Energy

The oil price-fixing scandal has landed in the U.S.

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Right On

Fannie Mae "is regaining its swagger even as lawmakers plot its demise"

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Politicking

Wall Street lobbyists frequently help draft financial legislation

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Abenomics

The deeper agenda behind Abenomics

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Is the demand for high-skilled workers actually falling?

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"Markets" never cared about the outcome of the fiscal cliff negotiations

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"For God's sake, please just stop" international aid to Africa

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Peter Peterson, failure

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End of life care: the wrong place to look for healthcare savings

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Positive affirmations make "people with low self-esteem feel worse"

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Study finds that the revolving door actually toughens enforcement results at the SEC

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Epicurean Dealmaker: Revolving door not necessarily a bad thing? Outrageous! Don't undermine my clown narrative, bro. http://t.co/2qe2EGsY
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Actually, we're all rich kids on Instagram

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Aaron Naparstek: RT @felixsalmon: “Rich Kids of Instagram Epitomize Everything Right with Tumblr” http://t.co/XTVB8XA8
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Why shareholders don't actually own public companies and are hurting America

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We're "witnessing a significant shift in power from shareholders to entrepreneurs and managers"
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This is the least important jobs report of all time

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Abnormal Returns: Friday 7atSeven: econo-extravaganza