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Chevron seeks UK refinery sale Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:57PMBy Braden Reddall
Wade: I want out of Alaska Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:57PMJoshua Wade now says he plans to appeal his life sentence because he doesn't want to spend it in an Alaskan prison.
Serrano Enters Into an Agreement to Dispose of Its Blackrod Property Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:56PMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) -
Beijing keen on talks to resolve Iran issue Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:55PMBEIJING - China on Tuesday reiterated that it was best to solve the Iranian nuclear standoff through continued diplomatic effort and said there was yet room for dialogue to resolve the issue.
South Korea producer inflation boosts steady rate views Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:55PMSEOUL: South Korean producer inflation slowed in February, data showed on Tuesday, underlining market expectations the central bank will keep its policy rates on hold this week.
Petronas keen to work with Norwegian oil companies Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:55PMKUALA LUMPUR: Petronas is keen to work with Norwegian oil and gas companies to leverage on their expertise in deepwater exploration, said newly-appointed president and chief executive officer Datuk Shamsul Azhar Abbas.
Tournaments ready for Tiger's return Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:54PMDORAL, Fla. (AP) -- Not long after Tiger Woods returned home and starting practicing, the PGA Tour began checking with tournaments to make sure they were prepared to handle the hype over the world's No. 1 player getting back to golf.
Researchers Develop New Methods for Imputing Data for Geographic Analysis Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:27PM(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed new methods for analyzing health data geographically.
An unstable Nigeria is a nightmare prospect for Western leaders Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:26PMThough the latest Muslim-Christian killings have nothing to do with Nigeria’s current constitutional crisis, triggered by a long illness to President Umaru Yar’Adua, they illustrate graphically the dangers when drift and dither replace swift decision making.
Group serving up compassion and hot meals Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:25PMChristus Our Daily Bread offers hot meals, counseling services and compassionate support to its homeless clients.
Del Papa brews up program for beer-food pairings Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:25PMDel Papa Distributing’s Beer Gourmet program promotes beer-food pairings in the grocery sections of stores as well as the beverage aisle.
Save money, cut calories by packing lunches Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:25PMBrown-bagging at lunch time just a few days a week can save more than a thousand dollars a year, while cutting calories.
Mga oil company, muling nagpatupad ng price increase Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:24PM7:20 am Sumirit na naman ang presyo ng langis epektibo ngayong umaga. Nanguna sa oil price hike ang Petron Corporation at Chevron Philippines Incorporated. Singkuwenta sentimos ang itinaas sa gasolina...
It’s not too late to put together a party menu Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:24PMBrian Robertson, executive resort chef for the San Luis Hotel, shares three easy recipes you can serve up on New Year’s Eve.
Capitalists hear some Nobel ideas Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:01AMThe Nobel peace prize recipient and banker to the poor, Muhammad Yunus, offered some ideas that may have shocked some guests at a luncheon in Sydney yesterday.
Stock Futures Point to Mixed Open Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:00AMFutures were mixed on a surge of corporate deals, including AIG's asset sale to MetLife.
Shell, PetroChina bid US$3B bln for Australia’s Arrow Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:00AMRoyal Dutch Shell and PetroChina jointly bid more than US$3 -illion for Australia’s Arrow Energy, marking a Chinese firm’s first foray in the country’s burgeoning coal-seam gas sector and sending Arrow’s shares soaring by nearly half
U.S. stock futures consolidate after Friday's jump Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:59AMLONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures consolidated Monday after the payrolls-inspired rally of the prior session. S&P 500 futures fell a half point to 1,136.10 and Nasdaq 100 futures dro...
Petrofac profits boosted by Middle East contracts Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:59AMhas pleased the market with forecast beating figures.The oil services company said profits had climbed 33% to £353.6m, helped by a record $6.3bn of new engineering and construction contracts, mainly ...
Kuwaiti women complain of discrimination Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:59AMWomen in Kuwait are still barred from becoming judges, deprived of promotion to senior posts despite progress.
Iran: $100 a barrel fair price for crude Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:57AMAn Iranian oil official says the world's oil industry executives and experts consider 100 dollars a barrel to be a fair price for crude in today's market.
TransMontaigne Partners L.P. Announces Financial Results Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:56AMDENVER----TransMontaigne Partners L.P. today announced its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009. FINANCIAL RESULTS
BP looks to a cleaner, greener energy future Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:14PMLog on to the website of British energy giant BP and you will find an online calculator that can help you to count your energy use and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. "We use energy in our daily lives all the time, often without thinking about it. We hope one can better understand how changes in one's life can affect energy consumption and the environment by using this BP energy calculator ...
Iraq holds landmark vote, attacks kill 38 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:14PMBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb blasts and rocket and mortar fire killed 38 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in an election they hoped would distance their nascent democracy from years of sectarian slaughter as U.S. troops pack up to leave.
Up to 300 feared dead in central Nigeria clashes Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:14PMJOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's acting president on Sunday ordered the security forces to hunt down those behind clashes involving Muslim herders and Christian villagers in which more than 300 people may have been killed.
Gunfire at Yemen hospital, clashes in south Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:14PMSANAA (Reuters) - An al Qaeda suspect tried to shoot his way out of hospital in Yemen's capital on Sunday and killed a guard, while security forces and separatists clashed in the south of the country with five wounded.
India’s ONGC May Borrow $10 Billion to Buy Assets, Sharma Says Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:14PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- Oil & Natural Gas Corp. , India’s biggest energy explorer, may borrow $10 billion over the next decade as it competes with rivals from China and South Korea to buy oil assets overseas to meet domestic fuel demand.
