Big Oil is backing Qatar’s ambitious natural gas expansion

The West’s three biggest energy corporations are lobbying Qatar to take part in a huge expansion of its gas production, handing Doha an unintended but timely boost in its bitter dispute with Gulf Arab neighbors. The chief executives of ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch...

Raytheon among stocks that may benefit from bigger missile defense spending because of North Korea

Jefferies is optimistic toward companies such as Raytheon, Orbital ATK, and Aerojet Rocketdyne as tensions with North Korea escalate, leading to greater missile defense spending. “The aggressive nature of the North Korean acts may cause Japan, South Korea, the...

Alaska gives free cash handouts—here’s what Mark Zuckerberg thinks everyone can learn from it

Zuckerberg says the state’s cash handout program “provides some good lessons for the rest of the country.” The dividend averages $1000 (or more) per person. “That can be especially meaningful if your family has five or six people,” says...