Oil hovers near $100 amid Iran tensions Jakarta Post | Crude prices were steady Friday amid a weaker US dollar and expectations that Europe will be able to find oil elsewhere if Iran makes good on its threat to immediately halt exports to the region. | Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 12 US cents at US$99.59 a barrel at late afternoon Bangk...
US stock index futures signal mixed Wall Street open The Times Of India US stock index futures pointed to a mixed open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, the Dow Jones futures down 0.1 percent and the Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.6 percent. | The US Federal Reserve looks set to keep monetary policy on hold on Wednesday, e...
Market Report: Smoke signal from Citi says Imps looks like a buy The Independent | That was the message from Citigroup, which put a light under Imperial Tobacco, up nearly 2 per cent or 36p at 2289p, which it recommends as a buy. The US bank notes Imps has risen every December in the past decade but usually falls in January, with...
PG&E fined $16.8M for shoddy gas leak surveys Palm Beach Post | SAN FRANCISCO — State regulators plan to fine Pacific Gas & Electric Co. $16.8 million for failing to perform gas leak surveys in the wake of a deadly pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb in 2010. | The California Public Utilities Com...
Children's Events Near Atlanta This Weekend The Examiner | Children’s Events Near Atlanta This Weekend | It’s the last weekend in January, and the grandchildren are getting stir-crazy. Where can you take them that will be ...
Debating the New York Solar Jobs bill The Examiner | A solar jobs bill that has been through Albany but has much on its side to pass this June, is suddenly undergoing much debate amongst environmentalists. | The New York Solar Jobs Act is projected to create thousands of jobs and provide...
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Oil at $99 as Greek debt woes offset Iran tension Dayton Daily News | LONDON — Oil edged down toward $99 as uncertainty over a Greek debt deal offset concerns that Iran could block shipments of crude in the wake of the European Union's decisi...
Oil price up as Iran threatens to block shipments Denver Post | NEW YORK—Oil prices climbed Monday as tensions increased over the security of oil shipments from the Persian Gulf. And natural gas prices rose more than 5 percent after one...
Designing wildlife corridors in the digital age PhysOrg | To address this issue, researchers have been reestablishing and protecting connections on the landscape for many years, from building highway crossings to maintaining swaths of f...
Petronet LNG plans terminal in AP The Hindu Petronet LNG will set up its third terminal at Gangavaram in Andhra Pradesh. The decision to set up a greenfield project was taken at the company's board meeting held here on Friday. | Addressing presspersons, B. C. Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of...
Petrochemical industry to see slower growth Gulf News | Davos: The petrochemical industry is likely to see slower growth this year than in 2011 as uncertainty looms over the outlook for the global economy, the chief executive of Saudi Basic Industries Corp, or Sabic, the world's largest chemical maker b...
Rhino injures forest guard in KNP Assam Times | | A forest guard of world famed Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has been critically injured in a rhino attack inside the park. The person, identified as Lambudhar Chokhan (40), is now undergoing treatment at Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital, Golag...
>Spiders Hunt With 3-D Vision Wired News | By Elsa Youngsteadt, | With their keen vision and deadly-accurate pounce, jumping spiders are the cats of the invertebrate world. For decades, scientists have puzzled over how the spiders’ miniature nervous systems manage such sophisticated perception and hunting behavior. A new study of Adanson’s jumping spider (Hasarius adansoni) fi...
UN's new Afghan envoy heartened by talk of peace Austin American Statesman | KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.N.'s new representative to war-torn Afghanistan said Wednesday that he was encouraged by widespread discussion about prospects for making peace with the Taliban. | Jan Kubis, the new special representative of the U.N. Secretary-General, said that he thinks the Afghan people are tired of the 10-year war and are int...
