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CNBC's Bertha Coombs discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. After the dollar slipped, oil and gasoline futures climbed a bit. Nat gas was down on a bigger-than-expected build. A mixed picture in the metals markets, as well.
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"Rebel forces in Syria are a lot stronger than they used to be they are a critical threat to the regime for the first time I would say in the whole conflict, but Assad is still not gone yet and his forces still have strength in Damascus, Aleppo and the North, this isn't the end of the story but the regimes pillars are fracturing," Ayham Kamel, Middle East analyst at Eurasia Group, told CNBC.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks ahead to where oil and precious metals are likely headed next week.
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Dan Yergin, IHS Vice chairman, discusses the outlook on oil, amid rising tensions in the Middle East; growing demand from China; and increased production levels from the U.S.
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"The idea that there can be some political or diplomatic solution to this crisis is a fantasy. Two days ago we saw the Syrian rebels wage one of the most sophisticated attacks against the regime designed to show the regime that its days are numbered," Michael Weiss, director of research at the Henry Jackson Society told CNBC.
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In part two of CNBC's exclusive interview with Emirates Airline President, Tim Clark lets us in on the company's strategy in China and why an M&A program never entered the equation.
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In part three of CNBC's exclusive interview with Emirates Airline President, Tim Clark opens up about Greece, the Eurozone and his plans for life after Emirates.
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In just under three decades, Emirates has grown from a one-route carrier with two leased aircraft, to a fleet of over 170 planes flying to more than 120 destinations worldwide. In an exclusive interview, Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline, told CNBC about the early beginnings of the airline, government support and future growth.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks at where oil and precious metals are likely headed tomorrow.
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Royal Dutch Shell is one of six energy companies hoping to begin drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic next month, and the U.S. Coast Guard is billions of dollars short of what it needs to monitor and protect those operations, according to a report.
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CNBC's Courtney Reagan discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks at where oil and precious metals are likely headed tomorrow.
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Many people in the intelligence community say the fighting in Syria has ramifications far beyond that nation’s borders and they could spill into the oil market very quickly. Syria is Iran’s main ally and they believe if Syria falls Iran will increase the speed of its nuclear program.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks at where oil and precious metals are likely headed tomorrow as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers his second day of testimony on Capitol Hill.
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Egypt’s next leader could be the well-known U.S.-based investor and market commentator, according to reports - although he denies any approach was made.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson takes a look at the factors behind oil's recent rally and how the surge will impact prices at the pump.
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An escalation in the euro zone debt crisis, and particularly economic conditions in Greece, would have major consequences for revenues and profitability, Emirates Airline President Tim Clark told CNBC’s “Access: Middle East.”
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks ahead to where oil and precious metals are likely headed next week.
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Iran has announced plans to start building its first nuclear submarine—a piece of advanced military technology that only the most powerful nations on earth are even able to construct—and which runs on uranium enriched to such a level that it can double as the fuel source for a nuclear bomb.
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Prices of commodities from oil to copper have fallen sharply. Money is flowing out of the sector and some investors are questioning the so-called commodities ‘supercycle’ – the mantra that prices will rise and rise, underpinned by Chinese growth, the Financial Times reports.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks at where oil and precious metals are likely headed tomorrow.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks at where oil and precious metals are likely headed tomorrow.