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U.S. Oil Companies

With oil prices on the rise, analysts predict earnings will be up for U.S. oil companies Hess and ExxonMobil. Hess earnings per share are expected to be up 68%, to $1.96. ExxonMobil is expected to post a 30% increase in earnings per share from a year ago, to $2.10.

 

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The Shrinking Greenback

Lately, certainly not much. But in days past, money went a long way. We step back in time to check some prices and hit some present-day hot spots to see just how far the dollar gets you

The Debate Room

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Gay Marriage Makes Financial Sense

The U.S. should make gay marriage legal in every state to simplify tax, inheritance, and other legal matters for same-sex couples. Pro or con?

 

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The Midas of Misery

Vulture investors are a changing breed. The new opportunists, with Harbinger's Phil Falcone in the vanguard, have more clout and more imagination. And they just might kick-start the economy

Gas May Finally Cost Too Much

Highway traffic is falling as pump prices climb. Are Americans rethinking their auto addiction?

Suddenly, It's Cool to Take the Bus

Sky-high gas prices have more commuters switching to employer-subsidized transportation—and loving it

In Your Face: Delphi Is GM's Headache

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Reader Erik Drucker Writes:

"The automotive business is in the same trouble I experienced in the 1980s in aerospace. It is now healthy due to consolidation. The same will happen in the automotive business."

 

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Report From the Mideast's Booming Young Economies

"It's the opening of a new frontier. Geographically, the Gulf is at the crossroads of the world...This is Asia 10 to 15 years ago"