US hits China pipes with tariffs - Babel told you so

Those whom remember my views and opinions concerning the need for USA to tax certain chineses good to attract home manufacture. Yes the think tank has most definatly took the path that I thought they would. You...

Canadian annual seal hunt begins despite protests

The annual Canadian Seal Hunt began yesterday, despite protests against it year after year and the fact that other countries are banning seal product imports from this hunt. Animal rights groups have the biggest...

Indian Gold Prices at Record, Cooling Jewelry Demand

With constant hammering of stock market gold is fast emerging as the best source of invesmtment.  Gold zoomed past all previous records to set a record . Gold dealers said melting stocks and forex markets left no other option for investors other than gold and they...

Economy Hits Russians and Hits them HARD!

Barry Artiste Op/EdRussians in a about face when countries around the world are looking at Protectionist measures, Russians are protesting Higher Tariffs for imported vehicles, a lifeblood for Russians where a...

Is this the begining of a green revolution in Africa?

With the sharp rise in global grain prices, many affluent countries with limited arable land have begun looking to Africa for food security. Countries like Angola, Tanzania and Ethiopia have already shown...

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers drawing jobless benefits hit a 25-year...

BMW Looks Beyond Tough Market...

Posted to the web on: 20 October 2008BMW looks beyond tough market  Foreign Staffwww.businessday.co.za/ MILAN — Next year will be difficult for motor manufacturers, the CEO of BMW said in an...

Melamine Milk Scandal Spreads to Europe

New milk powder tests are underway in Europe as regulators concluded that even though Chinese milk imports are banned within the European Union, there may still be contamination within products in Europe that pose...

Oil Prices Up Equals Demand Down For 2008 :: MAXINE

" When oil flows ... freedom grows here in the United States. Image from an animation showing how oil is retrieved through processes used on an offshore oil drilling rig. Image Credit: Still from video provided by...

The Biggest Oil Polluter on Earth, Mother Nature

Senator Jim DeMint has joined the effort to bring a little rationality to American energy policy. His office has clipped this video from Fox News that talks about the issues of increasing domestic production —...

U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...

Thousands in South Korea beef protest

Around 35,000 people took part today in the latest mass protest in South Korea against their government's decision to allow US beef imports to continue."Waving banners, flags and candles, the crowd gathered in...

Iran Daily: A Blow to Sanctions

"Iran, Pakistan and India will sign a deal this month to build a natural gas pipeline to help feed the subcontinent’s desperate need for energy, indeed a major blow to illegal US-led sanctions against Tehran and a defeat for US influence in South Asia. The $7.5 billion...

African Union: "Unite or Starve"

I can't really argue with this: if it means bargaining with a collective continental market in order to get a better deal on necessities, then so be it. SInce the various AU nations have such different agendas, both with the West and with each other, it's hard to predict how...

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