Oil slips below $82; OPEC expected to maintain output The Guardian * Oil retreats from 8-week intraday high above $83 * OPEC officials say prices within their desired range * Coming up: Weekly U.S. jobless claims (1330 GMT) (Updates prices) By Alejandro Barbajosa SINGAPORE, March 11 (Reuters) - Oil fell below $82 on Thursday from an eight-week high a day ago on exp...
Odds for Philippine gold mine improve -OceanaGold The Guardian * Odds for Philippines gold project restart improve-OceanaGold * Higher gold, copper prices make Didipio viable, CEO says * Project partner or outright sale remain options By James Regan SYDNEY, March 11 (Reuters) - A strong recovery in metals prices over the last year and a drive to cut costs are i...
Vattenfall sells German transmission grid to Belgian operator, Australian fund Star Tribune | BERLIN - Utility Vattenfall AB says it is selling its German electricity transmission grid to Belgian operator Elia and Australia's Industry Funds Management in a deal worth euro810 million ($1.1 billion). | Sweden-based Vattenfall said Friday that...
Vattenfall sells German transmission grid to Belgian operator, Australian fund Hartford Courant BERLIN (AP) — Utility Vattenfall AB says it is selling its German electricity transmission grid to Belgian operator Elia and Industry Funds Management in a deal worth €810 million ($1.1 billion). | Sweden-based Vattenfall said Friday that...
Etihad Expands Codeshare Flights Khaleej Times DUBAI 'Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has increased the destinations available for passengers travelling to Australia by expanding its codeshare agreement with Qantas. | As part of the agreement, the Etihad two-lett...
Share market ends week on positive note The Daily Telegraph Australia | THE share market closed marginally higher after modest across the board gains ahead of retail sales and consumer confidence figures from the US on Friday night. | The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.9 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,818.1 po...
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Euro gives up gains, yen steadies after fall The Guardian * Euro subdued, high-yielders slip * U.S. dollar higher, yen selling abates for now SYDNEY, March 9 (Reuters) - The euro eased on Tuesday, while higher-yielding currencies slipped ...
Virgin Blue to commence flights to Uluru in August The Daily Telegraph Australia | VIRGIN Blue will commence flights from Sydney to Uluru from August, the Brisbane-based airline said today. | Virgin Blue will operate a daily service to the central Australian to...
Australia can't afford gender inequality at work - Swan The Daily Telegraph Australia | MORE women hold powerful political jobs than ever before, but gender inequality is still too common in the workforce, the federal government says. | Treasurer Wayne Swan says it ...
Foxes crash the gold henhouse Mineweb JOHANNESBURG - - | Two of the world's biggest three gold miners, Barrick and AngloGold Ashanti, have started moves - no matter how tentative - towards possible constructive disintegration, as pressures continue to mount on gold miners worl...
Oil falls below $82; China inflation spikes The Guardian * Oil retreats from 8-week intraday high above $83 * OPEC officials say prices within their desired range * Coming up: Weekly U.S. jobless claims (1330 GMT) (Updates prices, headline, recasts) By David Sheppard LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Oil fell b...
Calls to end Australia's 'inhumane' sheep export The Daily Telegraph Australia | IN years to come, Australians will view the nation's "inhumane" live animal exports with similar abhorrence to slave trading, animal welfare advocates say. | Some four million sheep leave Australian shores each year, embarking on a "long, cruel journey" to the Middle East, the World Society for the Protection of Animals (...
