Energy, Utilities & Mining

Energy shares send TSX tumbling as oil moves closer to US$40; N.Y. also declines

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market shed more than 200 points Thursday as commodity stocks were hammered by lower metal and oil prices. The S&P/TSX composite index surrendered 239.14 points to finis...

Philip Morris wetlands filter wastewater

A sign warns of deep water at the man-made wetlands facility at the Philip Morris Park 500 in Chester, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. The nearly 50 acres of wetlands are part of a $7 million science experiment, using more than...

Groups protest drilling-lease auction in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY - Conservation groups filed formal protests Thursday against what they call a "fire sale" of oil-and-gas drilling leases in Utah being conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The Sierra Club, The...

Green Inc.: Bank Won’t Finance Mine Method

Executives from the bank were given a personal view of mountaintop mining near Kayford, W. Va. (Photo: Associated Press) The Natural Resources Defense Council, one of the nation’s most powerful environmental groups, has managed...

10th Annual Platts Global Energy Awards Salute Winners in Three New Performance Categories (PR...

As part of the prestigious Global Energy Awards presented here last night, Platts announced winners in three newly-created or updated performance award categories: Peabody Energy for "Strategic Energy Investment of the Year,"...

Canadian leader suspends Parliament to keep power

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper suspended Parliament on Thursday to avoid almost certain defeat in a confidence vote — an unprecedented move allowing him to retain power and confront Canada's flagging economy.

The Future of VoIP: Where Can it Take You?

Several years ago, VoIP was one of the hottest and most hyped technologies in the communications industry. Today, with approximately 30 percent of all international voice traffic occurring over VoIP, people are wondering what's...

Energy shares send TSX much lower as oil moves closer to US$40

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market moved sharply lower late in the afternoon as financials surrendered early gains and energy stocks were hammered as oil prices hit a fresh four-year low. Just befo...

Markets Skid in Late Selloff

Jobs Cuts Weigh Ahead of Payrolls Report Stocks declined and oil hit lows unseen in nearly four years Thursday as fears of a prolonged world-wide recession unnerved investors. Central bankers cut interest rates in Europe and...

Communications & Power Industries Awarded $4.1 Million Contract to Support Airborne Beacons

PALO ALTO, Calif. , Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Communications & Power Industries, Inc. (CPI) has been awarded an approximately $4.1 million contract by Sierra Nevada Corporation to supply integrated microwave assemblies...

               

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