The Oil Drum | DrumBeat: June 24, 2008
This step will help draw up a road map for setting up economic bridges between Qatar and China and opens investment opportunities, Qatars Oil Minister Abdulla Bin Hamad Al Attiyah said... We were essentially producing at an all out pace, just not aimed at consumers but at defense... Following is my last email to the Dallas Morning News folks, including Jim (I think that this arrived after his column was finished, but it is consistent with prior missives):.
U.S. factory orders slip 0.7%
They note that spending by businesses on new equipment grew at a solid annual rate of 10.7% in the third quarter and they expect further gains in coming months as businesses ramp up spending to expand and modernize operations. The Institute for Supply .
Win or lose, Shark Tank appearance will boost BeatBox Beverages
Fenchel said any investment money the company may get from Shark Tank to ramp up the marketing process it uses to introduce the drinks to new markets and secure sales deals. He said some of the show hosts business connections were definitely .
The Oil Drum | DrumBeat: November 6, 2008
Stung by high costs, Canadian Natural is slowing down spending on the next phase of its Horizon oil sands project in northern Alberta as it ramps up output on the initial phase in 2009.. ``Theres no good news on the demand front, said Chip Hodge, a managing director at MFC Global Investment Management in Boston, who oversees a $4.5 billion energy-company bond portfolio... http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/07/100-million-a-m.html.
Obamas $4 trillion budget aims to ramp up investment
WASHINGTON ��� The $4 trillion budget that President Barack Obama released Monday is more utopian vision than pragmatic blueprint for his final years in office, but buried in the document are kernels of proposals that could take root even with a hostile .
2014 in review: SVBJ cover stories that defined business in Silicon Valley
Atticu Bliss-McHone, 7, and his mom Tatiana Bliss asked for net neutrality during Obamas July visit in Los Altos. He said, I dont like to play on the Internet much. but I want people to have Internet equality. Not just big companies. The net.
The Oil Drum | Drumbeat: April 13, 2011
Gas at $4? Time to invest in oil. (Money Magazine) -- With tensions in the Middle East and North Africa pushing oil above $100 a barrel for the first time in two years, you may be clamoring for ways to offset rising gasoline and home. The comments from a Rosneft representative to investors Tuesday marked the first indication that the Russian oil company may be giving up on salvaging the landmark $16 billion deal with BP... Dubai aims for energy shift from oil to gas.
Under Armour continues to ramp up Portland arm
He noted it was up 50 percent in the third quarter from the same time last year. And combined with international he said it would be part of the foundation for sustainable growth in 2015 and beyond. That means Wall Streets eyes will be on the company.
global glass onion: week ending Aug 21
Bullard says Fed may need to buy more Treasuries-(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve may need to ramp up its purchases of U.S. Treasury debt if price levels in the U.S. economy continue to show signs of softening,.. Budget Office, and assuming the yield on the 10-year Treasury note rises to about 5.6% from the current 2.6%, they project foreign holdings of US Treasurys will have to rise to nearly $18 trillion, from about $4 trillion now, to meet U.S. financing needs.
Roam expands in Atlanta with Buckhead and Cobb entrepreneurship hubs.
Developments such as Roam and Atlanta Tech Village serve a niche, until recently ignored by the commercial real estate industry: Startups who need short-term leases as they need to ramp up ��� or scale down ��� their office space every few weeks. Today.
Mitchell airport shows off new baggage screening facility
Duffel bags, golf clubs, car seats, satchels, taped-up cardboard boxes, suitcases and plenty of black roller bags moved along the assembly line, like a roller coaster. Inside Mitchell International Airports new baggage screening facility, officials on.
Looks, performance mark this $102000 Jaguar F-Type V8 convertible
It leaps to highway speeds and well beyond on the shortest of highway entry ramps. Handling is. The noise level is only moderate in city driving, but picks up a bit on the highway.. It loses 1 mpg and moves up to 19-inch tires from the base 18.
global glass onion: week ending July 16
Congressional leaders will return to the White House on Monday to continue talks, administration officials announced, and Obama will hold a morning news conference before they do. Both sides appeared Sunday to dig further into.. adult in the room. Hes looking good right now.��� Many Democrats believe Obamas proposed $4 trillion deficit-cutting deal, panned by lawmakers in both parties as too unpalatable5 to pass, may be a win-win politically for the president.
Total Chaos: Massive Market Moves Spark Selling-Panic.
Perhaps this sums up the day for many FX, bond, equity, and oil traders today. Incredible Volatility today - 100 point roundtrip in the SandP, and 800 points in the Dow - all driven by a halt in Ruble Trading, the European close,��.
global glass onion: week ending Jan 10
There is little doubt that the Federal Reserves efforts to prop up the stock market since the 2008 financial crisis through monetary stimulus measures, like buying up government bonds and other assets ��� better known as quantitative easing, or QE ��� have fueled one of the.. The economic news was so positive, in fact, that the Republicans switched from blaming Obama for his allegedly job-killing taxes and regulations to taking credit for the economys performance.
Weather slows traffic in Weirton
There were a few minor accidents that led to road closures in Hancock County on Tuesday morning after the on-ramp from U.S. 22 east into the city quickly became a sheet of ice. Several cars fish-tailed and one even spun a few times on the sheet of ice.
The Oil Drum | DrumBeat: June 19, 2008
When gas station manager Roger Randolph realized it was costing him money each time someone filled up with $4-a-gallon gas, he hung a sign on his pumps: No more credit cards. He may.. While McCain wants to drill more oil to fight $4 gas, Obama calls for an Apollo project aimed at alternative energy... The Dallas Morning News had a lot more thorough coverage:... If they do, more than half of the US banking would default on 1 to 3 Trillion in bad loans.
