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Natural Gas Weekly Update

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Since last Wednesday, May 12, natural gas spot prices generally rose at market locations across the lower 48 States, with only a few exceptions. The Henry Hub natural gas spot price increased about 2 percent since last Wednesday, from $4.18 per million Btu (MMBtu) to $4.28 per MMBtu.

Spyker shares soar on Saab hopes, GM plans update

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Spyker Cars said on Tuesday its talks with General Motors over buying its ailing Swedish carmaking unit Saab must end soon, as swirling speculation about a last-ditch deal sent its shares to 12-month highs.
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Haiti earthquake update

The following are highlights of today's news on Haiti eight days after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit:
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French government rushes to revive carbon tax

French ministers scrambled on Wednesday to rescue a carbon tax aimed at cutting energy consumption, which was annulled by the Constitutional Court just 48 hours before it was due to come into force.
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An Update on Stem Cell Stocks

I continue to get questions about stem cell companies. This pleases me because it indicates that you, my readers, really do understand how important regenerative medicine is. I feared I was spending too much time on the subject, but will update you today on the latest.
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John Kerry uncertain of fate of cap and trade

U.S. Senator John Kerry raised the possibility on Wednesday that a major energy and climate change bill he is trying to craft might not contain the cap and trade mechanism for reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
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Draft deal gives lift to flagging climate talks

A draft climate pact unveiled on Friday revived hopes that U.N. talks might be able to pin down an international deal to fight global warming, but developing nations said they needed more cash from the rich.
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Prudential says Wachovia stake sale on track

Prudential Financial Inc's sale of its stake in a brokerage joint venture is on schedule to close next month and is expected to give its capital position a significant lift, the company said on Thursday.
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Marketing Guru: Tiger Woods needs Oprah to clean his image

Following the revelation last week that Tiger Woods, the World's number 1 golfer, is rumored to have had multiple affairs with women throughout his marriage, marketing gurus are weighing in on the effect this will have on the products that Woods endorses.
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China urges US to increase Copenhagen offer

China urged President Barack Obama to increase a U.S. offer to cut carbon emissions but its top climate envoy indicated willingness on Wednesday to compromise at a U.N. conference in Copenhagen.
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Siemens aims to be in top 3 in wind power by 2012

German conglomerate Siemens, the world's market leader in offshore wind turbines, is aiming to become one of the top three suppliers to the wind power market by 2012, the head of its Wind Power unit said.
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Gatorade discontinues Tiger Woods drink

The PepsiCo Inc. Is discontinuing its Getorade drink named Tiger Focus, a decision that has been in the works for months according to the Wall street Journal.
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GM board to get early update on CEO search: source

The board of General Motors Co will get an update on the search for a new chief executive by next month as a recruiting firm compiles a short list of candidates, a person familiar with the process said.
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Tiger Woods apologizes for not keeping Chevron commitment

Professional golfer Tiger Woods currently in the middle of an affair scandal which was uncovered the day after Thanksgiving apologized on his website Sunday to Chevron for being unable to fulfill my duties as host and player in this important event.
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Update: GM, Suzuki dissolve Canada joint venture

General Motors and Suzuki Motor Corp have agreed to dissolve their vehicle manufacturing joint venture in Canada, with GM buying Suzuki's stake in the operation, the companies said on Friday.
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Surprise order lifts Airbus above 200 sales

Airbus sold 52 A320 single-aisle jetliners worth $4 billion in an unexpected bounce in plane demand in November, but the name of the airline betting on a recovery in depressed travel demand was kept under wraps.

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