Archive for August 17th, 2008

Sonora man who fell down abandoned mine shaft Friday rescued early
San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago
A 34-year-old Sonora man who fell down an abandoned mine shaft Friday was rescued early this morning, according to the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office.
Man rescued after 2 nights in abandoned mine The Associated Press
Sonora man rescued after fallling into gold mine San Diego Union Tribune
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AFP
Dollar Falls Against Yen, Euro Before Housing, Inflation Data
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Kosuke Goto and Stanley White Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) — The dollar fell from a seven-month high versus the yen before US government housing and inflation reports this week that may add to speculation the Federal Reserve will delay raising interest
Dollar eases from 6-mth high vs euro as oil rebounds guardian.co.uk
Dollar dips in Asia on profit-taking AFP
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Turkish Press
RPT-UPDATE 1-South Locomotive up over 70 pct in Shanghai debut
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Lu Jianxin SHANGHAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China South Locomotive's shares rose more than 70 percent in their Shanghai debut on Monday, buoyed by a low IPO price and the firm's strength in China's train manufacturing sector, after it raised $1.5
STOCK ALERT - China South Locomotive opens up 77 pct in Shanghai debut Forbes
China South Loco steams to debut Financial Times
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New York Times
Solar power gets a big boost from Pacific Gas deal
USA Today - 1 hour ago
By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY Electric utilities are warming to solar power in a shift that promises to turbocharge a technology that has been hindered by high prices and slow consumer adoption.
Solar utility: electricity from sunshine on a massive scale in Scientific American
Two Large Solar Plants Planned in California New York Times
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RPT-BOJ FOCUS-BOJ to paint darker picture on brink of recession
Reuters - 6 hours ago
(Repeats with no change in text) *What: Bank of Japan two-day monetary policy meeting *When: Aug 18-19. Decision likely noon-2 pm (0300-0500 GMT) *BOJ likely to cut economic assessment but no change in rates (For more stories on the Japanese economy,
Japan likely to freeze rates, lower economic outlook MarketWatch
BOJ expected to hold interest rates, cut assessment on economy+ TMCnet
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The Associated Press
Qwest, unions keep talking; workers remain on job
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
DENVER (AP) - Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union headed back to the bargaining table Sunday for further negotiations after a labor contract expired.
Qwest avoids labor strike for time being MarketWatch
Qwest, Unions Extend Labor Negotiations Past Deadline (Update1) Bloomberg
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Looking Ahead The Week’s Major Economic Reports
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By THE NEW YORK TIMES SIGNALS ON THE ECONOMY Reports will include housing starts and the Producer Price Index for July (Tuesday); and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s manufacturing index and the Conference Board’s index of leading economic
Dallas Fed chief Richard W. Fisher speaks his mind in Q&A Dallas Morning News
Paper checks in decline, taking jobs with them Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Environment News Service
Solar utility: electricity from sunshine on a massive scale in
Scientific American - 1 hour ago
By David Biello The amount of solar photovoltaics harnessing electricity from sunshine in the US will more than double by 2013, thanks to plans to build 800 megawatts worth in California.
Two Large Solar Plants Planned in California New York Times
SunPower shares shine on solar project contract BusinessWeek
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