Rackspace plans 500 new jobs at Highland Mall, seeks incentives
. the San Antonio-based Web hosting company that plans to ramp up an already significant Austin presence, is seeking a state incentives package worth $1.25 million in tax rebates, according to documents filed with the Travis County Commissioners Court.
If Arpaios right, wheres The REAL Birth Certificate?
Arpaio set up a special Cold Case Posse and assigned its professional investigators to review the Obama evidence. Lead investigator Mike Zullo, who told WND he started out with the intention of affirming Obamas document��.
Cratejoy raises Series A funding to hire more Austin engineers
Cratejoy Inc., an e-commerce software maker, has completed a $4 million Series A round of funding that company officials plan to use to hire additional engineers. The Austin-based startup,. Both sides benefit from operational efficiencies so theyre.
global glass onion: week ending Feb 8
I am reasonably confident that this can be done in an orderly fashion over a number of years, Dennis Lockhart, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, said during a question-and-answer session at the Rotary Club of Birmingham.. Fed President Eric Rosengren said at a Florida conference, acknowledging the risk that interest rates are likely to rise in the future, leading to possible losses on the balance sheet that is now worth $4 trillion and growing.
Wisconsins gazelle start-up population making gains
Wisconsin is often dinged for being a state with relatively low numbers of start-up companies, which is true given the mix of start-up flavors that are counted in such surveys ��� from mom-and-pop stores to lifestyle businesses to the gazelles that.
Ebola virus arrives in US
U.S. health officials on Tuesday confirmed the first case of the deadly Ebola virus in the United States. An unidentified man with the virus is being held in isolation at a Dallas hospital. The man arrived in the United States on Sept. 20 and initially.
The Oil Drum | Drumbeat: April 1, 2013
Schlumberger Ltd. is wrangling a new payment agreement with Venezuelas state-controlled oil and gas firm PDVSA and it expects to ramp up activity in the country.. The sprawling utility, known as TEPCO, made the comments in a business operations report, with the extra cuts of 100 billion yen coming on top of plans to shrink its expenses by 3.36-trillion-yen through to 2021. We will... http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hiring-spreads-only-14-cities-235200587.ht.
An Energy Solution in the (Compressed) Air? - NYTimes.com
To replicate them in a system the size of North America would require a level of investment in transmission that is almost unimaginable and that, if we commit to exploit resources that are more concentrated and have greater. course thermal generators (in most parts of the world, hydro in some) ��� providing spinning reserve means that thermal generators are running at part load so they are ready to ramp up, meaning even lower efficiency and higher emissions (CO2)��.
The Oil Drum | DrumBeat: June 7, 2008
Airlines, package shippers and car owners are no longer the only ones being squeezed by the ever-mounting price of oil, which shot up almost $11 a barrel on Friday alone, to $138.54, a record.. The soaring prices should have generated $3 billion above budget estimates for the state oil monopoly, Pemex. But now.. AAA will update their price in the AM hours to above $4/gallon and this news will probably get little coverage due to the fact that its the weekend. [-]��.
As market expands, money manager seeks stocks with growth potential
Enphase will break even this year, but the companys profitability is beginning to ramp up, Nelson said. It has potential to increase revenue by 30% a year for the next few years and has a goal of keeping operating expenses at half the rate of revenue.
Alevo plans quick ramp-up for manufacturing and exporting battery systems
John Downey and Ken Elkins: Charlotte Business Journal. Alevo Group expects to produce and ship up to 480 of its signature GridBank utility-scale batteries systems next year at its Concord plant. And it projects selling 16,000 1-megawatt units within.
Jenna Farrey, mother suspected of burying son in desert, stands trial in 2015
EL PASO, Texas - A mother suspected of burying her infant son in the New Mexico desert appeared in court Thursday morning. Jenna Farrey appeared before 384th District Judge Patrick Garcia for a pre-trial hearing at 9 a.m.. Farrey and her husband, Fort .
Marco Rubio Speech: GOP Senator Responds To Obamas.
But President Obama? He believes its the cause of our problems. That the economic downturn happened because our government didnt tax enough, spend enough and control enough. And, therefore, as you heard tonight, his. Theyre workers who have to get up early tomorrow morning and go to work to pay the bills.. And theres no realistic tax increase that could lower our deficits by almost $4 trillion.. Thats why we need a balanced budget amendment.
Real Estate Market Update - October 13, 2011 | Allen.
Invesco, Square Mile Capital, Canyon Combine to Acquire $880 Million Loan Portfolio; MetLife Closes on $550M in Loans on 2 Buildings; CMBS Market Splits as Investors Avoid Taking on Risk; Prudential Mortgage Capital. has Stiff Opposition; SEC Determines Future for Profitable Mortgage REITs; Freddie Mac Finalizes New Modification Option; Fannie and Freddie Regulator Mulls Obamas Mortgage Program; CBO Casts Doubt over Federal Refinancing Plan;��.
The Oil Drum | DrumBeat: March 6, 2009
(Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to a five-week high as the U.S. dollar weakened against the euro, bolstering the appeal of commodities as an alternative investment.. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. said it needs natural gas prices to recover to the range of $6.50 to $7.50 per thousand cubic feet before it ramps up drilling in Alberta, regardless of new royalty incentives introduced by the.. 1, 2009 included 14.5 billion barrels of oil and 29.3 trillion cubic feet of gas.