US Energy Systems News

AUSTRALIAN travellers are saving thousands of dollars on cruise holidays by booking direct with US-based websites, but furious local travel agents are trying to stop the practice.

Crude oil in New York fell as Dubai's attempt to reschedule its debt bolstered the US dollar and prompted investors to sell commodities.

New York, November 27, 2009 - Platts - United States crude oil production for 2009 is on target to have its biggest one-year jump since 1970, according to a Platts analysis of industry data.

Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry that increasingly supplies their goods.

U.S. stocks and oil fell, the dollar weakened against the yen and Treasuries rallied as a Federal Reserve warning that low interest rates may cause a oeexcessive risk-takinga drove investors to the relative safety of government debt.

Blogs Wednesday, November 25, 2009 4:49 PM At the close: Coasting into the U.S. holiday David Parkinson S tocks coasted to a comfortably higher finish, as the generally decent tone to the day's economic news allowed U.S. traders to ease out of their desks and into their stretchy pants in preparation for Thursday's Thanksgiving feast.

Crude oil futures fell nearly 2% on Tuesday, pressured by concerns over the health of the economy in China, the world's second largest consumer of oil, and ahead of data expected to show rising crude supplies in the U.S. Overnight, the Shanghai Composite slumped 3.5% as China's banking regulator warned the nation's lenders to strictly comply with ...

Oil advanced for a third day in New York , rising above $80 a barrel after an industry report showed crude stockpiles declined in the US , the largest energy consumer.

Oil prices hovered above $79 a barrel Thursday in Asia as investors eyed signs that U.S. crude demand remains weak.

Canadian stocks jumped Tuesday, with the market posting its third win in a row, as consumer-staple stocks got a boost from better-than-expected results at the country's largest grocer, and as energy stocks advanced.

The only art fair in the United States featuring works exclusively from Latin American artists is under way in New York and drawing artists, collectors and museum representatives from around the world to the PINTA art fair.

Oil prices slipped below $79 a barrel Thursday amid mixed signals over the strength of the global economic recovery.

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Nov. 11 -- Crude oil rose as Chinese crude imports neared a record and the dollar weakened to a 15-month low, buoying demand for commodities.

Heart disease patients who practise Transcendental Meditation have reduced death rates, US researchers have said.

Pedestrians cross Malcolm X Boulevard on West 125th Street in Harlem, near the Apollo Theater, in 2008.

Blogs Friday, November 13, 2009 10:16 AM Market open: Consumers lose faith Simon Avery E arly trading was mixed in North American markets Friday, as consumer confidence in the U.S. took an unexpected dive and oil fell on weak U.S. demand.

Police in Los Angeles are seeking a man they say tortured, raped and poured battery acid on his girlfriend during a Halloween attack.

Photograph by: Vancouver Sun files, . The main Canadian stock benchmark gave back most of its triple-digit gain from the previous day as an unexpected rise in crude oil stockpiles shook confidence on both sides of the border.

The Colorado couple accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon is set to avoid more spectacle - and a trial - by entering pleas to charges that could bring some jail time and probation.