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PARIS -(MarketWatch)- Christophe de Margerie, chief executive of French oil major Total SA (TOT, FP.FR), said Saturday in an interview with a French radio that he was waiting with calm for the government’s decision on the shale gas exploration permits [...]

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The global diamond industry is known for being beset with problems ranging from supply to the use of so-called blood or conflict diamonds; one less-travelled area of contention centers around pricing. View Full Article

The global diamond industry is known for being beset with problems ranging from supply to the use of so-called blood or conflict diamonds; one less-travelled area of contention centers around pricing. View Full Article

–Chesapeake says test wells in Utica Shale achieve strong production results –Company plans to ramp up drilling in the area –Company’s overall net liquids production to increase by 50% by the end of 2012 (Adds details on companies securing leases [...]

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Online retailer has scheduled a morning event in New York City to unveil what many analysts believe may be the strongest competitor yet for the iPad. View Full Article

Renren Inc. (RENN) said it would acquire the operator of a video-sharing website for $80 million in cash. Renren, which had $1.15 billion in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, has one of the largest social-networking websites in [...]

(This article was originally published Thursday.) Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM said Thursday it has acquired leases in Ohio’s Utica Shale, marking its first foray into a field that is thought to hold vast amounts of crude oil. Exxon Mobil spokesman [...]

LOS ANGELES (CBSMW) — When Susan Woodward speaks, financial experts listen. And now she’s trying to get investors to pay attention to an entirely new approach to investing. View Full Article