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Oil Prices Hit 18-month Highs, Then Slide

UPDATE: Oil finished the day down more than 2 percent. Brent slid to $55.47, falling from the 18-month high it hit early in the day, Reuters reports. ORIGINAL: On the

Best And Worst Stock Markets Of 2016

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+13.4%), Russia’s RTS (+27%, or 52% in dollar terms), Argentina’s Merval index (+45%), Brazil’s Bovespa index (+39%), the Canadian TSX Composite index (+17.5%) Norway’s All-Share index (+18%),

Where Does Your Passport Rank?

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Seven countries issue passports that provide more visa-free travel options than the U.S. passport, according to recently released rankings. German citizens have the world’s top travel document. Henley

WTF was… Putin Absent?

WTF was… Putin Absent? As we all know Putin was absent for over 10 days in early 2015. Well, speculation around this has been rampant. Forget any of the previously