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Alcoa Posts Strong First Quarter Profit

Posted 06.11.2011

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NEW YORK – Alcoa Inc (AA.N) reported a first-quarter profit that beat estimates as the price of aluminum, its primary product, rose sharply and ...

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Japan's Earthquake Estimated To Cost Insurers Upwards Of $50B

AP | PALLAVI GOGOI | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Japan's massive earthquake has led to untold damages to life and property. Early estimates for the losses for insurers and reinsurers aro...

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One Nation March: Sometimes Size Doesn't Matter

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sally Kohn

The One Nation Working Together march did not draw as many people to the Washington Mall as Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally a few weeks prior. A...

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Feds Dramatically Increase Oil Spill Estimate, Making BP's The Worst Offshore Oil Accident In History

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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[This story and headline have been updated to reflect the fact that a 1910 oil well blowout in California, on land, is said to have spilled 9 million ...

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Low Gulf Oil Spill Size Estimate Could Save BP Millions Of Dollars In Court

McClatchy | Marisa Taylor, Renee Schoof and Erika Bolstad | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- BP's estimate that only 5,000 barrels of oil are leaking daily from a well in the Gulf of Mexico, which the Obama administration hasn't ...

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U.S. Considering Criminal Case Against BP

LA Times | Richard A. Serrano | Posted 05.25.2011

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A team of top federal prosecutors and investigators has taken the first steps toward a formal criminal investigation into oil giant BP's actions befor...

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Companies Are Gaming The System To Beat Wall Street Expectations

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — More than 80 percent of major companies reporting third-quarter results this month have beaten Wall Street expectations. So is busines...

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