Mike Obel

Mike Obel assigns, edits and writes stories about business, markets, finance and economics. Before coming to International Business Times, he worked on the Finance Desk of The Associated Press in New York. Prior to that he worked for United Press International in Dallas and Philadelphia. Mike has done freelance work for newspapers and the Oil & Gas Journal, as well as worked in corporate public relations, speech writing and media communications for BP PLC and ConocoPhillips.

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Articles by Mike Obel

Agribusiness Giants Settle Seed Dispute
March 26 2013 3:30 PM

The agreement settles DuPont's long-running patent dispute over Monsanto's line of genetically modified seed products.
Warren Buffet Likes Goldman Sachs Even More
March 26 2013 12:20 PM

Warren Buffett becomes a top shareholder of New York's Goldman Sachs investment bank.
OECD Nations Hiked Taxes In 2012 For Second Year In Row
March 26 2013 7:26 AM

In case someone was visiting another planet the last two years, taxes on Earth are up, according to the OECD.
Euro Zone: Five Years, Five Bailouts, Five Takeaways
March 26 2013 5:56 AM

As the dust from the Cyprus financial rescue settles, an altered landscape is emerging.
Fed's Quantitative Easing Not Sparking Currency War: Bernanke
March 25 2013 2:31 PM

Ben Bernanke dismissed worries that the Federal Reserve’s money printing is raising the likelihood of a global currency war.
China Petroleum & Chemical To Buy $3B In Oil, Gas Assets
March 25 2013 7:15 AM

Sinopec goes hunting for ways to cut its imports of crude oil.
Cyprus Reaches Deal With ECB, EU, IMF On Financial Bailout
March 24 2013 9:15 PM

Just hours away from financial ruin, one of the tiniest countries in the euro zone agreed to severe terms for a financial rescue.
Cyprus Has Only Hours To Avert Tumbling Over Financial Cliff
March 23 2013 9:45 AM

The world watched Saturday as Cyprus struggled to repair years of financial mismanagement.
Cyprus OKs Reform To Help Secure Bailout
March 22 2013 6:03 PM

After days of talks, Cyprus realized it had no choice but to accept harsh euro-zone bailout terms, including a one-time bank-deposit levy.
Cyprus Vents Anger, As EU Weighs New Bailout Plan
March 22 2013 7:31 AM

The EU gauged Cyprus' latest plan to raise money as Russia decides not to help prevent a Cypriot meltdown.
Obama Affirms Commitment To Palestinian State
March 21 2013 8:18 AM

Attention quickly turned to rockets fired by Gaza-based Palestinian militants into southern Israel during Obama's visit.
Troika To Cyprus: Take It Or Leave It, By Monday
March 21 2013 7:28 AM

Cyprus is fast exhausting options to avoid financial ruin as Brussels and Moscow watch it rush to the precipice.