Por JAMES HERRON LONDRES (Dow Jones)–No hay razón para preocuparse de que habrá otra alza de precios en los mercados del petróleo durante este año de la escala del aumento a US$147 por barril registrado en 2008, señaló el miércoles la Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo. “El mercado está de mucha mejor forma de [...]
A van in which the students were traveling swerved off a road and rolled over about 7:30 a.m. Saturday near the resort town of Taupo in the center of North Island, the school said. The university, quoting a U.S. vice consul in Auckland, identified the victims as Daniela Lekhno from Manalapan, New Jersey; Roch Jauberty, [...]
Over 3,000 downstream oil and gas professionals are set to converge in Bahrain from 20 – 23 May for the 8th edition of the Middle East Refining and Petrochemicals Conference and Exhibition (Middle East Petrotech 2012). Set against a backdrop of ongoing refining and petrochemical expansion projects in the region, the exhibition and conference has [...]
A Wal-Mart customer is recovering after he was bitten by a rattlesnake in a garden department of the store chain. Mica Craig said the reptile pounced as he was shopping at the store in the north-western US state of Washington. The 47-year-old stamped on the serpent and was later treated at hospital with anti-venom, after [...]
Por RICHARD BARLEY Los resultados de las elecciones del fin de semana no suponen nada bueno para los inversionistas de bonos europeos. Hasta ahora, las elecciones han seguido la ortodoxia de los mercados de bonos: las elecciones en España, Portugal e Irlanda trajeron gobiernos que se comprometieron a seguir la receta de la eurozona de [...]
Por JON HILSENRATH Los mercados parecen girar en torno a los próximos pasos de la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos. Un día, esperan que lance un programa de compra de bonos para reducir las tasas de interés a largo plazo e impulsar el crecimiento. Al día siguiente, suponen que la Fed subirá las tasas de [...]
By RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Published: May 13, 2012 02:21 Updated: May 13, 2012 02:21 Minister of Labor Adel Fakeih announced his ministry would transfer labor disputes to the Ministry of Justice within three years after the issuance of the new criminal procedures law. He also disclosed that the number of foreign workers in the Kingdom [...]
Dubai A rare collection of photographs taken in Mexico by Italian photographer Tina Modotti during the 1920s has been opened to the public at the Dar Ibn Al Haytham for Visual Arts Centre in Al Bastakiya. The Mexican Ambassador to the UAE, Francisco Alonso, along with officials from the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority inaugurated [...]
DUBAI An Indian expat has accused a Dubai-based insurance company of trying to put fake parts in his car. Dhawal G. Nandedkar, a 40-year-old accountant, said he made the shocking discovery after his 2007 model Mercedes C180 was involved in a minor road mishap last month. “ They used the word ‘duplicate’ — they obviously [...]
Eduardo Nunez is hitting just under .300. He’s leading the Yankees in stolen bases. He’s played all over the diamond, subbing in for Yankee stars in the infield and outfield. And now he’s in the minor leagues. The Yankees made the surprising move of demoting Nunez to Triple A after he made two errors Thursday [...]