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Harry Winston to pay $500 million for Canadian diamond mine
Harry Winston Diamond Corp., actor Ben Affleck’s go-to brand for engagement rings, will shell out $500 million to buy a controlling interest in a Canadian diamond mine. The Toronto purveyor of precious stones struck a deal with Australian-based BHP...
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Asian stocks buckle amid global economy fears
From ReutersAsian stocks headed for their biggest fall in two weeks on Wednesday after much weaker than expected service sector data in the United states and Europe fueled fears of recession, sending investors fleeing to safer bonds. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Petroleum Industry, Moody's Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated, Finance
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California would clean up with LNG
In its recent editorial on the Cabrillo Port LNG project, the Los Angeles Times declared that state officials should vote "no" on the project. We disagree. While it is in fact a "complicated decision," as reported by the Times, a Yes vote by the State...Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Natural Gas, Patrick Cassidy, Alternative Energy
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A wave of celebrity protest in Malibu
Times Staff WriterThe campaign to halt various proposals to build natural gas terminals off the Southern California coast has been a rather subdued affair — until Sunday, when a parade of celebrities and surfers showed up in Malibu to join the protest. The target of...Tags: Regional Authority, Danny DeVito, Television, Cindy Crawford, Martin Sheen
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Storm Threat Shuts Some U.S. Gulf Oil Output
ReutersHOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil and gas producers increasingly shut down production and evacuated workers in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday as the first weather system of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season disrupted some operations in the prolific basin....Tags: ConocoPhillips, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Petroleum Industry, Hurricanes, Energy
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Theft of nickel is a case of international intrigue
Three people connected to the theft of more than 321,000 pounds of stolen metal have pleaded guilty in a scheme with tentacles reaching from a scrap metal dealer in West Baltimore to companies in Pittsburgh, New York, Switzerland, India and Australia.
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