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Jan 20, 2015

Marketplace for Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Airing on Tuesday, January 20, 2015: The U.S. is still struggling, as the president will note in this evening’s State of the Union speech, but at least the economy is still growing. Most of the rest of the world is slowing. Plus, as the world market continues to be flush with low-priced oil, traders are looking for ways to profit from the slump. One strategy: Storing oil in rented tankers until prices go back up.  

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Airing on Tuesday, January 20, 2015: The U.S. is still struggling, as the president will note in this evening’s State of the Union speech, but at least the economy is still growing. Most of the rest of the world is slowing. Plus, as the world market continues to be flush with low-priced oil, traders are looking for ways to profit from the slump. One strategy: Storing oil in rented tankers until prices go back up.