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U.S. Airlines Escalate Battle Against Their Gulf Rivals
2015-03-08 07:46:07| Airlines - Topix.net
U.S. carriers are getting louder in their objections, but they're getting little support outside of the three airlines themselves. They're flush with cash and loving the cheap oil.
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Libya Warns of Complete Oil Shutdown as Attacks Escalate
2015-02-15 13:54:09| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Smoke rises from the port of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi during clashes between forces loyal to the internationally recognised government and militias, on Feb. 14, 2015. Photographer: Abdullah Doma/AFP via Getty Images -- Libya's state-run oil company warned that it would shut production at all fields if authorities in the divided nation fail to contain an escalation of attacks on facilities that cut crude output to a year-low.
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Junk Bond Risks Escalate With Leverage Back to '08 Levels
2014-11-12 12:14:23| Footwear - Topix.net
The riskiest corporate debtors in the U.S. aren't growing fast enough to pay down their borrowings, increasing the risk for bond investors at a time when valuations are already at about record highs. That's the conclusion of Deutsche Bank AG, which estimates that the biggest jump in earnings in almost three years may be coming too late for speculative-grade borrowers as the amount of debt on balance sheets climbs back to levels seen in early 2008 before the financial crisis.
Pentagon to Escalate Global Warming Preparation
2014-06-30 20:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
U.S. News and World Report: Time to put some milestones on the Roadmap. Whether from rising seas, eroding coasts, thawing permafrost or worsening wildfires, American military installations across the world are in the line of fire from climate change, the Government Accountability Office and the Department of Defense have found. Thawing permafrost, melting sea ice, and rising sea levels along the Alaskan shore has eroded the coastline near a Defense Department early warning radar site. Following up on a 2012 Climate...
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Dubai official's comment that Qatar is 'eighth emirate of UAE' may escalate Gulf rift tensions
2014-04-01 21:23:28| IT Services - Topix.net
Agence France Presse reported Tuesday that a top UAE official called Qatar its "eighth emirate," in a move that is likely to escalate already heightened Gulf tensions between Doha and its neighbors.
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