Posts Tagged Industries

Groups sue over proposed NM coal mine expansion

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists are suing the federal government over approval of a permit that allows for expansion of a coal mine in northwestern New Mexico.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

As war crimes trial for Ratko Mladic begins, the former general still evokes outrage

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NBA appoints new Competition Committee

NEW YORK (AP) — Coaches Doc Rivers of Boston, Rick Carlisle of Dallas and Lionel Hollins of Memphis have been named to the NBA’s Competition Committee.

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J.C. Penney’s shares in free-fall after 1Q loss

In this Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 file photo, shoppers visit a J.C. Penney store in New York. J.C. Penney's stock plunged 18 percent on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 — the biggest drop by percentage since the market crash in 1987. The decline comes a day after the retailer reported a larger-than-expected first-quarter loss largely because customers were turned off by its new everyday low pricing strategy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street doesn’t seem to like J.C. Penney’s new everyday low pricing any better than Main Street does.

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Lower oil prices ease load on consumers and Obama

In this Sunday, May 13, 2012, photo, gas prices are displayed on a board at a Hess station in Hoboken, N.J. Oil and gasoline prices are sinking, giving relief to businesses and consumers who a few weeks ago seemed about to face the highest fuel prices ever. The average U.S. retail gasoline price has dropped 21 cents a gallon to $3.73 since hitting a 2012 peak of $3.94 on April 6. (AP Photo/CX Matiash)

NEW YORK (AP) — A threat that’s been hanging over the economy is starting to look a lot less menacing.

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