Caltex has become the first petrol company in New Zealand to raise its prices after crude oil hit a record high of $US139 a barrel at the weekend. Pump prices at Caltex rose six cents a litre late Tuesday morning, taking 91 octane to $2.06 a litre, 95 octane to $2.11 and diesel to $1.79.
Oil prices dropped $US4 a barrel to around $US134 a barrel, the Dow rose by just over half a per cent as blue chips held firm, but tech stocks fell and the broader market was flat. Nasdaq fell despite Apple revealing details of its new Iphone, the Dow held with McDonald's reporting stronger than expected sales in? may, especially from global markets like Europe and Australia. The US dollar
Afghanistan's people want a greater say, through their government, in the way international aid is spent, a watchdog said as donors are being asked to fund an ambitious new development plan.
Crude oil futures fell by more than $US4 per barrel on Monday, retreating from the previous session's record rally as the US treasury secretary indicated he would not rule out intervening to shore up the US dollar.
Oil fell more than $US3 a barrel after the US Federal Reserve issued a rare warning on the inflationary risk posed by a weak dollar, suggesting the central bank is not likely to cut interest rates further this year.
US Vice President Dick Cheney has reassured Israel that Washington won't pressure it to take steps that would endanger its survival, and expressed hope for a "new beginning" for the Palestinian people in their own state.
Marina Erakovic's recent elevation into the top 100 has seen her being rewarded with a wild card entry into the main draw of next week's Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Miami.
Federal prosecutors in New York have charged a former partner at accounting firm KPMG with conspiracy, the former partner is accused of obstructing authorities by concealing fees he and others received for setting up tax shelters.
GOOGLE will ramp up its display advertising revenues very quickly, after regulators approved its $US3.1 billion ($3.35 billion) purchase of advertising technology firm DoubleClick, according to the search giant's chairman and chief executive Eric Schmidt.
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STARBUCKS has outlined long-awaited plans to turn around its business and wants to lure cash-strapped US customers by becoming less like a chain and less "corporate".
Shares of Visa Inc were trading 31 per cent higher in the company's market debut on Wednesday, a day after Visa raised $US17.9 billion in the biggest-ever US initial public offering.
CRUDE oil and gold prices plunged from recent record heights overnight, as markets were rattled by concerns that ongoing global economic turmoil would dent demand for commodities, analysts said.
Fisheries ? ? India's seafood exports, which were stagnating till a few years ago, have the potential to touch $US3.5 billion by 2009, provided impetus was given to value-addition and the expansion of aquaculture and technological upgradation, industry body Assocham said on Friday.
India's seafood exports, which were stagnating till a few years ago, have the potential to touch $US3.5 billion by 2009, provided impetus was given to value-addition and the expansion of aquaculture and technological upgradation, industry body Assocham said on Friday.
While Isabella Rossellini enjoyed her foray into new media with her short films about insect sex, she is not sure they could turn a profit, given that so much content is available on the internet for free.
Here's a story that will put some lift into world oil prices today, regardless of what happens to the value of the US dollar. BP has shut a pipeline that carries 30% to 40% of the oil produced in the UK because of a strike at a refinery in Scotland that supplies power to the system. Gas from dual producing fields will also be stopped by the company because of the stoppage. The strike is at the
This is globalisation. In September 2004, American appliance maker Maytag closed its factory in Galesburg, Illinois, and laid off 1600 employees. The plant was the biggest employer in town and its demise caused great bitterness.
Oil prices jumped overnight after a US-contracted cargo ship fired warning shots at approaching boats in the Gulf and a rally in financial shares helped the broad US stockmarket stage a late-day comeback from sharp losses.
NEW YORK: Yoko Ono is suing the producers of a movie that challenges the concept of Darwinian evolution, saying they used the song Imagine without her permission and led the blogosphere to accuse her of ??????selling out??™??™.
As the act which opened the new Vortex in 2005, Acoustic Ladyland holds a special place in the hearts of many club regulars. The band returned on March 28 to a full house of over 100 people, with the usual table layout abandoned to create an entirely different atmosphere.
Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was named today to direct two movies based on the JRR Tolkien book The Hobbit, to build on the blockbuster success of The Lord of the Rings series.
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