Crude oil whiplash? Blame the banks

PrintCommenBy Colin Barr June 16, 2011: 6:37 AM ET Want to see the plump financial tail wag the scrawny economic dog? Look no further than the wild, wooly oil markets.Crude futures for delivery next month tumbled $4 and change in New York Wednesday, marking their biggest decline in a month. The recession obsession being what it is, the selloff was taken as confirming poor prospects for U.S. growth and rising risks that...

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Crude oil whiplash? Blame the banks

PrintCommentBy Colin Barr June 16, 2011: 6:37 AM ET Want to see the plump financial tail wag the scrawny economic dog? Look no further than the wild, wooly oil markets.Crude futures for delivery next month tumbled $4 and change in New York Wednesday, marking their biggest decline in a month. The recession obsession being what it is, the selloff was taken as confirming poor prospects for U.S. growth and rising risks that...

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Crude oil whiplash? Blame the banks

PrintCommenBy Colin Barr June 16, 2011: 6:37 AM ET Want to see the plump financial tail wag the scrawny economic dog? Look no further than the wild, wooly oil markets.Crude futures for delivery next month tumbled $4 and change in New York Wednesday, marking their biggest decline in a month. The recession obsession being what it is, the selloff was taken as confirming poor prospects for U.S. growth and rising risks that...

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Crude oil whiplash? Blame the banks

PrintCommentBy Colin Barr June 16, 2011: 6:37 AM ET Want to see the plump financial tail wag the scrawny economic dog? Look no further than the wild, wooly oil markets.Crude futures for delivery next month tumbled $4 and change in New York Wednesday, marking their biggest decline in a month. The recession obsession being what it is, the selloff was taken as confirming poor prospects for U.S. growth and rising risks that...

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Dollar and euro face summer of uncertainty

PrintCommentBy Charles Riley June 15, 2011: 2:12 PM ETClick chart for more currencies data.NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The euro sank to its lowest level against the dollar this month, as Greek protestors gathered in Athens and some hurled petrol bombs at the Ministry of Finance.The unrest, and news that European governments had failed to agree on a bailout, pushed the euro to as low as $1.419 against the dollar in early trading Wednesday. Europe's...

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Kansas City Chiefs lose Matt Cassel to leg injury

Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel grabs his left leg after he was sacked in the first quarter Saturday. (Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images / August 29, 2009)Matt Hasselbeck threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns with newly signed Edgerrin James watching on the sideline, leading the Seattle Seahawks to a 14-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday night in Kansas City, Mo., in a game in which the Chiefs lost quarterback Matt Cassel to a leg injury.James,...

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Dollar and euro face summer of uncertainty

PrintCommentBy Charles Riley June 15, 2011: 2:12 PM ETClick chart for more currencies data.NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The euro sank to its lowest level against the dollar this month, as Greek protestors gathered in Athens and some hurled petrol bombs at the Ministry of Finance.The unrest, and news that European governments had failed to agree on a bailout, pushed the euro to as low as $1.419 against the dollar in early trading Wednesday. Europe's...

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Kansas City Chiefs lose Matt Cassel to leg injury

Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel grabs his left leg after he was sacked in the first quarter Saturday. (Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images / August 29, 2009)Matt Hasselbeck threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns with newly signed Edgerrin James watching on the sideline, leading the Seattle Seahawks to a 14-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday night in Kansas City, Mo., in a game in which the Chiefs lost quarterback Matt Cassel to a leg injury.James,...

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Premier League round-up

Chelsea and Tottenham both maintained their 100 per cent starts to the new season on an afternoon when Liverpool came from behind to beat Bolton.Champions Manchester United also hit back in the evening game to defeat Arsenal 2-1 at Old Trafford.The Gunners controlled much of the first half and took the lead through an excellent long-range strike from Andrey Arshavin five minutes before the interval.United improved in the second period and Wayne Rooney...

