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Etihad becomes Virgin's third largest owner
2013-09-13 06:51:22| Airlines - Topix.net
Etihad has overtaken English entrepreneur Richard Branson to become Virgin Australia's third-largest shareholder, after further buying by the Middle Eastern airline as it edges towards its goal of a 19.9 per cent holding.
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USDA Forecasts Largest Corn Crop on Record
2013-09-12 21:44:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Despite the excessively wet spring and hot, dry summer, U.S. crop farmers are on the verge of harvesting the largest corn crop in history, according to a report today from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS forecasts corn production at 13.8 billion bushels, up less than 1% from the August forecast and up 28% from 2012. If realized, this will be a new record production for the United States. read more
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Largest Potato meets Mr. Potato Head
2013-09-12 19:09:25| Toys - Topix.net
On Friday, the "Great Big Idaho Potato Truck" will roll into town and bring the country's largest potato to meet Rhode Island's most iconic potato: Mr. Potato Head.
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10% of world's largest companies (global 500) produce 73% of greenhouse gases
2013-09-12 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PWC: Fifty of the 500 largest listed companies in the world are responsible for nearly three quarters of the groups 3.6 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, so finds the CDP Global 500 Climate Change Report 2013 released today. The carbon emitted by these 50 companies, which primarily operate in the energy, materials and utilities sectors, has risen by 1.65% to 2.54 billion metric tons over the past four years. This increase is equivalent to adding more than 8.5 million pickup trucks...
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Norway: Is worlds largest sovereign wealth fund too big?
2013-09-12 02:08:44| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Is the worlds largest sovereign wealth fund too big?
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