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- Fed sees slower U.S. economic growth amid higher price pressures 24 Jul 2008 03:17 GMT
... U.S. economic activity slowed somewhat in June and ... Chicago characterized its economy as sluggish and Kansas City noted a moderation in growth, it ... continued to rise, particularly for fuel, other petroleum-based materials, metals, food and chemicals." Retail price ...
- Report: States ranked on 'oil addiction' 24 Jul 2008 03:16 GMT
... Alabama, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, West Virginia, Arkansas, Missouri and Delaware. Also looked at was where ... Kentucky, New Mexico, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. According to the report, California drivers on ...
- Daniel Howes: Ford's past & future: Ford poised for big changes 24 Jul 2008 01:49 GMT
... You can bet Ford Motor Co. will deliver three ... production, too, while Twin Cities Assembly in Minnesota will be granted a temporary reprieve from closure ... pickup and SUV sales amid record high oil prices, slumping consumer confidence, tightening credit and ...
- Oil speculation bill trickling through Senate 24 Jul 2008 00:37 GMT
... Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, accused the ... Refuge and offshore would not affect the oil market for several years, but Republicans have ... would bring prices down. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-North Dakota, one of the main sponsors of the ...
- Wind energy, conservation, U.N. 24 Jul 2008 00:36 GMT
... dependence from the blackmail prices of foreign oil. The investment by Texas oilman T. Boone ... months the municipally-owned, wind-driven utility in Waverly, Iowa, offers incentives by charging its customers more per ... -- are not angry at the Federal Reserve. Let me begin the roar. President Bush ...
- Brainstorm Tech tackles Al Gore's energy challenge 24 Jul 2008 00:26 GMT
... I can take this challenge. 3 months to prove - ... manufacturing units. 2 years to wipe out Oil empire. 100K initial investment. Refundable if it ... wind farm. Wind energy harvested in, say, North Dakota could be used anywhere in the world. ...
- Is Corn Ethanol A Big Mistake? 24 Jul 2008 00:24 GMT
... desperate search for an energy alternative to oil. In recent weeks, Republican presidential candidate John ... announcement this week on the requests. The petroleum, poultry and beef industries, as well as ... cellulosic ethanol what corn-based ethanol was to Iowa and the Midwest, Rendell said when he signed the ...
- Port of Victoria: transportation business option 23 Jul 2008 23:17 GMT
... The Victoria County Navigation District oversees the Port of ... its facilities. With the advent of the Kansas City Southern Railroad line bypassing Victoria to ... at the port so it can distribute petroleum and possibly other products transported by water. ...
- EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles 23 Jul 2008 22:53 GMT
... Group Aims to Accelerate Grid Integration and Deployment PALO ... providing the nation's drivers an alternative to petroleum fuels. “The EPRI-GM-utility effort is the result ... Power, Great River Energy, Hydro-Québec, Manitoba Hydro, Nebraska Public Power District, New York Power Authority, ...
- The pros and cons of ethanol in your tank: consumer concerns. 23 Jul 2008 22:52 GMT
... growing increasingly concerned about the price of gas at the pump and the by now ... know what you think. * Researchers at Iowa State University studied ethanol’s impact on gasoline prices around ... $241 for drivers in the Midwest. * Oil and gasoline prices would be about 15 percent higher ...
- Beige Book Looks Blue 23 Jul 2008 22:50 GMT
... , just released by the Federal Reserve, doesn't tell ... majority of Districts, although Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Kansas City noted some improvement. Boston characterized sentiment in the ... to the tick-for-tick inverse relationship with crude oil, whereby stocks go up every time oil ...
- U.S. road fund drains as gas costs rise 23 Jul 2008 22:31 GMT
... U.S. road fund drains as gas costs rise Falling ... about gasoline prices, U.S. dependence on foreign oil and global warming. The federal gasoline tax ... Americans are struggling through tough economic times." Minnesota drivers are using less gasoline so far this ...
