Bulls push oil over US$126 | Oil jumped to a new intraday record of US$126.20 a barrel at the weekend, extending gains to more than 11 per cent since the start of the month on fuel supply concerns and a rush of speculator buyin... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) NZ Herald
Paying the cost to change the climate | The Huntly Power Station. Photo / Dean Purcell | What is emissions trading? | It is a market in a new commodity - the right to emit the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming ("carbon" for short... (photo: Creative Commons / ) NZ Herald
UBS commits to local operation | AUSTRALIA'S largest investment banking operation is "absolutely" not for sale and its owner, Switzerland's UBS, will not spin off its global investment bank division despite speculation following $U... (photo: AP Photo)The Australian AustraliaBankingCompanyInvestmentPhotos
Markets to play it safe ahead of budget | AUSTRALIAN share traders are expected to remain cautious ahead of tomorrow night's federal budget and the mid-week release of quarterly wage data. | Despite another sizeable loss on Wall Street on F... (photo: AP / Mark Baker)The Australian AustraliaEconomyFinanceMarketPhotos
Cadbury launches TV campaign | CADBURY might be synonymous with chocolate, according to a recent advertising pitch, but now the confectionery company wants to remind consumers that chocolate itself w... (photo: Creative Commons)The Australian AdvertisingBusinessCompanyFoodPhotos
Tough times for youths seeking summer jobs | The outlook is dark and dreary for summer jobs this year, particularly for teenagers. | It's hard to wring much cheer from the title of a report released last month by ... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)The Providence Journal BusinessMarketPhotosTeenagersWorld
Lincoln County Roundup | Melanie Bass | Farmers market's days expanding | The Lincoln County Farmers Market is open at 7 a.m. Saturdays through May 31 under its new shelter, 225 W. Water St., Lincolnton, and ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)The Charlotte Observer BusinessFarmersMarketPhotosVegetables