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Saudi Arabia will continue to make the most of the competitive advantage presented by its hydrocarbon reserves despite rising US shale oil production, says a Riyadh-based analyst. "I think that these new sources of oil and gas are welcomed by everyone,...

Business enterprises in the Kingdom continuing hiring under the national plan will have to overcome the headwinds facing the global economy to reach a sustainable path, a top Saudi economist said yesterday. Said Al-Shaikh, NCB senior vice president...

Economic growth in the GCC is poised to moderate, but net foreign assets of the six-member bloc are projected to exceed $2.5 trillion by the end of 2013, the Institute of International Finance, IIF, said on Monday. The IIF, the leading global...

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney announced today that a total of $600,000 in brownfield-cleanup grants have been made available to clean up sites in New London and Willimantic. Courtney, D-2nd District, said the Renaissance City Development Association in New...

(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Eagle Ford in Texas is one of the fastest-growing shale oil and gas plays in the United States, but it is also in one of the driest parts...

LONDON (Reuters) - Eagle Ford in Texas is one of the fastest-growing shale oil and gas plays in the United States, but it is also in one of the driest parts of the country. Following a severe drought in 2011, concerns are mounting that oil and gas...

An environmental consultant for El Paso businessman Stanley Jobe reported finding various contaminants and potentially hazardous substances -- including lead and PCBs -- at the old Toro quarry site on West Paisano Drive and Executive Center Boulevard,...

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SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Deep cracks visible in the walls of a Bangladesh garment building had compelled police to order it evacuated a day before it collapsed, officials said Thursday. More than 200 people were killed when the eight-story...

Many people avoid eating carbs. The reasoning? "They make you fat." Thanks to Atkins and other fad diets, you may be tempted to skip carbs as part of your weight-loss plan. Of course, if eaten in unnecessarily large quantities, carbohydrates could...

BROOKINGS - Two undergraduates from South Dakota State University told state legislators about research project to fight colon cancer and to produce jet fuel from algae at the annual Student Poster Session in Pierre Wednesday, Feb. 27. South Dakota...

Q: I just bought a 1998 Lexus LS400 with 170,000 well-cared for miles. The suspension seems soft. Lexus checked it by doing the "bounce" test and said it was fine. But I think 170k is beyond the lifespan of any coil/strut combination and am guessing I...