Almond prices gain on better offtake The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Almond prices shot up by 200 per 40 kg in the national capital today on pick up in demand from retailers and stockists amid tight supply from overseas markets. | Almond california increased by Rs 200 to Rs 9,700 per 40 kg and ...
County tallies its greenhouse gas emissions The Charlotte Observer Mecklenburg takes stock of government operations amid growing concern over a warming planet. | By Bruce Henderson | In a sign of growing attention to a warming planet, Mecklenburg County has finished its first greenhouse-gas inventory of county government operations. | Energy use by county buildings...
Victorino leads Phils past Mets in ninth Philadelphia Daily News | By Jim Salisbury | Inquirer Staff Writer Fourth of July fireworks exploded in the distance as Shane Victorino stepped to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning last night. | With one swing of the bat, Victorino brought the pyrote...
Phil Sheridan: Phillies' Durbin among bullpen diamonds Philadelphia Daily News | By Phil Sheridan | Inquirer Sports Columnist Charlie Manuel ran through his postgame checklist, as always. | J.A. Happ starting the game? Check. | Shane Victorino ending the game? Check. | In between, the Phillies manager spoke volumes about this e...
Dick Jerardi: Race Day in America Philadelphia Daily News | By Dick Jerardi | Philadelphia Daily News | Daily News Sports Columnist A LOOK AT important races around the country today: | Vanity Handicap | Hollywood Park (Race 5) - Post 5:00 p.m., Grade I $300,000, 1 1/8 miles, 3YO & up | 1. Tough Tiz's Sis, ...
New free-agent line forms for Sixers as Smith moves on Philadelphia Daily News | By PHIL JASNER | Philadelphia Daily News | There was, in the course of the week, the 76ers' impressive courtship of Atlanta Hawks' restricted free agent Josh Smith. | And, according to a source familiar with the Sixers' situation, there has been co...
Where Are The Americans? Canada Dot Com | It's July 4 weekend, and cottage country is feeling their absence as our neighbours turn their backs on Canadian recreational property | Janet Whitman in New York and Theresa Tedesco in St. Andrews, N. B., Financial Post Published: Saturday, Jul...
Rhines makes Olympic team Philadelphia Daily News | By Frank Fitzpatrick | INQUIRER STAFF WRITER | Jen Rhines, surrounded by a trio of Nike runners at one point, fought off all but one of them to finish second in the women's 5,000-meter final last night at the U.S. Olympic trials and earn a trip to ...
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Wal-Mart looks to pick local produce Seattle Post-Intelligence | LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Wal-Mart stores in Arizona now stock Grand Canyon sweet onions while aisles in New York display state-grown eggplant, as the world's largest retailer says it...
U.S. Coffee Giant Starbucks to Close 600 U.S. Stores Chosunilbo Patrons sit inside Starbucks store in downtown Boston, 01 Jul 2008 U.S.-based coffee chain Starbucks has announced plans to close 600 stores in the United States in the next year d...
Wal-Mart Switches To Local Fruit, Veggies CBS News Wal-Mart stores in Arizona now stock Grand Canyon sweet onions while aisles in New York display state-grown eggplant, as the world's largest retailer says it has become the United ...
Gas prices, economy keep Americans home this holiday weekend Canada Dot Com | Angela Greiling Keane, Bloomberg Published: Friday, July 04, 2008 | Change font size | Story tools presented by try{ var arr_da = document.getElementById('ad-leaderboard').getElementsByTagName('script'); for(var i in arr_da){ if(typeof(arr_da[i]...
62,000 jobs cut in June; more losses predicted Philadelphia Daily News The first-half employment report was worst since '01. | By Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON - The nation's job market stumbled badly through the first half of 2008, government figures released yesterday showed, and analysts said it was...
Dow’s 21% drop from its peak may signal more losses The Times Of India | NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 21% retreat from a record may foreshadow more losses for the 112-year-old stock gauge, based on its performance in previous bear mark...
Dow’s 21% drop from its peak may signal more losses The Times Of India | NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 21% retreat from a record may foreshadow more losses for the 112-year-old stock gauge, based on its performance in previous bear markets. | “I don’t expect this to be the end,” said Dean Gulis, part of a group that manages arou...
Wall Street sluggish, while Canada takes the day off Globe and Mail Post the first comment Back to the blog | Wall Street appeared headed for a sluggish start to the third quarter Tuesday, hurt by ongoing concerns about the damage rising oil prices will do to the economy. Canadian markets are closed in observance of Canada Day. | Crude oil held above $142 (U.S.) a barrel in premarket trading after briefly soaring t...
