Jun 30 2008
A group of American advisers led by a small State Department team played an integral part in drawing up contracts between the Iraqi government and five major Western oil companies to develop some of the largest fields in Iraq, American officials...
Jun 30 2008
Late last year, top Bush administration officials decided to take a step they had long resisted. They drafted a secret plan to make it easer for the Pentagon’s Special Operations forces to launch missions into the snow-capped mountains of Pakistan to...
Jun 28 2008
Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (BUD.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) on Friday laid out a plan to cut $1 billion in costs and improve earnings as it tries to convince investors that InBev NV’s (INTB.BR: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) $46.3...
Jun 28 2008
Oil prices rose to a record near $143 a barrel on Friday as a drop in global equities markets sent fresh investors into commodities. U.S. crude settled 57 cents higher at $140.21 a barrel, as profit taking sent prices from the record $142.99 hit...
Jun 27 2008
The Sony Corporation said Thursday that it would make a strong move into networked electronics and video download services and aim for the top spot in liquid-crystal display TVs as the company seeks to make the most of its hardware and software assets.
Jun 27 2008
California on Thursday took a major step forward on its global warming fight by unveiling an ambitious plan for clean cars, renewable energy and stringent caps on big polluting industries.The plan, which aims to reduce pollutants by 10 percent from...
Jun 27 2008
North Korea handed over a long-delayed account of its nuclear activities on Thursday, prompting a still-wary U.S. President George W. Bush to ease some sanctions on a country he once branded part of an
Jun 27 2008
Citigroup Inc shares fell to their lowest level in nearly a decade after a Goldman Sachs & Co analyst said investors should sell the largest U.S. bank’s stock short as losses mount from troubled debt. In morning trading, the shares were down...
Jun 27 2008
Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc plans to reject InBev NV’s unsolicited $46.3 billion takeover offer, saying it undervalues the company, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.Anheuser-Busch, the brewer of Budweiser beer, and InBev, the...
Jun 26 2008
Wireless provider T-Mobile USA on Wednesday unveiled a service aimed at customers who want to stop paying landline bills but are reluctant to entirely abandon their home phones and phone numbers.T-Mobile, the No. 4 U.S. mobile provider, said it was...