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A car drives past a group of pump jacks working in an oil field, Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, near Crane, Texas. Crude-oil prices fell Wednesday, as traders took profits from a recent surge in prices over supply worries spurred by possible sanctions against Iran, OPEC's second-largest producer, and political unrest in Nige
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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...
Ghana, gold mine truck
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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...
Euro money -Euro currency -currency
WN / Jelly Clam
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
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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...
Australian Finance Minister Wayne Swan
AP / Sang Tan
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 ...
Magellan Petroleum Outlines Montana Field Consolidation, Changes to Existing Warrant Agreement, and Australian Gas Sales Update
redOrbit
Posted on: Thursday, 11 March 2010, 11:04 CST | PORTLAND, Maine, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magellan Petroleum Corporation (Nasdaq: MPET) (ASX: MGN) ("Magellan" or the "Company") announced the completion of a transaction in North America, the...
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...
Economy
Sheep - Animal - Livestock
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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 (...



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