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Left turn in Canada's oil-rich Alberta stuns energy industry

By Scott Haggett and Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Canadian oil and gas shares tumbled and the country’s main stock index hit a one-month low on Wednesday after the left-wing New Democratic Party surged to power in the oil-rich province of Alberta on promises that included energy industry reforms. “Even now our inboxes are filling with messages expressing something between disbelief and dismay,” analyst Andrew Bradford of Raymond James

Pentagon sees 'tough' Iraqi battle to secure Baiji oil refinery

The Pentagon on Wednesday said Iraq’s fight to secure the country’s largest oil refinery from Islamic State militants was headed in the wrong direction and declined to predict the outcome of ongoing battle. “It’s been a tough, fluid fight,” Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steve Warren told a news briefing, adding that “right now it’s flowing in the wrong direction.” “It could still turn around.

How to Shop for a Mortgage Online

Filed under: Buying, Financing, How To, Refinancing Shutterstock By Gerri Detweiler Ron Milman refinanced his mortgage in early 2015. A resident of an Atlanta suburb, Milman says he saved money, closed quickly, and except for one quick trip to a local bank to meet a local attorney to finalize paperwork, he never left his home office. Working strictly online and by phone, he says getting his mortgage online was a