Energy

Transport by rail is reshaping the US energy industry

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Investigations

SAC braces for withdrawals from major investors

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Apple

Ireland does not want to be blamed for Apple's tax avoidance

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New Normal

"We have to recognize that the face of American poverty is an increasingly suburban one"

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Europeans hate the EU (and the Germans), but can't quite let go of the euro

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Linkfest.com: Of stereotypes and the slow end of the European affair - http://t.co/PebZKSa6QD - Financial Times
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"The data crunchers are invading Hollywood."

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On a price-per-hour basis, haute cuisine cheaper than a massage

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Paddy Johnson: Fine dining, the affordable luxury experience. A reasonable argument is made here. http://t.co/wgKPGmDnhx
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New study finds Google Trends may be a useful stock-picking tool

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Back in 2010, the same researchers found Google Trends couldn't predict stock market fluctuations
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When cicadas emerge, markets produce double their average historical returns

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Lauren Young: Bull or bear? No, It's a bug market. In years when cicadas emerge in NY, stocks gain an average 21% http://t.co/b3oW9mNSzE
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77 people say they don't have cable

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Peter Kafka: RT @SplatF: Smell test! http://t.co/PNFT9F0f Are 23% of $NFLX subs really cord cutters? Seems high; sample size seems low.
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60% of surveyed vegetarians have consumed meat in the past 24 hours

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The Federal government owns oil and gas worth $128 trillion (or a lot, lot less)

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Matt Yglesias: If @ATabarrok is right about this (and I suspect he’s not) then worrying about the national debt looks even sillier: http://t.co/PGGNFVm2
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The outcome of all 456 episodes of Law & Order, graphed

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ben walsh: Charts of Week, hands down: The outcomes of all 456 episodes from the full 20 seasons of Law & Order http://t.co/jLvULqG7
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Turnout plummets and the presidential race tied! (sample size: 10 people in New Hampshire)

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