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A station attendant refuels a vehicle at an OAO Rosneft gas station in Moscow on Dec. 2. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News) (December 3, 2014) - The great oil bust of 2014 is something to behold. Since mid-June, crude prices have dropped roughly 40 percent, from $115 a barrel for the Brent benchmark to about $70 a barrel now. U.S.... 

(4 Dec) - Sweden has long been an exemplar for other European countries on policy matters, whether its famed social model or how to deal with a financial crisis. But this week’s political turmoil in Stockholm risks turning Sweden into a harbinger of the instability populist parties are able to wreak in Europe. The anti-immigration... 

There are indications that PM Lee Hsien Loong will call for elections in 2015. As such, the SDP will get underway our preparations for the electoral campaign. The GE, widely anticipated to be held at the end of next year, is crucial as it will determine the future direction of our country. Depending on circumstances, Mr Lee...