TOPEKA, KS -- 12/04/08 -- Prairie Wind Transmission LLC today announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has unanimously approved its request for key rate components in its proposal to build a 230-mile, 765-kilovolt (kV ...
4 Dec 2008
LONDON (AP) — World stocks closed modestly lower Thursday, despite hefty interest rate cuts across Europe, as Wall Street retreated in the face of fresh grim corporate and economic news and Friday's November jobs report. Argentina was one of the ...
4 Dec 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- In a season where Big 12 quarterbacks dominated the league, Texas' Colt McCoy stood out in a crowd. The junior set school passing records, led his team in rushing and had the Longhorns (11-1) sitting at No. 1 for about a month ...
4 Dec 2008
NEW YORK/LONDON: Central banks in Europe lowered their benchmark interest rates by record amounts yesterday to fight the global economic crisis. Many analysts applauded the large rate cuts but market reaction indicated that even more sweeping moves ...
4 Dec 2008
KARACHI, Pakistan—Amid fears of a military confrontation between Pakistan and India , Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is attempting to defuse dangerous tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the aftermath of the deadly Mumbai ...
4 Dec 2008
Hospital-acquired infections that are resistant to traditional antibiotic treatment have become increasingly common in recent years, confounding health care professionals and killing thousands of Americans. Now, in studies that could lead to new ways ...
4 Dec 2008
Montreal researchers have identified a key player in eye diseases afflicting premature babies, the elderly and people affected by diabetes, providing new hope for millions at risk of vision loss and blindness.
4 Dec 2008
Details about the upcoming Carabobo tender for seven blocks in Venezuela's Orinoco heavy crude belt are still emerging, but the way new JVs created to operate the blocks are financed may play a key role in the round, various industry sources told BNamericas.
4 Dec 2008
( University of Cincinnati ) A team of University of Cincinnati researchers is exploring a "zinc zipper" that holds bacterial cells together and plays a key role in hospital-acquired infections.
4 Dec 2008
(By NOOR KHAN, Associated Press Writer) The governor of Afghanistan's key southern Kandahar province said Thursday he was sacked by the central government and complained that powerful people in his region had been sabotaging his work. Rahmatullah Raufi, a former army general, was appointed as governor of Kandahar province in August, replacing a powerful but controversial former governor, ...
4 Dec 2008
The governor of Afghanistan's key southern Kandahar province said Thursday he was sacked by the central government and complained that powerful people in his region had been sabotaging his work.
4 Dec 2008
New Zealand's central bank slashed its key interest rate by 1.5 percentage points to 5.0 percent Thursday _ its biggest move yet in the fight against the global financial crisis and sharply weakening growth. The unprecedented 1.5 percentage point cut in the...
4 Dec 2008
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's revered king on Thursday failed to deliver his traditional birthday speech, dashing Thai hopes that the address would help resolve the country's political paralysis and unify a divided nation.
4 Dec 2008
Select ratingPoorOkayGoodGreatAwesome Popsci Authors: Jaya JiwatramPosted 12.4.08 at 10:52 am 1 CommentsUC Berkeley researchers are the first to explain how a compound in broccoli and cabbage can inhibit an enzyme to battle breast and.
4 Dec 2008
An Ignition Key For Economic Activity in Michigan and Ohio. Hugh Hewitt asks in my Twitter feed, "If there's going to a Big Three bailout, how about a huge corporate tax cut for Michigan and Ohio, say, to Ireland's 12.5 percent? ...
4 Dec 2008
Japanese stocks retreated Thursday, as fears about the US economy and the fate of Detroit's struggling automakers reversed early gains.
4 Dec 2008
VMware Launches Key Piece of VDI Puzzle. 12/4/2008. By Keith Ward. VMware rolled out the centerpiece of its virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) strategy this week with the release of VMware View 3. ...
4 Dec 2008
Key resistance remains 1.2354, the March 2007 high. Bullish trend intact above the interim rising support at 1.2000, with next major support point is 1.1800 (4th of November high). The key rising support from the September low is some ...
3 Dec 2008