日期：2007-11-23 06:17:46 点击：0 评论：0

LONDON (Reuters) - BHP's (ASX: - ) proposed bid for rival Rio Tinto (ASX: - ) and the rise of emerging market players, particularly China, will force further consolidation in metals and mining, industry experts told a conference this week. At least

日期：2007-11-23 02:21:32 点击：0 评论：0

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil slipped below $97 a barrel on Thursday, after falling just shy of the $100 milestone the previous session, on hopes of greater OPEC supplies as the market continued to watch the tumbling U.S. dollar. U.S. light crude for Janua

日期：2007-11-22 19:08:35 点击：0 评论：0

SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- China Metallurgical Group Corp. and Jiangxi Copper Co., two of the country's biggest metals groups, plan to spend about $3.7 billion developing a large copper mine in Afghanistan, the companies said. The companies have won the

日期：2007-11-22 17:56:29 点击：0 评论：0

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Crude oil prices were steady above $97 a barrel Thursday after failing to break above $100 as a U.S. weekly inventory report showed crude oil stocks rose at a key oil terminal. The rise at Cushing, Okla., the physical delive

日期：2007-11-22 17:56:08 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- That $3.20 latte at Starbucks or the $300 handbag at Coach may no longer be affordable luxuries. Feeling squeezed by gas prices and weak credit, the nation's shoppers are increasingly trading down to lower-price stores or cheaper ite

日期：2007-11-22 17:55:47 点击：0 评论：0

Oil prices nearly touched a $100 a barrel Wednesday on declining U.S. supplies, a falling dollar and refinery outages, but later retreated after failing to breach the elusive triple-digit mark. U.S. crude for January delivery settled at $97.29 a barr

日期：2007-11-22 06:03:03 点击：0 评论：0

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia's Supreme Court relieved Massey Energy Co. of a $76.3 million burden Wednesday, overturning a 2002 civil judgment against one of the nation's leading coal producer in a contract dispute. The 3-2 ruling finds th

日期：2007-11-22 06:02:44 点击：0 评论：0

WHAT HAPPENED: Oil futures balked on a drive to $100 a barrel after the government reported that supplies at a key oil terminal in the Midwest rose for the first time in weeks. WHY THAT MATTERS: Investors closely watch oil supplies in Cushing, Okla.,

日期：2007-11-22 05:22:44 点击：0 评论：0

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of farm and heavy equipment companies finished mixed Wednesday, after analysts suggested that a better-than-expected 2008 forecast from Deere Co. is good news for the sector. Deere said Wednesday it expects 2008 earnings of ab

日期：2007-11-22 04:55:24 点击：0 评论：0

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota's only oil refinery is on track to set a production record this year, and is planning its first ethanol blending facility. Tesoro Corp.'s Mandan refinery has been processing about 58,000 barrels of Williston Basin

日期：2007-11-22 01:54:25 点击：0 评论：0

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- Efforts by German and Austrian winemakers to retain the right to add sugar in their wines received a boost Wednesday as the result of a vote in a European Parliament committee. The committee voted to remove a proposed ban on

日期：2007-11-22 01:54:07 点击：0 评论：0

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Buy-Rite Designs Inc. on Wednesday recalled about 43,000 metal bracelets and other jewelry made in China because they contain high levels of lead. The recalled jewelry was sold under the "

日期：2007-11-22 01:53:49 点击：0 评论：0

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Agreements requiring companies planning coal-fired power plants to make pollution-control changes once the technology to do so becomes commercially feasible have been signed by company representatives and Nevada environmenta

日期：2007-11-22 01:07:50 点击：0 评论：0

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- In hopes of reducing its dependence on oil, the Air Force has approved using a blend of synthetic and petroleum-based fuel in some of its planes and is testing it in others. It's part of an initiative intended to eventually lead

日期：2007-11-22 00:08:43 点击：0 评论：0

CHICAGO (AP) -- Agricultural futures traded in a mixed range Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 2.5 cents to $7.76 a bushel; December corn fell 2.25 cents to $3.79 a bushel; December oats were flat at $2.77 a bu