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Premier League round-up

Chelsea and Tottenham both maintained their 100 per cent starts to the new season on an afternoon when Liverpool came from behind to beat Bolton.Champions Manchester United also hit back in the evening game to defeat Arsenal 2-1 at Old Trafford.The Gunners controlled much of the first half and took the lead through an excellent long-range strike from Andrey Arshavin five minutes before the interval.United improved in the second period and Wayne Rooney...

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The 7 Irrefutable Rules Of Small Business Growth - Wiley

Throughout much of the 1980s and 1990s, I was president of three different fast-growth businesses. In each case, these businesses went from pretty small to considerably bigger (but still pretty small in the grand scheme of things). The biggest one reached more than $12 million in revenue and 100 employees, and all three went through significant growth phases.At a relatively early age, I did learn a few things about what it takes to grow...

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The 7 Irrefutable Rules Of Small Business Growth - Wiley

Throughout much of the 1980s and 1990s, I was president of three different fast-growth businesses. In each case, these businesses went from pretty small to considerably bigger (but still pretty small in the grand scheme of things). The biggest one reached more than $12 million in revenue and 100 employees, and all three went through significant growth phases.At a relatively early age, I did learn a few things about what it takes to grow...

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New York to Open Gay-Marriage Era as Lottery Winners Celebrate

By Esmé E. DeprezJuly 22 (Bloomberg) -- Two grooms and two brides now adorn mugs, rubber duckies and snow globes in the souvenir shop of the City Clerk’s office in Manhattan as New York state prepares to allow same-sex couples to marry.The city received 823 lottery entries from couples for 764 spots available for marriage at clerks’ offices July 24, said Marc LaVorgna, a spokesman for Mayor Michael Bloomberg. To accommodate all of the couples who applied, the city increased the number of slots in Manhattan to 459 from 400, he said.Jo-Ann Shain...

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Management Tips from an 80-Year-Old Badass

Florida Marlins skipper Jack McKeon may not Twitter, but so what? This octogenarian knows his baseball and runs a tight shipBy Joel Stein Illustration by John Ueland; McKeon: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images; Field: Nick Laham/Getty ImagesNot wearing a hearing aid is one of the many tricks Jack McKeon has learned during his six decades in baseball. “I used to be a very strong disciplinarian,” says McKeon, sitting in the Oakland Coliseum one recent afternoon as his players take batting practice. “Then I decided to back off a little bit....

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Britain’s Second-Quarter Economic Growth Probably Eased to 0.2%

More From Businessweek    German July Ifo Business Confidence Falls More Than Forecast    U.K. Retail Sales Rise as Stores Cut Prices to Lure Shoppers    U.K. Consumer Confidence Falls as Outlook for Economy Darkens    Gilts Drop After Bank of England Minutes as Haven Appeal Wanes    Billionaire Lebedev Interested in Remaking News of the WorldStory Tools    add to Business Exchange    E-mail    PrintBy Fergal O’Brien and Mark...

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New York to Open Gay-Marriage Era as Lottery Winners Celebrate

By Esmé E. DeprezJuly 22 (Bloomberg) -- Two grooms and two brides now adorn mugs, rubber duckies and snow globes in the souvenir shop of the City Clerk’s office in Manhattan as New York state prepares to allow same-sex couples to marry.The city received 823 lottery entries from couples for 764 spots available for marriage at clerks’ offices July 24, said Marc LaVorgna, a spokesman for Mayor Michael Bloomberg. To accommodate all of the couples who applied, the city increased the number of slots in Manhattan to 459 from 400, he said.Jo-Ann Shain...

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Management Tips from an 80-Year-Old Badass

Florida Marlins skipper Jack McKeon may not Twitter, but so what? This octogenarian knows his baseball and runs a tight shipBy Joel Stein Illustration by John Ueland; McKeon: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images; Field: Nick Laham/Getty ImagesNot wearing a hearing aid is one of the many tricks Jack McKeon has learned during his six decades in baseball. “I used to be a very strong disciplinarian,” says McKeon, sitting in the Oakland Coliseum one recent afternoon as his players take batting practice. “Then I decided to back off a little bit....

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