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CalSTRS finances solar energy project

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... chief executive at BrightSource. In February this year, BrightSource received a conditional commitment from the US Department of Energy for $1.3 billion in loan guarantees to support the financing of the company's Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System ...

Bull market on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... Wall Street ignored last night's report of a worse-than-expected initial jobless claims tally. According to the US Department of Labor, initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 637,000 in the week ending 9 May. More than the 610,000 expected ...

Oil on slippery slope?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... to cross the Gulf of Mexico, strengthening to a Category 3 with winds of up to 130 mph on Saturday morning. The US Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service announced that about 95.9 percent of oil production and about 73.1 percent of ...

More Weak Indicators

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... new? Negative indicators on the US economy just keep on coming and business confidence in Europe is falling. The US Department of Labor reported that initial claims for unemployment benefits spiked to 406k in the week ending July 19 -- the highest level ...

FBI sting catches $2.4bn mortgage fraud

The US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) swooped down Wall Street after charging more than 400 individuals for mortgage-related fraud and booked two ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers with conspiracy and securities fraud. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... when global output is expected to fall by more than 5 per cent this year to its lowest level for three years, the US Department of Agriculture is reported to have said last week. Adding to the price pressure, the Australian winter harvest is anticipated ...

SEC hits fraudulent insurer with $790m penalty

... at least September 1999 through to June 2003. The insurer will also pay a US$325 million criminal penalty to the US Department of Justice and a $5 million civil penalty to the Massachusetts Securities Division. The Commission's investigations are continuing ...

US dollar tumbles on concerns over terrorist attacks on US soil

... slowing US growth that have weighed on the US currency since the release of disappointing employment data last week. US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said yesterday that intelligence indicated the al-Qaeda terrorist network is trying ...

A$ drops against greenback

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
... compared with yesterday's close of 0.7633/38. It reached a low of $US0.7537 and a high of 0.7655 in offshore trading. A US Department of Commerce report released overnight showing US retail sales rose 1.8 per cent in March, a much better than expected ...
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