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Why the IPO of Saudi Arabia’s crown jewel has stalled
Aramco, Saudi Arabia's crown jewel, may go down as the biggest IPO that never was. Proceeds from a blockbuster offering of the giant oil company, totaling up to $100 billion, were at the heart
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How McDonald’s solved its Happy Meal problem
The Happy Meal has come a long way. In response to customer backlash, lawsuits and efforts to ban toys from the kids meal, McDonald's has promised better ingredients, fewer calories and more responsible marketing.
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Apple’s Tim Cook is about to get a $120 million payday
Tim Cook is about to get even richer. The Apple CEO is set to collect about $120 million in stock tied to the company's performance. Cook was given a restricted stock award when he
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Alibaba is ready for a trade war
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba doesn't want a trade war. But the company said Thursday that China wouldn't just survive a fight with the United States, it would thrive. And so could Alibaba. Alibaba (BABA)
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Most economic forecasts have a big blind spot: Climate change
Heat waves that ground airplanes. Rising seas that drown waterfronts. Wildfires that consume whole cities and blanket the West Coast in smoke. Climate change is having a real impact, not just on the environment
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What killed coal? Technology and cheaper alternatives
Coal is dying because of dirt-cheap natural gas. The rise of renewable energy isn't helping. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday an effort to prop up coal by replacing Obama-era carbon emission policies known
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‘Last bastion’ of Arctic sea ice is breaking up for the first time
(CNN)The sea ice off the coast of northern Greenland is normally some of the thickest in the entire Arctic, with ridges of ice piled as high as 70 feet in some places.And despite the
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Opinion: Why not wreck the planet? It could save your political skin
(CNN)There is a certain mindset in politics, present the world over and across the political spectrum, which distrusts expertise. That mindset is presently revealing itself in Australia, where this week a small group of
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How climate change is changing lives
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‘Saving Nemo’: How Australian schools are protecting the clownfish
Townsville, Australia (CNN)The humble clownfish is smaller than a human fist. But when a diver approaches its underwater home, among the tentacles of a sea anemone on the world's coral reefs, the little orange


