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Articles by various contributors to Men of Value, an online magazine for American men who value our Judeo-Christian values of faith, family, and freedom.

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©2015 Bloomberg News NPNRWH6JIJV3 (Bloomberg) — The shale oil boom that turned the U.S. into the world’s largest fuel exporter and brought $3 gasoline back to America’s pumps is grinding to a halt. Crude output from the prolific tight-rock formations such as North Dakota’s Bakken and Texas’s Eagle Ford shale

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©2015 Bloomberg News NPL7CL6KLVR4 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. stock market isn’t overpriced and may gain as much as eight percent annually over the next three to five years even if there’s an economic setback, Omega Advisors Inc.’s billionaire founder Leon Cooperman said Sunday. “I think the market’s OK,” Cooperman, chairman

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©2015 Bloomberg View NPLH4I6JTSE8 (Bloomberg View) — Americans are worried about robots taking their jobs. Japanese people should be salivating at the prospect. Japan continues to power ahead in the field of robotics. Although Japanese companies have lost their dominance in fields such as consumer electronics and semiconductors, in robots

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©2015 Bloomberg News NPLBV2SYF01T (For more on the G-7 summit, see GMEET.) (Bloomberg) — Greece faces a week of urgent diplomacy to free up bailout aid and avert a potential default as world leaders press for a final resolution to the standoff. With talks between the Greek government and creditors

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©2015 Bloomberg News NPFX186VDKHS (Bloomberg) — No matter what OPEC says Friday about its production target, the outcome is sure to be more oil. Iran, Iraq and Libya said this week they plan to add millions of barrels to the market this year. Saudi Arabia, the biggest member in the

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©2015 Bloomberg News NPG4XF6K50XT (Bloomberg) — Hackers based in China breached U.S. Office of Personnel Management computers, according to American officials, stealing records of as many as 4 million current and former federal employees in one of the largest breaches of government personnel data. The hackers, believed to have links

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©2015 Bloomberg News NPFZNL6K50XZ (Bloomberg) — Refinery outages and rising demand have spurred a rally in wholesale premium gasoline prices from New York to the Gulf Coast that’s threatening to sting luxury car drivers at the pumps. Spot 93-octane gasoline in the Gulf Coast jumped 2.38 cents a gallon on

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©2015 Bloomberg News NPF4BR6TTDS6 (Bloomberg) — The trade deficit in the U.S. narrowed more than forecast in April as imports receded, signaling merchandise flows were returning to normal following a port-related surge. The gap shrank by 19.2 percent to $40.9 billion from the prior month’s $50.6 billion that was the

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©2015 Bloomberg News NPF5EU6TTDS6 (Bloomberg) — Emerging-market stocks headed for the longest run of losses in almost three months as Greece’s talks with its creditors stalled, while Russia to Indonesia joined a global bond rout. The ruble led currencies lower. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index dropped 0.7 percent to 989.11

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©2015 Bloomberg News NPF4JV6JTSET (Bloomberg Politics) — Former Texas Governor Rick Perry on Thursday announced his second bid for the U.S. presidency, seeking to rehabilitate his image nationally after a series of stumbles and gaffes ended his campaign in 2012. “I am running for president because I know our country’s best days are

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