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OPEC's divisions manifest as oil prices plummet

For the third time in as many months, OPEC's ability to stem plummeting crude prices amid a global economic meltdown will be tested during a meeting Saturday. But the outcome of the meeting, called to assess the impact of...

Couche-Tard posts record earnings for the second quarter

Net earnings for the 12-week period ended October 12, 2008, reached $97.6 million, or $0.49 per share on a diluted basis, significantly higher by $43.4 million compared to $54.2 million, or $0.27 per share on a diluted basis,...

Couche-Tard posts record earnings for the second quarter

LAVAL, QC, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Also in the U.S., the company's results were supported by the merchandise and service revenues contribution despite a slight decrease of 1.0% in same-store revenues due in part to...

Frosted and Flakey!

Tis the season for walking it a winter wonderland as Jack Frost nips at your nose or other extremities but really what is the first true sign that winter is here? Is frost on your window pane? Perhaps that first snow flake....

NTSB Cites Gussets and Loads in Collapse

NTSB determines design flaw made plates unable to handle increased loads on Minnesota bridge By After a 15-month probe, the National Transportation Safety Board has determined the probable cause of last year's fatal I-35W...

Relief at the pump is bittersweet

Although gas prices are down about 50 percent, drivers aren't splurging with the difference Isaiah Samoita puts $10 worth of gas into his taxi at the Shell station on New Bern Avenue. "I just got butter the other night," she...

Let The Auto Industry Go Bankrupt.

The talk on an the Sunday talk shows and from Barack Obama on 60 min, has been the auto industry needs to be bailed out. It appears as if congress is already drafting a plan which will be put to a vote next week.

Video Corner: 2008 International Walk to School Day

Walking and bicycling to school among school-aged children has decreased from approximately fifty percent to less than fifteen percent over the past forty years. Active travel is crucial for improving community and personal...

Residents learn about byway program

Cherokee Nation’s Donna Tinnin visited with OSRC officials and Illinois River corridor residents about a national designation. By TEDDYE SNELL Staff Writer TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS — An 88-mile stretch of highway running through...

We're Driving Less On State Roads

Connecticut roads were less traveled in August — by 4.5 percent — than in the same month last year, reflecting a record nationwide decline in miles traveled. Drivers in the state traveled an estimated 2.75 billion miles this...

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