John D. Rockefeller figured out a long time ago that the most efficient way to transport liquid fuels long distances wasn’t on wheels but in pipelines. Today POET, the privately held Sioux Falls, S.D., company that is the country’s largest producer of ethanol, and Tulsa pipeline-builder Magellan Midstream Partners are poised to make the same leap.
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Dear Annie: I have a very close friend who’s been out of work for almost a year now. He was my college roommate: I’ve known him for almost 20 years and, for about half that time, we worked at the same company. Then he got laid off. Last week one of my kids told me that my friend’s youngest son missed out on a ski trip with the rest of his class because of the expense, even though the cost was minimal (to those of us with jobs).
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Living with an undersize, outdated kitchen? If so, a sledgehammer may feel like the only solution. But these days you’re probably not up for spending the $50,000 or more — maybe much more — it would cost to demolish the space and build a new state-of-the-art room from scratch.
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Failings by Lehman executives and its auditor led to the collapse of the bank which unleashed the worst of the financial crisis, according to a report by a U.S. bankruptcy court-appointed examiner.
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Global Markets Overview: Many analysts had suggested that once the S&P breached 1,150, as it did on Friday, that would reinvigorate traders and help push stocks higher
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A one-year probe into the collapse of Lehman Brothers found ‘credible evidence’ that top executives, including the former chief Dick Fuld, approved misleading financial statements and used an ‘accounting gimmick’ to flatter results
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It takes more than smarts. Here is an honest guide for assessing your ability to go big.
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Carlos Slim Helu thinks Latin America is poised for growth. That will be good for the poor–and for him.
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A one-year probe into the collapse of Lehman Brothers found ‘credible evidence’ that top executives, including the former chief Dick Fuld, approved misleading financial statements and used an ‘accounting gimmick’ to flatter results
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It’s the top reason for divorce. Find out how to stop these disagreements.
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London has lost its crown as the pre-eminent home of banking and finance, as it tied for the first time with New York in the latest ranking of financial centres
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While many industries are shedding jobs and fueling unemployment, these have been hiring.
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Exxon Mobil outlined plans Thursday that rely heavily on oil from tough to reach places, extracting it from the depths of the ocean, the frozen Arctic and the tar sands in Canada’s frozen tundra.
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A one-year probe into the collapse of Lehman Brothers found ‘credible evidence’ that top executives, including the former chief Dick Fuld, approved misleading financial statements and used an ‘accounting gimmick’ to flatter results
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With time running down, the Senate banking committee chief will introduce his own version of reform bill.
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Oil prices eked out gains Thursday, as the risk of an overheated Chinese economy and higher continuing jobless claims stifled traders.
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Analysts throw weight behind beverage maker on bottling deals. Shares climb to new high.
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Firm views insurer as a solid growth play in its sector, suspects buybacks.
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CEO tells conference attendees the firm hopes to be in the black in 2010.
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Global Markets Overview: China reawakens fears over monetary tightening, US data boost stocks
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Meat producer posts first profit in more than a year, despite weakness in hog production.
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Chris Dodd, the Senate banking committee chairman, said that he would introduce a financial regulatory reform bill next week in a substantial move forward for one of President Barack Obama’s legislative priorities.
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