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Tuesday 19 August 2008

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Wednesday 20 August 2008 - 00H00Chevron to develop Newfoundland's Hebron oil fieldCanada's Newfoundland province will sign a final deal Wednesday with a consortium led by US giant Ch...
Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 23H00US inflation at 27-year high as home building divesA pair of troubling US economic reports released Tuesday showed a sharp uptick in wholesale prices a...
Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 21H00Venezuela backs production cut if oil prices keep falling: ministerVenezuela will propose production cuts at the next OPEC meeting in September if oil prices continue ...
Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 21H00Russia 'makes 1 bln dlrs' on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bonds: reportsInvestments in the bonds of struggling US home-loan financers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have earned...
Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 20H30China making 'progress' on currency: PaulsonUS Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Tuesday welcomed China's progress in allowing its currency to...
Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 19H30Cemex notes Venezuela nationalization of cement plantMexican cement giant Cemex acknowledged Tuesday that Venezuela had nationalized its unit there, but ...
Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 16H30US home construction plunges to 17-year lowConstruction of new homes in the United States plunged 11 percent in July to the lowest level in 17 ...
Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 15H30US home construction plunges to 17-year lowConstruction of new homes in the United States plunged 11 percent in July to an annualized pace of 9...
Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 15H30US wholesale inflation at 27-year highUS wholesale prices spiked by their largest margin in 27 years in the year to July as inflationary p...
Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 14H00Oil prices slide close to $110 per barrelWorld oil prices dropped near 110 dollars on Tuesday as traders expressed relief after Tropical Stor...
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