Positive momentum in base metals on global economic developments

Base metal prices rallied the most in 2012 for the week gone by and prices gained by 2.8 to 7.9 percent. Lead and Aluminum were the top gainers followed by Zinc but Nickel remained weak as supply side constraints continued to limit price gain. Due to Greece optimism coupled with easing from Chinese bourses metals pack remained bullish. In the coming week base metals m . . .

UPDATE 2Stockton California OKs bond default plan

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A Return to Earlier Ideals

By LEE LAWRENCE Boston When Boston's Museum of Fine Arts opened its new American wing a year ago, it gave curators in the old wing a chanc . . .

Harry Potter author JK Rowling writing adult novel

By Christine Kearney NEW YORK | Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:59pm EST

World Bank says U.N. goal of halving poverty met

By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON | Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:11pm EST

Italy tenyear debt costs fall at solid bond sale

Milan: Italy paid the least since last August to place all of a planned offer of ten-year bonds yesterday, firm evidence of an easing of the pressure on the Eurozone's third largest economy thanks largely to a flood of European Central Bank money into banks. Ten-year debt costs fell to 5.5 per cent, from 6.08 per cent a month ago, adding t . . .

Alaska Lawmakers Weigh PatDown Bill

Alaska Lawmakers Weigh Pat-Down BillLegislators in Alaska are considering a bill that would require airports to post signs warning of physical searches and electronic devices that use radiation outside Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. The measure's sponsor, Rep . . .

Oldbury shutdown is end of era

The unusual sight of Oldbury power station has dominated the banks of the River Severn near Bristol for the past 50 years. Driving from the nearby town of Thornbury, the power station - which once featured in an episode of Doctor Who - is visible for miles. The station has reached the end of its life and will gen . . .