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Ukraine-Russia gas dispute helps send oil prices to $46 a barrel (KYIV Post)
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped to a three week high on Monday after an Iranian military commander called for an oil boycott over Israel`s offensive in the Gaza Strip, and on the Russian gas supply row.
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Oil above $47 on MidEast tensions, Russia gas row (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Oil prices rose nearly 2 percent on Monday after an Iranian military commander reportedly called for an oil boycott over Israel`s offensive in the Gaza Strip, and on concerns over the deepening Russian gas supply row.
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Oil surges over 3 percent on Gaza, gas row (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Oil prices jumped more than 3 percent in opening trade on Monday, rising for a third day after Israel launched a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip at the weekend and on concerns over a deepening Russian gas supply row.
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Oil, gas industry had a good year (Billings Gazette)
CHEYENNE - Despite recent low prices for oil and gas produced in Wyoming, 2008 was a good year for the industry in the state thanks to strong prices earlier in the year and good production, industry officials say.
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Oil above $47 on Gaza, Russia gas row (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
SINGAPORE – (UPDATE) Oil prices rose nearly 2.0 percent Monday after an Iranian military commander reportedly called for an oil boycott over Israel`s offensive in the Gaza Strip, and on concerns over the deepening Russian gas supply row.
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When rigs are rented for $650,000 a day, drilling firm good bet (The Beacon News)
D ear Mr. Berko: Which deepwater oil drilling company would you own? All of them are down significantly from their highs, but I just can`t seem to make up my mind. One broker recommended Pride International Inc., another recommended Noble Corp. and Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., but none appeal to me. I have $14,000 to invest, proceeds from the sale of Yahoo!, and I want aggressive growth. I ...
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East Texas Drilling Report (The Daily Sentinel)
The Texas average rig count as of Dec. 12, was 821, representing about 48 percent of all active land rigs in the United States. In the last 12 months, total Texas reported production was 343 million barrels of oil and 7.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Texas natural gas production represents approximately 29 percent of total U.S. natural gas demand.
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Oil, gas industry had a good year (Billings Gazette)
CHEYENNE - Despite recent low prices for oil and gas produced in Wyoming, 2008 was a good year for the industry in the state thanks to strong prices earlier in the year and good production, industry officials say.
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Relief at pump comes at cost to oil businesses (Sidney Herald)
For the past six months, Americans flinched every time they put the gasoline nozzle into their automobile’s gas tank. Spending $300 a month on gas was the norm. Now, people can drive again. The dropping prices at the gas pump come with a five-year oil low, which is wavering at the $40 a barrel mark. This oil price, for towns such as Sidney and others through unconventional shale plays in North ...
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Wyo rig count down by 5 (KTVQ Billings)
Associated Press - January 4, 2009 11:25 AM ET HOUSTON (AP) - Baker Hughes says the number of working oil and gas rigs in Wyoming decreased by five this week.
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Tails of Marin: Should you buy insurance for your pet? (Marin Independent Journal)
Marin Humane Society Here is an excerpt from ";Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life"; by Dr.
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People on the Move (Sun-Sentinel)
Nonprofits Recognized Katie Fitzpatrick , chief executive officer of the Caden Group, was recently awarded the March of Dimes Building the Community Award.
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Money Moves To Make, And Avoid, In 2009 (CBS News)
Should you buy a house? A car? Should you refinance? An expert addressed those and many more questions, on The Early Show.
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Play safe (Business Standard India)
As uncertainties prevail and a revival expected only post second quarter of 2009, it will pay to focus on large cap companies with a proven track record, high earnings visibility and low leverage.
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Treasuries Rise, Extending 2008 Gains, Before Housing Report (Bloomberg)
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries rose, extending their biggest annual gain since 1995, before an industry report that economists estimate will show U.S. home prices plunged by the most on record.
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Who is Ira Brody? State treasurer hopeful has extensive GOP ties (Nashville City Paper)
As Tennessee Republicans over the last two election cycles moved closer to winning a majority in the state legislature, the offices of state government created by Tennessee’s constitution increasingly became partisan political footballs.
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Sponsored By: (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JOHN A ROGERS, the holder of the following certificate(s) has filed said certificate(s) for a tax deed to be issued thereon.
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Public Notices (Columbia Star)
NOTICE OF LIEN SALE BY A Better Storage Place/ACME Storage of Wright Properties, Ltd.: In accordance with the provisions of South Carolina Self Storage Act. S.C.
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Sponsored By: (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 45-2008-CA-000604 DIVISION: A WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff, vs.
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Public Notices (Columbia Star)
NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES/PUBLIC SALE The following vehicles are subject to towing, repair and/or storage liens; are declared to be abandoned pursuant to Section 56-5-5810,
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Polk County car dealer charged in fraud scheme (The Lake Wales News)
Polk County auto dealer Michael Holley was arrested by the State’s Attorney’s Office on Thursday on 63 separate charges stemming from an alleged scheme to defraud customers at his three auto dealerships based in Lakeland and Bartow.
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Commercial real estate in for tough 2009 (San Jose Mercury News)
In the commercial real estate market, the balance of power between landlords and tenants will shift dramatically in 2009.
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Commercial real estate in for tough 2009 (The Charlotte Observer)
(By J.W. ELPHINSTONE, AP Real Estate Writer) The balance of power between landlords and tenants will shift dramatically in 2009. For landlords, this promises to be a year of intense competition, more bankrupt tenants, and tightfisted lenders. For renters, it looks like a time of abundant choices and tiny - if any - price increases. From apartments to shopping malls, office towers to dockyard ...
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Commercial real estate in for tough 2009 (Savannah Morning News)
NEW YORK - The balance of power between landlords and tenants will shift dramatically in 2009.
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Manhattan Commercial Property Sales Fell 66 Percent (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Manhattan commercial real estate sales fell 66 percent to $17.09 billion in 2008, the lowest in four years, as the worldwide credit freeze sidelined buyers.
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Property firms see buyers back in market (Business Standard India)
Property developers expect to boost sales of homes and borrow funds at lower rates after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today reduced its key benchmark rate and cut the cash-reserve ratio (CRR) requirement in a bid to help banks lower interest rates and lend more to cash-starved sectors, including the real estate.
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Gulf Steel strengthens position against decline by investing in Tekla Structures (AME Info)
Despite the downturn in the world economic situation, Gulf Steel Work (GSW) has made a strategic decision to expand the use of Tekla Structures BIM (Building Information Modeling) software in the whole corporation.
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Art, commerce or both? Musicians turn to commercials to make up for declining sales (Johnson City Press)
In “Creator,” the rawest track on Santogold’s debut and self-titled album, the singer Santi White boasts, “Me I’m a creator/Thrill is to make it up/The rules I break got me a place up on the radar.”
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Kubrick Holocaust film to be told in installation (Guardian Unlimited)
Stanley Kubrick was one of the greatest, and often demanding, film directors of all time, making movies from Spartacus to Full Metal Jacket. And if it had not been for his friend Steven Spielberg, there may also have been one called Aryan Papers, set in the Nazi-occupied Warsaw Ghetto.
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Former Everett mayor`s son eyes council run (Everett Herald)
EVERETT -- Jeff Moore, an Everett public school finance official and city planning commissioner, is running for a seat on the Everett City Council.
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GOOD OLD DAYS:For him, it was more than just movies (Daily Pilot)
Former Corona del Mar resident J.G. Ortman remembers a time when a soda at the now-shuttered Port Theater’s snack bar cost 50 cents and filmgoers never knew when they might bump into a minor film star in the aisles.
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