Thursday, 24 July 2008
Motorists are getting a bit of relief at the gas pumps, as prices slip amid reduced demand, higher gasoline supplies and a decline in crude oil futures. Some experts think crude oil and gasoline prices will decline further in coming weeks, barring supply interruptions or even threat from hurricanes, or geopolitical factors such as the nuclear tensions between Iran and the West. "All the ingredients are there for lower prices ahead," said Andy Lipow, president of Houston consulting company Lipow Oil Associates Llc. Kevin Beyer, president of the Gasoline Retailers Association and owner of a...
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Milwaukeeans above par at life within means
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Use of savings, credit below U.S. average When it comes to debt, they are more careful than most Americans. They aren't cutting spending as much as people elsewhere. And most think...
Valley Center planning update scrapped for now
San Diego
San Diego
VALLEY CENTER - A plan that could allow 3,000-plus additional homes in Valley Center was kicked back for a do-over Wednesday after residents complained that it would benefit a...
D4 high-rises profit-driven, says Desmond
Irish Times
Irish Times
In this section � Councillor facing alleged ethics code breach says everything 'above board'City pays tribute to one of Cork's finestRetention of Corrib details an oversight, says...
€3.75m for new country house in Meath
Irish Times
Irish Times
In this section � Late judge's holiday home for €310,000Gothic style of lodge in WicklowJACK FAGAN A DEPRESSED housing market occasionally throws up a real bargain. Anyone...
Nissan going electric as it opens new headquarters
Taipei Times
Taipei Times
SLEEK AND COOL: The 10-story building includes sunshades with computer-designed blades to reduce glare and summer heat and interior light harvesting Twenty-five years after Nissan...
Consultants say Jeffersonville should build hotel, convention center
Business Journal
Business Journal
> Consultants commissioned by the Jeffersonville Redevelopment Commission to study downtown economic development possibilities, recommended that the city consider building a...
Would-be emperors
Inquirer
Inquirer
'Everyone wants to be emperor?' asked Forester Patrick Durst in Bangkok, after reading 'Yesterday's men.' (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7/15/08) This column panned local politicians...
Missing 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's mom is fingered in Florida case
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
ORLANDO, Fla. The mother of a missing 2-year-old is a person of interest in a case that is beginning to look like a homicide, prosecutors said Tuesday. Sheriffs deputies said...
Beacon Hill revival still lags
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star
Tim Duggan bought his Beacon Hill Victorian home for $20,000 and expected to spend $160,000 rebuilding it. He plans to move into the house in September. Ten years ago, politicians...
