MLB players make 1,000 times more than the workers in Costa Rica who make their baseballs. 1. Average 2011 salary for the St. Louis Cardinals: $3.9 million 2. Highest 2011 salary for the St. Louis Cardinals: $16.3 million (Matt Holliday, … read more >

CANADA GLOBE AND MAIL — “Spectra Energy Corp. (SE-NYSE) is driving North America’s pipeline construction boom into the heart of New York City, part of a massive industry push to connect previously untapped shale gas and oil reserves to under-served … read more >

GUARDIAN UK — “Hopes that £5,000 (about $8,000) government grants would make 2011 “remembered as the year the electric car took off” have been dashed with the release of new figures showing uptake of the greener cars has sputtered out. … read more >

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES — “Williston, N.D., is booming. And it’s all because of the oil. People are moving there en masse. It is probably the one place in the nation where there are not enough empty homes to meet the … read more >