Mindful of the ecological toll that gasoline and diesel engines exact on the environment, the Chinese government is pressing forward with plans to build 1 million electric vehicles a year by 2020. China’s government plans to sp…
As it continues to raise funds to deal with the fallout from the Gulf oil spill, oil giant BP (BP) is set to sell a total of $1.8 billion in assets in Venezuela and Vietnam to TNK-BP.
TNK-BP, a joint venture between BP and a group of Russian billionaires, will make a $1 billion deposit by Oct. 29 and pay the rest in the first half of 2011, Bloomberg News reported.
“It sounds like a…
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BP to Sell Venezuela, Vietnam Assets for $1.8 Billion originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:28:00.
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Some OPEC members want oil prices to rise to $100 a barrel to offset the decline in the dollar.
The value of the dollar, which has slipped 13% since June against major world currencies, means that the “real price” of oil is about $20 less than current levels, Venezuela’s Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said after Thursday’s OPEC meeting in Vienna.
OPEC, which accounts for…
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Some OPEC Members Push for $100 a Barrel Oil originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:57:00.
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Cotton prices jumped to a record high on Friday on strong Chinese demand and the prospect of reduced supply.
In New York, ICE December cotton futures touched 119.80 cents a pound, the highest price since 1995, The Financial Times reported.
Rising cotton prices will mean higher clothing prices, especially in low-cost items such as t-shirts and underwear. Jeans-maker Levi Strauss has…
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Cotton Prices Jump to Record High originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:26:00.
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Republicans can be friendly to solar energy — just don’t use the terms “recovery act” or “stimulus package” when lobbying them for government subsidies. That was the message from GOP political adviser Mary Matalin at the large…