-09-08 13:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The background of the Syrian conflict can seem obscure to outsiders, but the spark that started it all is often traced back to the city of Dara'a, in February of 2011. A group of young people writing Arab Spring protest slogans on a wall are arrested and beaten. "When that news broke there was a massive demonstration on the street, and that was the first spark one can call of the Syrian uprising," Nayan Chanda tells NPR's Jacki Lyden. But long before a single shot was fired in Syria, there...
How Climate Change Warmed Syria Up for War
2013-09-05 06:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Motherboard: Most Americans' understanding of the root of the Syrian conflict boils down to something like this: Bashar al-Assad is a sociopathic maniac who'd rather mow down his own people than relinquish dictatorship. While that's undoubtedly part of the equation, there's obviously a lot more at play than that. And some of the blame, scholars argue, can be traced all the way to climate change. As was the case with many of the nations touched by the Arab Spring, a large swath of Syria's citizenry wasn't just...
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Stock Futures Gain on War Delay, Global Economic Data; Constellation...
2013-09-03 15:16:11| Beverages - Topix.net
U.S. stocks are set for a higher open as airstrikes against Syria look to be postponed and data suggested a strengthening global economy.
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