oil and gas

• Obama Seeks to End Business Tax Breaks

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  January 22, 2013

  GOP opposition to tax increases may hinder Obama's effort to axe breaks.

• IPOs Slump to Lowest Level Since Financial Crisis

  By Lee Spears, Ruth David and Fox Hu, Bloomberg  |  December 28, 2012

  Economic slowdown and Facebook's disappointing debut curbed 2012 offerings.

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  Sandy Brings Big Business Interruption Losses

  By Dave Lindorff  |  November 15, 2012

  Companies unprepared for the extent of the damage despite the warnings from Thailand and Japan.

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  Derivatives: Not Just for Hedging

  By Dave Lindorff  |  September 25, 2012

  Researchers find 62% of derivatives used by oil and gas companies don’t qualify for hedge accounting.

• Derivatives: Not Just Hedges

  By Dave Lindorff  |  September 24, 2012

  Researchers find that 62% of derivatives used by oil and gas companies don’t qualify for hedge accounting.

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  Strong Defense Tactics Needed Against Cyber Attacks

  By Shaunacy Ferro  |  August 20, 2012

  Companies should identify key controls for data security and privacy, just as they do for financial processes. (Carolyn Holcomb of PwC)

• Financial Executives: Keeping Track

  By Shaunacy Ferro  |  August 3, 2012

  Fazal Merchant; Trent Meyerhoefer; Susan Ball; Blake Jorgensen; Julie Whalen; J. Kevin Bartol

• BRICs Currencies Seen Sliding

  By Ye Xie and Michael Patterson, Bloomberg  |  June 25, 2012

  Biggest depreciation for emerging markets since 1998 is expected to worsen.

• Bernanke Sees Risks to Economy

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg  |  June 7, 2012

  Fed chairman cites Europe’s debt crisis and U.S. ‘fiscal cliff.’

• BP Whistleblower Seeks Hearing

  By Legislative Roundup  |  March 26, 2012

  Former contractor charges conditions at Atlantis facility in the Gulf are still unsafe.