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• Hayward’s Vallares to Buy Iraqi Oil Company in $2.1 Billion Deal Wednesday, 7 Sep 2011 | 9:52 AM ET

  

  Tony Hayward, who resigned as chief executive of BP amid the fallout from the Gulf of Mexico accident last year, is set to become the head of another oil company. The New York Times reports.

• In Cheney's Time  Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011 | 11:15 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Larry Kudlow and former Vice President Dick Cheney discuss Cheney's new book, "In My Time."

• Kurdistan One of Last Onshore Oil Prospects: CEO Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011 | 3:53 AM ET

  

  Kurdistan-focused explorer Gulf Keystone Petroleum has denied merger speculation, as interest in the oil-rich region of Northern Iraq heats up.

• Investors Look for Opportunities in Iraqi Recovery Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 | 3:59 AM ET

  

  The thought of investing in Iraq may make some investors cringe, but others argue the situation is changing on the ground. Given the euro zone debt jitters, a weaker outlook for the US economy and fears of some emerging markets overheating, it may be worth a consideration.

• Investing in Iraq  Thursday, 4 Aug 2011 | 12:30 AM ET

  

  Hussain Qaragholi, Vice President of the US Business Council in Iraq (USBCI) talks about foreign direct investment into Iraq and the Middle East.

• NY Fed Won't Say How Much Money Went to Iraq Tuesday, 21 Jun 2011 | 7:30 PM ET

  

  The New York Fed will not tell investigators how many billions of dollars in US currency it shipped to Iraq during the early days of the US invasion there, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction told CNBC Tuesday.

• Obama Gets Boost From Death of Bin Laden: NBC Poll Monday, 9 May 2011 | 6:37 PM ET

  

  President Obama's standing with Americans has improved after U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden, but only slightly.

• Mideast Oil Production Still Strong: Energy CEO Tuesday, 8 Mar 2011 | 1:34 PM ET

  Throughout the recent unrest in the Middle East, virtually no oil production has been affected, save in Libya, Sara Akbar, CEO of Kuwait Energy, told CNBC Tuesday.

• The World’s 15 Biggest Oil Producers Thursday, 3 Mar 2011 | 11:59 AM ET

  

  With data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), a division of the Department of Energy, CNBC.com took a look at the countries that produce the most crude oil on a daily basis.

• Tamminen: It’s Cheaper to Invade Canada Monday, 28 Feb 2011 | 8:13 AM ET

  

  With gasoline prices at $4 a gallon, it's clear we should double down on our oil war strategy, but this time go after reserves that aren’t so far away—Canada.

• On This Veteran's Day—Saying Thank You Thursday, 11 Nov 2010 | 12:35 PM ET

  This Veteran's Day, one company started by a "serial entrepreneur" provides a uniquely modern way to say "thank you". Products for Good sells "liberated Iraqi coins" which people buy for veterans in their lives.

• SBA Helps Veteran-Owned Businesses Thursday, 11 Nov 2010 | 12:17 PM ET

  

  According to the SBA, one in seven veterans are self-employed or small business owners and about one quarter of veterans say they are interested in starting and buying their own businesses. The percentage is even higher among women veterans, noted the SBA.

• In His First Interview, Bush Admits Mistakes & Defends Decisions Tuesday, 9 Nov 2010 | 10:46 AM ET

  

  In his first one-on-one television interview since leaving the White House, former President George W. Bush talked about regrets, accomplishments and his legacy with NBC's Matt Lauer.

• Goodbye Iraq: Last US Combat Brigade Heads Home Wednesday, 18 Aug 2010 | 8:08 PM ET

  

  The U.S. 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division—the last withdrawing unit of U.S. combat troops in Iraq—is crossing the border into Kuwait early Thursday, local time, NBC reported.

• Cutting the Deficit: Easy Math, Dicey Politics Tuesday, 13 Apr 2010 | 10:53 AM ET

  

  The government’s surging deficit can be cut, easy. Getting it done? Almost impossible. Economic recovery and the end to stimulus spending will do the heavy lifting in Treasury's plan to slash the deficit.

• Cramer’s Top 10 Emerging-Market Stocks Friday, 12 Mar 2010 | 9:43 AM ET

  

  So what stocks should you buy? Cramer compiled a list of his 10 favorites, picking the best names doing business in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Read on to find out who they are.

• Oil Could Sink to $40 on Stronger Supply: Economist Tuesday, 26 Jan 2010 | 9:02 AM ET

  The price of oil could be set to catch investors by surprise and slump to $40 a barrel in 2010 as crude supply outstrips demand, Chris Watling, CEO of Longview Economics, told CNBC late Monday.

• Predictions 2010: Analyst Andy Busch Tuesday, 1 Dec 2009 | 11:59 AM ET

  The Fed hikes rates three times, Congress seeks more control over the central bank and Obama moves closer to the middle on fiscal policy.

• Oil Companies Look to the Future in Iraq Tuesday, 1 Dec 2009 | 10:34 AM ET

  

  More than six and a half years after the United States-led invasion here that many believed was about oil, the major oil companies are finally gaining access to Iraq’s petroleum reserves. But they are doing so at far less advantageous terms than they once envisioned. The New York Times reports.

• Afghanistan, Iraq Among the World's Most Corrupt Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009 | 9:44 AM ET

  

  Afghanistan and Iraq, countries that receive billions of dollars a year in international support, are among the world's most corrupt nations, a watchdog group said in a report released Tuesday.