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Are Big Oil's Growth Days Numbered?
2014-08-09 10:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Motley Fool: The media often depicts big oil companies such as ExxonMobil in a highly negative light -- awash in profits taken from consumers who suffer under the thrall of high gas prices. That's understandable given that 19 of the 25 highest annual profits ever recorded came from big oil companies; seven of those from Exxon, whose 2008 $45 billion annual profit is the largest in world history. Furthermore, the media likes to quote the astronomical sales figures generated by these companies' scale. For example,...
a Even in hot real estate market, staging a home can pay off big
2014-08-08 20:12:48| Real Estate - Topix.net
Who would have guessed removing some furniture, painting and landscaping could increase the sale price of a house so much? That's how much Realtor Tim Surratt with Greenwood King Properties increased the listing for a Montrose townhouse after the owner agreed to have it staged.
IJH, IDU: Big ETF Outflows
2014-08-08 20:04:37| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF , where 9,850,000 units were destroyed, or a 6.0% decrease week over week.
Hawaii Feels Iselles Force, With Another Big Storm Close Behind
2014-08-08 12:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: After more than two decades without a hurricane hitting the state, two major storms are now laying siege to Hawaii. High winds from Hurricane Iselle began to hit the Big Island of Hawaii on Thursday night, though the center of the storm remained offshore hours after it had been expected to make landfall. Iselle was downgraded to a tropical storm later Thursday. Hurricane Julio, with winds of over 100 miles per hour, was close behind and could reach the islands over the weekend. Storm surges and...
'Big rise' in school absence fines
2014-08-08 02:42:39| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The number of parental fines in England for children's poor school attendance has risen sharply since the term-time holiday ban, BBC research suggests.
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