Bloomberg — “Bobbi Marsh puts her 11-year-old son to bed each night and then heads to her job at General Motors Co. (GM)’s metal-stamping plant in Lordstown, Ohio. She gets home in time to make him breakfast.  Marsh, 34, is … read more >

1. Domestic production of natural gas set another new all-time record high during the month of October at 2.48 trillion cubic feet of gross withdrawals (see chart below, data here). 2. Due to the record levels of natural gas production … read more >

From an updated version of my recent McClatchy-Tribune editorial, to reflect the Obama administration’s pending rejection of 20,000 new jobs for Americans, aka as the Keystone XL pipeline: Kicking the can down the road 20,000 Americans while they’re down and … read more >

FT.COM – “This is a tough time of year for Chinese spinsters. Chinese New Year is just around the corner and every single girl knows what her parents want most for the holidays: a betrothal. Girls of a certain age … read more >

LA Times — “The Port of Los Angeles set a new standard for exports in 2011, becoming the first harbor in the nation to ship more than 2 million containers carrying U.S. goods to customers overseas, according to year-end statistics … read more >

Daily Mail UK — “We’re all familiar with how wedding planners can navigate us around the tricky maze of getting married. But now a new industry has emerged, for helping men pop the question in the first place. Proposal planners … read more >