Oil drops to near $112 as storm threat eases | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Oil prices fell to near $112 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, extending an overnight decline as Tropical Storm Fay avoided oil-producing infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico. |... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)The Boston Globe
Palm oil prices jump | KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18: Malaysian crude palm oil futures rose 1.4 per cent on Monday, bouncing off one-year lows hit earlier in the session as investors were torn between firmer commodity prices and t... (photo: WN / patricia)Dawn
Singapore at 'green' cutting edge | By Andrew Symon | SINGAPORE - Singapore is pushing ahead with ambitious alternative-energy and conservation campaigns, putting the city state into the vanguard of energy efficiency and proving that ... (photo: WN)Asia Times AsiaEnergyEnvironmentPhotosSingapore
Rice praises strongman for role in war | WASHINGTON last night praised outgoing Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf for his role in the fight against terrorism. | US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Mr Musharraf "one of the worl... (photo: Public Domain)The Australian PakistanPhotosPoliticsTerrorismUS
Dollar follows oil prices lower | THE Australian dollar has opened lower, dropping back below $US0.8700 as crude oil prices fell and the market suffered a fresh bout of risk aversion. | At 7am (AEST), t... (photo: Public Domain / -)The Australian DollarMarketOilPhotosPrices
