Here we go again with price of gas
Yuma Sun
About a month or so ago, there was a fire at a refinery in California. I never heard how bad or big it was or as to the amount of damage but the very next day gas and diesel prices went up about a nickel a gallon. The next week it went up 10 cents, …
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SEC charges former Stanford Group executives
Reuters
WASHINGTON Aug 31 (Reuters) – US securities regulators charged former officials of Stanford Group Co for their role in the demise of the brokerage and bank controlled by Ponzi-schemer Allen Stanford. Former Stanford Group Co president Daniel Bogar, …
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Gas prices spike before holiday weekend
Eagle Tribune
By Dustin Luca dluca@eagletribune.com Hurricane Issac will be making a splash in New England in the coming days, but not quickly enough to interfere with any Labor Day plans. Just over 11 percent of New Englanders will hit the roads this weekend, …
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AFP
China's manufacturing slumps in August
AFP
BEIJING — China's manufacturing activity slumped in August to a nine-month low, official figures showed Saturday, in the latest sign of serious weakness in the world's second-largest economy. The government's purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to …
China Manufacturing Contracts for First Time in Nine MonthsBloomberg
China's manufacturing activity slows to 9-month lowXinhua
Chinese manufacturing declines in AugustCBS News
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Venezuela restarts two refinery units after blast
Reuters
* Deadly explosion halted operations on Saturday * None of Amuay's production units were affected By Marianna Parraga CARACAS, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Workers have restarted two key production units at Venezuela's biggest refinery after an explosion a week …
Venezuela says refinery hit by explosion restartsHouston Chronicle
Venezuelan officials announce operations resume at refinery hit by explosion …Washington Post
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China Aug official factory PMI falls to 49.2
Firstpost
by F wire 1 min ago BEIJING (Reuters) – China's official factory purchasing managers' index fell to 49.2 in August from 50.1 in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Saturday. It marked the lowest reading since November 2011, in the latest …
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New York Times
Consumer Hopes Rose in August as Debt Fell
New York Times
Consumer sentiment hit a three-month high in August as households chipped away at outstanding debt, but Americans were pessimistic about the future, a survey showed on Friday. Separate reports on the manufacturing industry painted a mixed picture, …
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday left the door wide open to a further easing of monetary policy, saying the stagnation in the U.S. labor market was a “grave concern,” but he stopped …
Backing bond market intervention by the European Central Bank, the OECD said on Friday that Europe must seize a “window of opportunity” offered by the relative recent calm of financial markets …
Racy moments from Groucho’s quiz show that couldn’t be broadcast. They were compiled into “stag reels” for the annual sponsors’ conventions. This is part two of a reel taken from shows filmed in 1956-1957.
You Bet Your Life Outtakes 1956-57, Part 1
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You Bet Your Life Outtakes 1956-57, Part 2
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