G-8 meets amid calls to take on new members The Boston Globe | TOKYO—The Group of Eight nations, holding their annual summit in Japan starting Monday, have always been a club for the world's biggest and brightest economies. Now a growing chorus is saying it's time the clubhouse doors swing open to some newcomers. | Outsider China has eclipsed more than ...
Biofuels: Brazil disputes cost of sugar in the tank The Guardian | Ethanol producers cut the carbon but still come under fire from campaigners | The roar of large truck engines is drowned out by the thunderous sound of giant crushing machines and a piercing hiss from steam generators at a sugar-processing plant near the Brazilian city of Sertãozinho. | The...
Greed, apathy about our food spur crisis Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | We seldom think about the availability of food. As a nation, we never have been hungry, and until recently, food shortages always happened somewhere else. | Still, we have little connection to the farm, most of us don't know where our food comes from and many of us couldn't care less. Some farmers...
G-8 meets amid calls to take on new members The Boston Globe | TOKYO—The Group of Eight nations, holding their annual summit in Japan starting Monday, have always been a club for the world's biggest and brightest economies. Now a growing chorus is saying it's time the clubhouse doors swing open to some n...
McCain raises possibility of Western Hemisphere free trade agreement in Colombia Star Tribune | CARTAGENA, Colombia - John McCain hailed the economic benefits of free trade to Colombians Wednesday, raising the possibility of an eventual hemispheric-wide agreement even though a weak economy at home has soured many U.S. voters on trade agreemen...
McCain heading south to tout free trade CNN | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, heads south Tuesday for a three-day trip to Colombia and Mexico to talk about trade and drugs. | "What happens in Colombia and Mexico is very important to the f...
SAP names new heads of Europe, Latin America units The Boston Globe | NEW YORK— named new heads of its Europe and Latin America units after the current bosses were promoted to the company's executive board, the German maker of business software said Tuesday. | SAP named Jose Duarte president and chief executive...
Peabody commissions New Mexico mine Business Journal > Peabody coal mine to supply southwestern utilities [Albuquerque] APS, Tucson Electric sign deals for coal with Peabody Energy [Phoenix] Pinnacle West names James Hatfield CFO [Phoenix] Peabody promotes Crews to CFO [St. Louis] Peabody Energy reorga...
Ecuador hope renewed: Aurelian CEO National Post | Political Turmoil; Proposed mining rules appear to be 'reasonable' | Peter Koven, Financial Post Network Browse the Canada.com Network Home News Sports Entertainment Health Travel Obituaries Celebrating Contractors National Post Victoria Times Co...
State loans studio $15M for 'Crash' TV series The Business Review | The New Mexico State Investment Council agreed to make a $15 million loan to during its meeting this week, which is filming the television series "Crash" in New Mexico. The SIC also negotiated a deal to share in any profits from the serie...
Peabody coal mine to supply southwestern utilities The Business Review | has commissioned its new El Segundo coal mine in northwest New Mexico to serve utilities in the Southwest. It's the first new coal mine developed in New Mexico in more than two decades. | Peabody, which is ramping up El Segundo to produce 6 mil...
G-8 meets amid calls to take on new members The Boston Globe | TOKYO—The Group of Eight nations, holding their annual summit in Japan starting Monday, have always been a club for the world's biggest and brightest economies. Now a growing chorus is saying it's time the clubhouse doors swing open to some newcomers. | Outsider China has eclipsed more than half the club's members in economic size and the g...
Is $4 gas a pain or a bargain? Richmond Times Dispatch | At $4 per gallon, it hurts to drive in the United States these days. | But consider how painful it could be if we commute-crazed Americans filled our tanks at the prices the Germans pay: almost $8.93 per gallon for regular unleaded. | Take a long drive in almost any industrialized nation, and you'll pay more dearly than in the USA. | "Our hi...
McCain praises efforts to reduce drug flow from Mexico to the U. S. Buffalo News | MEXICO CITY - Ending a three-day trip to Colombia and Mexico, John McCain praised Mexican drug-fighting efforts Thursday and hailed a U. S. aid package for security forces as a key step forward in bilateral relations. | McCain, the presumptive Republican candidate for president, labeled the so-called Merida initiative approved by Congress last we...
