China steelmakers want govt in ore talks China Daily | SHANGHAI/BEIJING - The vice president of the China Iron & Steel Association (CISA) and the heads of more than 10 Chinese steelmakers wrote a joint letter to Premier Wen Jiabao on March 11, asking him to take up the issue of rising iron ore import prices at a national level, the ...
Tibet to step up exploitation of mineral resources China Daily | LHASA - Tibet has mapped out a plan to explore its abundant mineral resources to develop the region's impoverished economy, while vowing the process should be "rational" to avoid damaging natural environment and local culture. | "Rational exploitation of our mineral resources is a fast and efficie...
'Sexiest woman here? Penelope Cruz': Zac Efron told me at the Oscars The Daily Mail | Hollywood in Oscar week is an electric place to be. Every major star's in town, there are massive parties every night and the anticipation builds by the hour to the big event. | Elton John and David Furnish invited me to their private bash at the f...
Senate, Obama spar over health plan's pet projects Philadelphia Daily News | ALAN FRAM | The Associated Press | WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ. | The Senate-approved he...
Construction can't get off the ground Chicago Sun-Times | For Oak Lawn construction worker Christopher Allaway, installing metal roofs while teetering on four-inch-wide steel beams is a rush. | "That's when I know I'm alive," says Allaway, a 20-year veteran of the industry who often worked 12-hour days an...
China steelmakers want govt in ore talks China Daily | SHANGHAI/BEIJING - The vice president of the China Iron & Steel Association (CISA) and the heads of more than 10 Chinese steelmakers wrote a joint letter to Premier Wen Jiabao on March 11, asking him to take up the issue of rising iro...
Senators resist Obama over projects in health bill Philadelphia Daily News | ALAN FRAM | The Associated Press | WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ. | The Senate-approved he...
Gold firms up on fresh stockists buying, silver rises The Times Of India MUMBAI: Gold prices firmed up by Rs 95 per ten grams at the bullion market here today due to fresh buying from stockists and jewellers driven by higher European advices. | Silver a...
Gold climbs towards $1,120/oz as dollar slips The Guardian * Dollar slips to three-week low versus the euro * Oil prices climb towards $83 a barrel * Coming up: U.S. retail sales data at 1330 GMT (Updates, adds comment, changes dateline fr...
UBS May Return to Commodities in 2010: Report ABC News March 13, 2010 | ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS is considering possibly returning to its commodities business this year, some of which it sold during the financial crisis, a Swiss newspaper said on Saturday, citing the co-head of UBS's investment bank. | According to the Neue Zuercher Zeitung, which gave no direct quotes, Co-Chief Executive Carsten Kengete...
Prospects of stronger returns lure foreign investors to India Gulf News | Mumbai: Foreign investors are again flocking to Indian stock markets, drawn by the nation's rapid pace of economic expansion and the brightening prospects for stronger returns than in the developed countries where growth is still slow. | Industrial output in January grew at an annual 16.7 per cent, in line with market expectations and slightly of...
