Monthly Archives: February 2010

Weatherization program fails to result in job, energy savings – Press & Sun-Bulletin

Weatherization program fails to result in job, energy savingsPress & Sun-BulletinIn New York state, the Davis-Bacon requirement entailed conducting a survey of wages for a variety of building trades in all 62 counties, including the five …NASCSP Response to Department … Continue reading

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Copper Prices Rise Following Quake – Wall Street Journal

BBC News Copper Prices Rise Following QuakeWall Street JournalCopper prices rose sharply in electronic screen trading Sunday night and hit a seven-week high after a massive weekend earthquake rocked …Chile quake seen giving a boost to copper pricesReutersCopper prices rise … Continue reading

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Tandem Moves by Stocks, Commodities Flash Warning – Wall Street Journal

Tandem Moves by Stocks, Commodities Flash WarningWall Street Journal… often jumped even more wildly than stocks. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index finished 2009 up nearly 27%, and copper prices more than doubled. and more » read more Tags: amp, commodities, … Continue reading

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HK stocks to open up 1.19 pct; Jiangxi Copper rises – Reuters

HK stocks to open up 1.19 pct; Jiangxi Copper risesReutersCopper prices surged at the open on Monday with Shanghai's benchmark third month copper contract rising by its 5 percent daily limit. … and more » read more Tags: copper, hk stocks, … Continue reading

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Asia Stocks Rise for Second Day on Metals; Mitsubishi UFJ Gains – BusinessWeek

Asia Stocks Rise for Second Day on Metals; Mitsubishi UFJ GainsBusinessWeekOz Minerals Ltd., an Australian producer of copper and gold, climbed 5.3 percent as copper prices climbed after an earthquake in Chile halted production at … and more » read more … Continue reading

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Commodities Issues Lift Asia Markets – Wall Street Journal

Commodities Issues Lift Asia MarketsWall Street JournalIn Asia, resources stocks were higher on a surge in copper prices after Saturday's earthquake in Chile, the world's largest copper producing country. … and more » read more Tags: asia resources, commodities, copper prices, … Continue reading

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Hong Kong spurred by metal prices, regional stocks – MarketWatch

Hong Kong spurred by metal prices, regional stocksMarketWatchHONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Hong Kong shares rose sharply early Monday on positive cues from Wall Street and regional stock markets, with commodity stocks … and more » read more Tags: commodity stocks, cues, … Continue reading

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Are Unions Too Expensive? – ChicagoNow (blog)

Are Unions Too Expensive?ChicagoNow (blog)What price do we pay for union labor? Can the American worker afford itself? As we now exist in the era of change, are unions obsolete, I politely ask? … read more Tags: american worker, union … Continue reading

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Unknotting Father’s Reins in Hope of ‘Reinventing’ Libya – New York Times

New York Times Unknotting Father's Reins in Hope of 'Reinventing' LibyaNew York TimesIn the last few years, Mr. Qaddafi, 37, who has a doctorate from the London School of Economics, flawless English and a bold independent streak, … and more » … Continue reading

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Copper prices rise amid fears of post-earthquake disruption in Chile – The Guardian

Reuters Copper prices rise amid fears of post-earthquake disruption in ChileThe GuardianCopper prices rise amid fears that supplies will be disrupted after the earthquake in Chile. Above, road collapsed over a railway line, Santiago. …Chile quake seen giving a boost … Continue reading

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