Oil profits flow chiefly to investors, not exploration - Concord Monitor
Posted by: admin in Latest NewsOil profits flow chiefly to investors, not exploration - Concord Monitor
As giant oil companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips get set to report what will probably be another round of eye-popping quarterly profits, just where is all that money going? The companies insist they’re trying to find new oil that might help
Children charged $50 for photo with Michael Clarke and baggy green - News.com.au
A BRISBANE Catholic school plans to charge children $50 to have their pic taken with cricketing star Michael Clarke and his baggy green cap at their fete. Clarke and fiancee Lara Bingle will attend the St Columba’s Primary School fete on August 2 in an
Health care trusts told they have to build polyclinics - Daily Telegraph
Some Primary Care Trusts believe that opening a new facility could stretch their resources and even “jeopardise” patients capability to see GPs during the day and out of hours. Earlier this year more than 1.2 million patients signed a petition organised
Gas prices tax government as highway fund runs short - Boston Globe
WASHINGTON - Soaring gasoline prices are hurting Uncle Sam in the wallet, too. As motorists cut back on their driving and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles, the government is taking in less money from the federal gasoline tax. The result: The principal
Blagojevich sits on bill while raking in money - Northwest Herald
SPRINGFIELD – While Illinois legislators took action against the state’s “pay to play” reputation, Gov. Rod Blagojevich took donation after donation from people who stood to gain financially from his administration. During the first half of
Love life, money questions are out in Beijing etiquette guide on - Newsday
BEIJING (AP) _ Questions about salaries are out. Ditto queries about the age of a foreigner visiting Beijing for the Olympics. And an inquiry about someone’s love life? Forget it. These are part of the “Eight don’t asks” displayed on posters in a
Food stamp use soars in Mass. - Boston Globe
Massachusetts, which earlier this decade had the lowest percentage of eligible residents using food stamps, now has the fastest-growing food-stamp program in the country, a dramatic turnaround that state officials attribute to soaring food prices and
China Must Improve Yuan Management to Curb Hot Money (Update2) - Bloomberg
July 23 (Bloomberg) — China needs to superior manage its exchange rate to curb accelerating inflows of “hot money” that pose a threat to the economy, the finance and economic committee of the nation’s legislature said. The country needs to counter
Godfather of the housing business - Glendale News-Press
Roobik Ovanesian has developed hotels, senior housing projects and public storage facilities, resulting in him amassing a portfolio of more than $500 billion. His fortune has granted him to reside in a historic mansion at the entrance of Brand Park
Firefighting burns money, manpower - Idaho Statesman
Smokejumper Larry Wilson leaps from the airplane as jump partner Elysia Ewing’s parachute begins to open below. Members of the McCall Smokejumpers based in McCall, Idaho made the training jump near McCall while preparing for the 2008 fire season
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