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Extremists claim responsibility for Niger attacks
Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring 30, according to officials in Niger and France. A surviving attacker took a ...
Low gasoline prices in Ariz. this holiday weekend
Gasoline prices at the pump this Memorial Day holiday weekend will be at their lowest level in three years around Arizona. Officials with Triple-A Arizona said Thursday that the average statewide price for unleaded regular gasoline is $3.45 a gallon. That's up by less than a penny from last week. ...
Wheat gains on overseas demand
The price of wheat rose by the most in two weeks Thursday after the U.S. government reported strong demand for the grain from overseas buyers. Wheat for delivery in July rose 14.75 cents, or 2.1 percent, to $7.0325 a bushel, its biggest advance since May 9. The U.S. Department of ...
GM aims new Chevy Cruze diesel at Volkswagen Jetta
The marketing people at Chevrolet make no secret of the goal for the new diesel version of the Chevrolet Cruze: Take sales from Volkswagen. In fact, they're rolling out the car in 13 markets where VW sells the most diesel versions of its Jetta, another compact. "Jetta owns the segment," ...
Lab owner convicted of faking wastewater tests
The owner of an environmental laboratory in Mississippi has been convicted on federal charges of falsifying records on industrial wastewater samples that she was hired to test. Tennie White was the sole operator of Mississippi Environmental Analytical Laboratories Inc. She was convicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Jackson on ...
Oil leasing dispute heads to federal court
A dispute over greenhouse gases from oil and gas drilling will head to federal court in Montana as attorneys for the government and the industry face off against environmentalists who say too little is being done to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change. The legal quarrel was scheduled to ...
Oil erases early losses
An afternoon recovery in U.S. stock markets helped oil reverse early losses Thursday. Benchmark oil for July delivery fell 3 cents to close at $94.25 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The price sank as low as $92.21 in the morning after weak manufacturing data from China raised ...
Oil tracks gains in stocks, erases early losses
An afternoon recovery in U.S. stock markets helped oil reverse early losses Thursday. Benchmark oil for July delivery fell 3 cents to close at $94.25 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The price sank as low as $92.21 in the morning after weak manufacturing data from China raised ...
Manufacturer Pirelli has doubts over F1 future
Tire manufacturer Pirelli fears for its future in Formula One as time runs out to agree a new contract with teams for next season. Pirelli is currently the sole supplier to F1 but faces a mammoth task in designing and preparing new tires for 2014 — which sees significant changes ...
Advance Auto Parts' 1Q profit down nearly 9 pct
Advance Auto Parts Inc. said Thursday that its first-quarter profit fell nearly 9 percent as it experienced softer sales and higher costs. The Roanoke, Va., seller of auto parts and batteries posted earnings of $121.8 million, or $1.65 per share, for the quarter ended April 20, down from $133.5 million, ...
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