The Fast Company magazine has published the list of the world’s 50 most innovative companies for 2011. Innovation is critical to the success of most businesses especially in this fast-changing highly competitive environment. The magazine mentioned the following with the introduction of the list: An artificial heart and its lightweight power drive. A better airline …
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This week oil driller Ensco plc(ESV) announced the acquisition of competitor Pride International (PDE) in a cash and stock deal valued at $7.3 billion. According to the deal, shareholders of Pride will receive a 0.4778 Ensco share and $15.60 in cash for each Pride share they own. This offer represents a 21% premium to Pride’s …
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Crude oil prices continue to march higher due to geo-political risks and other factors. On the New York Mercantile Exchange March crude rose 0.1% to settle at $90.86 a barrel. Across the U.S. consumers are already feeling the impact of rising oil prices with pump prices well above $3.00 a gallon.With the economy slowly recovering, …
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The global energy consultancy PFC Energy has published the annual ranking of the world’s largest energy companies for 2010. The table below shows the top 25 firms: [TABLE=876] Source: PFC Energy Note: Market cap data is as of 12/31/2010. * Prior listings ranked BHP-Billliton based on total market capitalization; this year the company is ranked …
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