Oklahoma

• Hedge Funds Reduce Bullish Bets by Most in a Month: Commodities

  By Joe Richter, Bloomberg  |  December 17, 2012

  Net-long futures and options positions in commodities fall by 11%

• Jobless Claims Decline

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  December 6, 2012

  Sandy's impact wanes on claims, but storm is expected to dampen November payroll gains.

• GOP Defectors Ready to Back Tax Deal

  By Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg  |  December 5, 2012

  A few dozen Republicans join a bipartisan call to break the impasse over taxing high earners.

• Obama Signals He’s Holding Firm on Tax Rates

  By Julianna Goldman and Mike Dorning, Bloomberg  |  December 5, 2012

  President suggests he's willing to accept some entitlement cuts.

• States’ Incentives for Businesses May Not Produce Results (NY Times)

  December 3, 2012

  Incentive programs in Oklahoma, West Virginia amount to a third of the states’ budgets.

• Fiscal Cliff Compromise Elusive

  By Richard Rubin and Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg  |  November 27, 2012

  If GOP signs on to tax increases, Democrats would have to accept deeper spending cuts.

• GOP Governors Balk at Healthcare Reform

  By William Selway and Jennifer Oldham, Bloomberg  |  November 15, 2012

  In the wake of Romney’s loss, state leaders cite concerns over law’s costs, regulatory burdens.

• Companies Keep Mum as Cyber Attacks Snare Deal Data

  By Ben Elgin, Dune Lawrence and Michael Riley, Bloomberg  |  November 5, 2012

  Coca-Cola, ArcelorMittal and Chesapeake Energy among companies that failed to disclose computer attacks.

• Three States Join Dodd-Frank Challenge

  By Tom Schoenberg and Carter Dougherty, Bloomberg  |  September 21, 2012

  Michigan, Oklahoma and South Carolina sign on to suit contesting law's constitutionality.

• Microsoft Avoided Billions in Taxes: Senate Memo

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  September 20, 2012

  Memo also cites Hewlett-Packard’s use of internal loans to tap offshore cash.