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.

Bangkok gold price surges to record high amid Mideast tension, weaker dollars

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Gold price in Bangkok, one of the major gold market in Southeast Asia, has surged to a record high upon concerns over renewed Middle East tensions and the weakening U.S. dollar, Thai News Agency quoted an industry executive as saying Monda ...

Dominican president: speculators to blame for soaring oil price

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Speculation and oil contracts for the future are the major causes of the current oil price hike, Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez said Sunday at the 5th PetroCaribe summit. Fernandez said that currently there are 860,00 ...

Brazilian industry revises down growth forecast for 2008

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Brazil's national federation of industry has lowered its forecast for the country's economic growth this year from 5.0 percent to 4.7 percent, local media reported Sunday. Due to surging food prices around the world, Brazil's inflat ...

New Zealand airports on alert after girl’s abduction

Monday, July 14th, 2008

New Zealand airports were all on alert after a five-year-old girl was abducted from an Auckland street on Monday. Police said they have contacted airport authorities in case someone tried to leave the country with the girl named Cin ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oil prices settle above $145 after hitting new high

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Crude futures closed above 145 U.S. dollars a barrel after surpassing the 147 dollars level for the first time Friday on supply concerns in Iran, Nigeria and Brazil. Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose 3.43 dollars to settle ...