Wildlife officials kill two wolves Friday near Hall

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Missoulian Wolves killed a calf on private land near Hall this week. Wildlife Services officials confirmed the incident Thursday.

Dollar at mid-106 yen level in Tokyo

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The U.S. dollar edged up to the mid-106 yen level early Monday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar traded at 106.55-60 yen, against 106.25-35 yen in New York and 107.20-21 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Friday. The euro was quoted ...

Tokyo stocks open slightly lower

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Monday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 19.70 points, or 0.15 percent, to 13,019.99 from Friday. The broader Topix index of all First Section iss ...

Kremlin: Italian president to visit Russia

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will make an official visit to Russia this week, the Kremlin said on Monday. Napolitano will visit Russia from Tuesday to Friday at the invitation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Th ...

Mexican oil exports reach new record price

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Mexico's exports of crude oil Friday reached a new record price of 131.45 U.S. dollars per barrel, three dollars more than the previous day, the state oil company Pemex said. The rise in prices of Mexican oil exports occurred in the ...

Petrobras: planned strike will not affect production

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Brazil's oil and gas giant Petrobras said Friday that a planned five-day strike by platform workers next week would not affect production. Petrobras had a contingency plan to maintain output but the company's management was open to ...

Crude prices top $147 on supply concerns

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Crude prices rallied to a record high of above 147 U.S. dollar a barrel on Friday amid concerns over tensions in the Middle East and unrest in Nigeria. Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose more than 5 dollarsto 147.25 on the ...

Italian public debt hits record high

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Italy's public debt rose for the fourth month in a row in April and set a new record high of 1,661.4 billion euros, the Bank of Italy said on Friday. The debt was some 15 billion euros higher than in March and was over 50 billion ...