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Robert Garrova

Latest Stories (99)

Large companies stoke the fires in Indonesia’s peatlands

Nov 5, 2015
Vegetation has been cleared by burning for years, but now it’s out of control.

Crude oil smells bad and could kill you

Nov 4, 2015
Bloomberg's Tracy Alloway on her harrowing quest to buy a barrel of crude oil.

Another reason big companies don’t want you to read the fine print

Nov 2, 2015
Companies are using arbitration clauses to keep consumers from filing lawsuits.

Why Chase is the latest to get into mobile payments

The bank is joining a crowded space with Apple, Google and Samsung.

Al Gore wants to save the planet ... and capitalism

Oct 13, 2015
Gore believes he’s found a way to make a lot of green — by going green.

Campaign Jobs: Making politicians prettier

Aug 19, 2015
Kriss Blevens is makeup artist to politicos, including former Rep. Newt Gingrich.

My First Job: Animal Chef

Jun 23, 2015
Peanut butter pine cones or dead mice, anyone?

The BlackBerry story isn't over yet

Jun 10, 2015
'CrackBerry' isn't what it used to be, but don't write its eulogy yet.

My First Job: Rosie the Riveter

Jun 9, 2015
Marian Sousa's first job was in a WWII shipyard.

Heat wave death toll passes 1,000 in India

May 28, 2015
Streets are melting under intense 120 degree temperatures.