Crude prices fall with Iranian response to uranium talks Houston Chronicle TOOLS | Crude oil fell from near a record as Iran said it gave a "constructive" response to incentives intended to persuade the nation to stop uranium enrichment. | A compromise might allay concern that Israel is ready to attack Iran's nuclear installations, starting a conflict likely to cut supply ...
Big Oil's 'secret' out of Iraq's closet Asia Times By Pepe Escobar | NEW YORK - It is not about the "war on terror". It is not about weapons of mass destruction. It is not about "freedom and democracy to the Iraqi people", or to the "Afghan people". It is not about "Islamofascism". It is not about a Pentagon-coined "arc of instability" from the Midd...
Disaster Capitalism: State of Extortion Middle East Online Once oil passed $140 a barrel, even the most rabidly right-wing media hosts had to prove their populist cred by devoting a portion of every show to bashing Big Oil. Some have gone so far as to invite me on for a friendly chat about an insidious new p...
Cuomo and regulators plan public hearings on insurance industry Buffalo News | State insurance regulators and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo are planning a series of joint public hearings - including one in Buffalo - to consider how insurance agents and brokers are paid in a bid to ensure fairness and prevent potential conflic...
Record oil prices top next week's G8 agenda The Times | Record high oil prices are set to dominate the agenda at the G8 summit which takes place in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Monday and Tuesday. | Oil prices in Asian trade held steady near record highs on Friday. New York light sweet crude f...
Australian share market breaks six-day losing streak The Australian | The share market has broken a six-trading-day losing streak to end today well over 1 per cent stronger as bargain hunters rejoined the banks and resources sectors after Wall Street bounced overnight. | The bears watched from the sidelines as the be...
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Wal-Mart branches out into locally grown produce The Charlotte Observer By JON GAMBRELL | Associated Press Writer | AP Photo In this April 29, 2008, photo, a man pushes a shopping cart down a produce aisle at a Maumelle, Ark., Wal-Mart Supercenter stor...
Prices ease on steady phutti arrivals Dawn | By Our Staff Reporter | KARACHI, July 1: Cotton prices on Tuesday fell further by Rs50 per maund for the current crop on renewed selling by ginners followed by reports of steady ...
Finnair reshuffles flights in face of fuel costs Sydney Morning Herald | Finnish airline Finnair said it would review its timetables and increase the number of flights between Europe and Asia, aiming to boost sales to offset high fuel costs. | Startin...
Commentary: Your gas money for a flat screen? CNN By Glenn Beck | CNN | Editor's note: Glenn Beck is on CNN Headline News nightly at 7 and 9 ET and also hosts a conservative national radio talk show. | NEW YORK (CNN) -- 1.733. | This number should put our skyrocketing gas prices into perspective. To...
Swiss high court allows Motorola to get Uzan funds in Swiss banks The Star | LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Switzerland's highest court has ruled that Motorola Inc. will receive disputed funds the former owners of the Turkish telecom company Telsim had deposited in Swiss banks. | The Swiss Federal Tribunal in the ruling publi...
Wal-Mart branches out into locally grown produce The Charlotte Observer By JON GAMBRELL | Associated Press Writer | AP Photo In this April 29, 2008, photo, a man pushes a shopping cart down a produce aisle at a Maumelle, Ark., Wal-Mart Supercenter store. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 unveiled a new Web si...
Gold edges down as dollar holds gains, oil eases Business Day LONDON - Gold inched lower in Europe to as the dollar held onto the last session's gains against the euro and as oil prices eased. | Concerns over rising inflation are firmly underpinning the metal, however. | Trading is set to be light today with New York closed for the Independence Day holiday, potentially leading to increased volatility in the m...
