New Orleans News
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Weatherford International Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest oilfield services provider, rose after forecasting increased profits in Mexico through the rest of this year.
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China’s Ye Wocheng became the youngest golfer to play a European Tour event when he shot 7-over-par 79 in today’s opening round at the China Open.
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Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers was the unanimous choice as National Basketball Association rookie of the year, the league said.
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Vijay Singh withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship, one day after the U.S. PGA Tour cleared the golfer of wrongdoing for using deer-antler spray because the World Anti-Doping Agency said it was no longer outlawed.
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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.’s $6.9 billion bid for Plains Exploration & Production Co. is inadequate and should be blocked, an investor’s lawyer told a Delaware judge.
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BP Plc was ordered by a federal judge to give the U.S. government e-mails regarding Gulf of Mexico oil-spill volume estimates prepared with the help of the company’s internal and outside counsel.
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A group of industrial copper users is pressing the London Metal Exchange to reduce growing queues at warehouses that they say are contributing to supply constraints and rising fees.
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Copper fell in London, set for the biggest monthly decline since May, on further signs demand has yet to revive as stockpiles of the metal increase.
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– A U.S. law that prohibits federally licensed dealers from selling handguns to buyers under the age of 21 was upheld by an appeals court in a lawsuit brought by the National Rifle Association.
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Billy Horschel became the sixth first-time winner on golf’s U.S. PGA Tour this year with a one- shot victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, breaking through after two top-three finishes earlier this season.
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