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...The US securities regulator says Texas-based Agridime LLC and its owners — Josh Link and Jed Wood — have been running a $191mn Ponzi scheme selling “Cattle contracts” in 15 states....
...“Flying is the safest mode of transportation, and I signed this order to keep it that way,” he said....
...But US transportation stocks are rallying hard....
...A flotilla of European fuel tankers is preparing to sail to the US in the wake of tropical storm Harvey, as oil traders scramble to replace supplies of petrol knocked out by the worst storm to hit Texas...
...A swift transition from devastation 2012 SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY 2013 FEMA also manages the federal insurance programme, covering policyholders in flood-prone areas....
...West Texas Intermediate, the US marker, traded as high as $49.75 overnight, but was sitting 0.2 per cent higher in Asia on Thursday morning at $49.64....
...The economic calendar today is light (Hong Kong times): 09.00: China Swift global payments for renminbi11.00: Vietnam March CPI13.00: Singapore industrial production...
...(YouTube, NYT, FT, Ars Technica, Blue Origin, RAF) Flag as Important Adele sets sales record Taylor Swift showed the way in withholding her music from streaming on Spotify and Adele has cashed in with...
...Brent crude, the international benchmark, was 0.2 per cent higher at $40.56 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate, the US marker, was down 0.1 per cent at $39.74....
...Plus Iranian barrels are about to hit the market and China seems to be in the midst of a swift [Chinese renminbi] depreciation move,” they said....
...West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark, was down 1.5 per cent on Monday at $28.99....
...West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark, staged a 1.9 per cent gain on Monday, ending a six session losing streak. In Asia trading, however, both benchmarks were back in retreat....
...But a wider outbreak would also hit trade in the region as health checks and other barriers slowed commerce and transportation costs rose, they said....
...The exports have helped North Dakota become the second-biggest oil producing US state, behind only Texas....
...A fire broke out as the test aircraft, which is painted in ANA livery, was descending into the airport at Laredo, Texas, during a routine flight....
...A handful of names are mentioned in any discussion of firms that have no trouble raising capital:● Texas Pacific Group of Fort Worth, which manages $48bn of assets in healthcare, technology and transportation...
...Preceding AmTech (now Gleacher & Co.), Mr Schreiner was co-founder/portfolio manager at MS Capital Management, LLC, a Phoenix-based hedge fund....
...The group has also suffered from transport disruptions in the US after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which affected a Dr Pepper bottling plant in Texas....
...“That means lowering thermostats, driving less and utilising carpools and public transportation”. Congress, it seems, is leading the way....
...USA Next, the group behind the anti-Kerry Swift Boat advertisements, is attacking the AARP, the retired persons' association that is waging war against Bush's plan....
...High fuel costs prompted Swift Transportation to warn of lower than expected profits, sparking a downgrade by Bear Stearns. The trucking company's shares lost 10.9 per cent to $16.28....
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