The Barometer: Sin Fang Bous; Chapel Club; Weezer featuring Lil Wayne ...
The Independent
Metric Help I'm Alive (acoustic) Canadian songstress Emily Haines and her band of travelling indie popsters drop the electro for a new acoustic EP out this week, of which this is a highlight. Michael Jackson Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough A...
Closing Grain Prices in Alberta
Investors Business Daily
The figures are provided by the Alberta Canola Producers Commission and are in C$ per metric ton. Alberta producers are encouraged to check with several grain companies for the basis level in their area.
Grain futures close lower Friday
United Press International
China purchased 356,000 metric tons of soybeans Friday, three times the amount expected. The prices: Corn: Dec 3.67, off 9 1/2; Mar 3.81, off 9 1/4; May 3.91, off 9; Jul 3.99 1/2, off 9. Soybeans: Nov 9.48, off 19; Jan 9.55, off 17; Mar 9.6...
Walter Industries Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
GuruFocus
... focus to remain in South America and Europe, we are seeing opportunities in the spot market for sales outside of our traditional customer base, with prices above the $129.00 per metric ton Australian benchmark. For example, we had one s...
FACTBOX: Climate negotiating positions of top emitters
Reuters
meeting in Copenhagen in December where a new pact for combating climate change is due to be agreed: 1) CHINA (annual emissions: 6.8 billion metric tons, 5.5 metric tons per capita) * Emissions - President Hu Jintao promised on September 22...
Is the Dollar Dying a Slow Death?
Time
The International Monetary Fund announced on Nov. 2 it was selling 200 metric tons of gold to India's central bank for $6.7 billion. News of the purchase sent gold prices to an all-time high. The move was widely seen as part of an effort by...
Amazon, Apple top Consumer Reports retailer rankings
YAHOO!
Despite performing badly on the price metric, it received the only above average service rating and was cited for a good selection, too. The cellar dweller: Dell, with merely average prices and service. For walk-in stores, three rose to the...
Analyst: Loss of temp jobs 'less worse' in Oct.
CNBC
This is a positive, in our view, as the this metric bottoming typically correlates to the end of a recession," he said. The U.S. Labor Department on Friday said unemployment in October jumped to 10.2 percent from 9.8 percent, the highest si...
Core Lab Reports Q3 2009 EPS of $1.33 and $1.15 Ex-Items; Company Sets ...
AOL
The Company believes that ROIC is a leading performance metric used by shareholders in determining the relative valuation of publicly traded companies. Further, the Company believes its shareholders will benefit if it consistently performs ...
Canadian Stocks Advance as Gold Producers Gain; Magna Surges
Bloomberg
The benchmark index advanced 3.1 percent on the week after India’s central bank bought 200 metric tons of gold from the International Monetary Fund, boosting the metal’s price. Raw- materials producers make up almost 20 percent of Canadian ...
UPDATE 1-General Steel Q3 results beat estimates, shares jump
Reuters
... the Chinese producer of steel products, posted a net income of $10.4 million, or 22 cents a share, compared with $20.5 million, or 57 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue for the quarter rose 18 percent to $484.8 million. Two ... metric t...
Futures Dive Across The Board After Jobs Report, But Gold Bucks Trend
Investors Business Daily
In industrial metals, copper for three-month delivery on the London Metal Exchange settled down $40 at $6,490 a metric ton. In New York trade, copper for December eased 0.45 cent to settle at $2.9525 a pound. "Copper has been hit by a doubl...
Smith College embraces solar power with new installation
Cooler Planet
Smith College, a girls' college in Northampton, Massachusetts, recently began relying on solar power to power its student center. The solar array will generate enough power over the next two decades to offset 238 metric tons of carbon emiss...
Farmers fume at scant supply of DAP fertiliser
Himalayan Times
The fertilizer brought from Jordan has created confusion in the distribution as the company acquired only 400 metric tonnes despite the demand for 4,500 metric tonnes. Farmers, unable to get fertilizer for the last two years, are exerting p...