- XTO Energy Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering 23 Jul 2008 22:15 GMT
... FORT WORTH, Texas, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XTO ... properties are concentrated in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Alaska, Utah, Louisiana, Mississippi, ... Wyoming, Colorado, Alaska, Utah, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. This document contains ...
- US economy slows to a crawl 23 Jul 2008 21:54 GMT
... US ECONOMIC activity appears to have slowed to a ... Midwest regions covered by the Chicago and Kansas City district banks "noted a moderation in ... continued to rise, particularly for fuel, other petroleum-based materials, metals, food and chemicals.'' Retail inflation ...
- Bears Keep the Upper Hand in Classic Market Battle 23 Jul 2008 21:52 GMT
... South Dakota, northeastern Nebraska, southern and western Iowa, southern and west-central Illinois, northern and eastern ... will be in patchy dry areas of Kansas and western Missouri, while dry spots in ... spots in northeastern South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota now have a slightly better chance for ...
- 2:02 p.m.:Fed: Slower growth, rising prices slam economy 23 Jul 2008 21:51 GMT
... The Fed's new snapshot of business conditions, released today ... up in several Fed regions. In the Kansas City region, for instance, companies reported higher prices at ... century. Wholesale prices went up sharply, too. Oil prices, which hit a high above $147 ...
- John Ford: Americans aren't whiners, we're telling it like it is 23 Jul 2008 21:50 GMT
... John Ford: Americans aren’t whiners, we’re telling it like ... with probably dozens of people throughout Southwest Missouri while unveiling his energy plan. And they shared ... energy crunch, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and get prices back in check. We've ...
- The Bakken Oil Field 23 Jul 2008 21:32 GMT
... Is it Too Late For You to Play the Bakken? ... We still wouldn't see a drop of oil for the next five to ten years. ... there's an oil boom already happening in North Dakota. I'll admit it has been a while ...
- Elecsys Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End Financial Results 23 Jul 2008 21:31 GMT
... Elecsys Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End ... remote monitoring solutions for the gas and oil pipeline industry as well as other industries ... Tags: Aerospace and defense, Banking and Finance, kansas Elecsys Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End ...
- Patriot Coal Completes Acquisition of Magnum Coal Company 23 Jul 2008 21:30 GMT
... Patriot Coal Completes Acquisition of Magnum Coal Company Patriot ... 2008, PRNewswire Copyright © 2008, NewsBlaze, Tags: Oil, Gas and Energy, Banking and Finance, , missouri Patriot Coal Completes Acquisition of Magnum Coal Company ...
- The Closing Bell: Stocks continue to advance 23 Jul 2008 21:30 GMT
... Stocks advanced for the second straight session Wednesday ... straight session Wednesday as another decline in oil prices and several upbeat profit reports eased ... or 0.95 percent, and closed at 2,325.88.Among Kansas City area companies of interest:I Cerner Corp. closed at ...
- The Fed Beige Book Report: Hawkish talk, but no action 23 Jul 2008 20:36 GMT
... The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released its Beige Book Report detailing economic activity ... its inflation-fighting credentials. However, every time market turmoil arises, the Fed adopts a more conciliatory ...
- Report: Texas drivers spend 6 percent of income on gasoline 23 Jul 2008 20:35 GMT
... highlights two areas: state-by-state vulnerability to high oil prices and implementation by states of alternatives ... Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, New Mexico, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. States doing the most to promote energy-saving ...
- Easing transportation issues, one car at a time 23 Jul 2008 20:34 GMT
... This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, ... brakes and the intake hose, changed the oil, tightened the valve covers and repaired the ... tour of duty in Iraq with the Minnesota Army National Guard. The Gibsons opened the repair ...
- Wind power may come to town 23 Jul 2008 20:33 GMT
... heat their hot water with gas or oil which is usually measured in cubic feet ... through wind power, followed closely by California, Minnesota, Iowa, and Washington. Massachusetts barely makes the list, but ...
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