Asian Stocks Rise to Six-Week High on U.S. Jobs Data, Sarkozy Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:14PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to a six-week high, as better-than-estimated U.S. jobs data and a pledge by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to support Greece boosted confidence in the global recovery.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-08 02:43 Thai stocks set to follow overseas bourses higher Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:13PMBANGKOK, March 8 (Reuters) - Thai shares are set for a higher start on Monday, tracking early gains in Asia following a jump in U.S. stocks and optimism over the labour market there.
Oil settles above 81 dollars on upbeat job report Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:12PMOil prices rallied to settle above 81 U.S. dollars on Friday as the better-than-expected February employment report lifted market sentiment. The U.S. Labor Department said U.S. employers cut a smaller- than-expected 36,000 jobs in February, leaving the unemployment rate steady at 9.7 percent, while economists expected it to rise to 9.8 percent. Meanwhile, the number of temporary help jobs, which ...
BIMSTEC agrees to set up energy center in India Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:11PMSeven countries in the south and southeast Asia on Friday agreed to set up a energy center in India to promote and develop energy grid interconnection, infrastructure and energy efficiency. Ministers or representatives of seven members of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, or the BIMSTECS, who participate in the 2nd BIMSTEC Ministers on Energy's ...
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-08 02:59 Seoul shares rise helped by telcos, steel issues Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:11PMBy Jungyoun Park
Iran Lobbies Over Rights Forum Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:10AMDenying rights abuses could prove costly for Tehran, both economically and politically. Iranian activists have viewed with anger and dismay the outcome of a United Nations review of human rights in Iran and the country's rejection of its recommendations. -Omid Memarian
Iran's NDC in $143m deal with China's CPTDC Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:09AMIran's state-run North Drilling Company (NDC) has signed a $143 million contract with CPTDC, a unit of China National Petroleum Company (CNPC), for buying an oil rig and plans to order two more for use in the Persian Gulf, the NDC managing director announced in Tehran on Saturday.
Souderton area group pledges longterm support to Haiti Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:08AMNever take the roof over your head for granted. This is what the team of 27 volunteers traveling with the Souderton Mennonite Church learned when they lived through the earthquake that hit Haiti in January, and saw the devastation that it caused an already impoverished people.
Woman recants confession of strangling mother Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:05AMA woman accused of killing her mother testified Friday that her boyfriend strangled her mom and knelt on her chest.
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Dow Gains 122 on Half-Full Jobs Report Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:00AMStocks rallied Friday after nonfarm payrolls fell by 36,000 in February, less than expected.
Woman recants confession of strangling mother Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:00AMLEAGUE CITY — A woman accused of killing her mother testified Friday she was “too much of a coward” to stop her boyfriend from kneeling on her mom’s chest and strangling her. Erin Ashlyn Moffatt, 20, took the stand in her murder trial and recanted her earlier confession to police that she strangled Jana S. Moffatt, 47, in her League City trailer Sept. 2, 2008. Moffatt and her boyfriend, Corey ...
INTERVIEW-Chile top refinery may be down for 2-3 months-Union Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:59AMSource: Reuters SANTIAGO, March 6 (Reuters) - Chile's top oil refinery Bio Bio, damaged by a devastating earthquake, could take at least 60 to 90 days to resume operations as workers focus on repairing installations ...
Chile top refinery may be down for 2-3 months - union Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:59AMChile's top oil refinery Bio Bio, damaged by a devastating earthquake, could take at least 60 to 90 days to resume operations as workers focus on repairing installations to warehouse fuel imports, the head of the refinery's union said on Saturday.
Defense: Confession to strangling mom not reality Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:46PMDefense attorneys attacked the validity of a videotaped confession in which their client told police she had strangled her mother.
Asian markets gain ahead of US jobs report Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:46PMAsian stock markets rose Friday amid optimism ahead of a key U.S. jobs report and as China said it will target economic growth of 8 percent this year.
Stirring Works of Art Inspire Mixologists Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:44PMMixologists add famous works of art to their ingredients.
Bill introduced to protect North Fork Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:42PMWASHINGTON DC - Just two weeks after Montana and British Columbia signed an agreement to preserve the North Fork of the Flathead, the state's two senators are following up with legislation to protect the American side of the valley.
Indonesia police, militants clash in Aceh province Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:41PMIndonesian authorities flew 14 alleged terrorists from Aceh to Jakarta on Friday, hours after raiding another group of suspected Islamic militants in the restive province. Police said they were investigating possible links to a terrorist threat to shipping.
Evaluating bone defect repairs using human stem cells: NeoStem, University of Michigan enter into SRA Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:41PMNeoStem, Inc., an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China, announced today that it has entered into a sponsored research agreement (SRA) with the University of Michigan to evaluate bone defect repairs using human stem cells. The one-year project, beginning in March, will be funded through the proceeds of a $108,746 grant from the National Institutes of ...
Chile wants loans, focuses on aid for quake areas Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:41PMCONCEPCION, Chile (March 4, 2010): Chile will need international loans and three to four years to rebuild after one of the most powerful earthquakes in a century killed hundreds of people and demolished cities and towns, President Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday.
Indonesia police, militants clash in Aceh province Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:40PMIndonesian authorities flew 14 alleged terrorists from Aceh to Jakarta on Friday, hours after raiding another group of suspected Islamic militants in the restive province.
Shikellamy board mulls $3M bond issue for energy work Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:39PMA $3 million bond issue resolution is on the agenda for next week’s Shikellamy school board meeting.