Fed caps fee on debit card transaction
Thu, 30/06/2011 - 13:08 by Anter Prakash Singh
![]() The Federal Reserve Board imposed a cap on the fee charged by banks from retailers when the customers use a debit card at their businesses. |
5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Spartan Motors
Sat, 11/12/2010 - 09:52 by Brian D. Pacampara
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BP to proceed with relief well for a permanent fix
Sat, 14/08/2010 - 17:42 by Jamie Anderson
![]() After Herculean efforts spread over more than three months, BP Plc has finally succeeded in plugging the busted well, stopping the oil from leaking into the water. |
Oil spill to have long term impact
Sun, 08/08/2010 - 14:24 by Sophie Anderson
![]() After over 3 months of intense struggle trying to stem the spewing oil in the Gulf of Mexico, BP has finally succeeded. |
Debris delays initiation of ‘static kill’
Sun, 01/08/2010 - 13:06 by Sophie Anderson
![]() The ‘static kill’ process, which entails pumping mud and cement into the busted well to stem the oil from leaking, is expected to start late Monday night or Tuesday. |
'Scale back' in clean up operation initiated as slick recedes
Sat, 31/07/2010 - 11:23 by Sophie Anderson
![]() It has taken some time and indefatigable effort from all concerned to reach a stage where the discernible oil slick on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico is, thankfully, conspicuous by its absence. |
Storm 'Bonnie' threatens to halt work in the Gulf
Sat, 24/07/2010 - 13:25 by Sophie Anderson
![]() The approach of a major storm on Saturday has led BP Plc, owner of the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, to temporarily halt efforts to plug the spewing oil. |
Dark clouds hover over relief efforts in Gulf
Thu, 22/07/2010 - 17:45 by Sophie Anderson
![]() The weather has played spoilsport again in the Gulf of Mexico. Work on efforts to plug the busted well had to be put on hold as climatic conditions deteriorated in the eastern Caribbean. |
'Static kill' idea mooted to stop the leak
Tue, 20/07/2010 - 11:31 by Sophie Anderson
![]() The federal government has allowed the cap which is stopping the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico to remain closed for now. |
Apprehensions mount again as oil seep is detected in Gulf
Mon, 19/07/2010 - 12:45 by Sophie Anderson
![]() Engineers monitoring BP Plc’s newly capped well have detected oil seeping from the seafloor near the Deepwater Horizon. The scientists have also found "undetermined anomalies" near the unstable wellhead. |
Well integrity test extended till Sunday afternoon
Sun, 18/07/2010 - 12:52 by Sophie Anderson
![]() The federal government and BP Plc are taking no chances when it comes to gauging the efficacy of the newly installed 150,000-pound cap atop the busted well in the Gulf of Mexico. |