Loren Steffy

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What I’m reading with my morning coffee | 9.19.12


BP in talks to sell Texas City refinery to Marathon. The sale price could be as much as $2.5 billion. Meanwhile, the oil giant’s meeting with Putin could signal exploration deal with Rosneft that would exchange BP’s stake in TNK-BP for the rights to explore the Russian Arctic.

The great American tax debate. The Mitt Romney video has stirred up interest, but he way to start building a consensus about how much people should be taxed is to make the connection between the taxes people pay and the benefits they finance.

Meg Whitman and HP: Everything that’s wrong with tech. Why an HP smart phone is a dumb move.

Southwest needs power lines to become a solar hub. And solar hubs need economic viability, but that’s another story.

Take on Wall Street titans if you want reform. Until politicians are willing to limit institutions’ systemic importance, little will change.

Wow, those rental car tolls really add up. The new way car rental companies gouge customers with toll tags.

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Loren Steffy