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Earnings Preview: Glencore to release Q3 results
November 15, 2011 5:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSwiss-based commodities company Glencore International PLC reports its third-quarter results before the London stock market opens Thursday.WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Glencore's stock has recovered from a mid-year low of 345 pence a share, but remains far below the price of 530 pence when the company...
Duke Energy buys 3 solar projects in NC
November 15, 2011 5:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsDuke Energy Corp.'s renewable energy business has purchased three commercial solar projects in North Carolina since May, the company announced Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed.Duke Energy Renewables bought a 4,298-panel Murphy Farm Solar Project in May, a 4,340-panel Wingate Solar Project in...
Sandusky says he only 'horsed around' with boys
November 15, 2011 5:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe former Penn State assistant football coach at the heart of a massive sex scandal said he showered with young boys and hugged them but called the allegedly criminal contact "horseplay."Jerry Sandusky told NBC News' "Rock Center" on Monday night that he was not a pedophile but, in retrospect,...
Smart meters raise privacy, health concerns in Vt.
November 15, 2011 5:50 am | by DAVE GRAM - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsVermont's electricity utilities say they'll be working during the next year to roll out new "smart meters" — and digital networks to support them — that will help them more closely monitor their power distribution networks and help customers save money.But new questions are being raised about...
Ford to Unveil High-Powered Version of Mustang
November 15, 2011 5:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Detroit muscle car horsepower race escalated Tuesday when Ford Motor Co. announced that the 2013 Shelby GT500 Mustang will have a 650-horsepower V-8 engine.The company will unveil the GT500 and a freshened version of the regular Mustang on Tuesday night at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Ford...
Brushless DC Condenser and Evaporator Motors
November 15, 2011 5:42 am | by Ametek | Product Releases | CommentsAmetek has announced the ROTRON 64 Frame brushless DC condenser and evaporator motors provide ideal solutions for transit coach air conditioning (A/C) systems.
Photo of the Day: Robot Speeds Up Glass Development
November 15, 2011 5:42 am | by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft | News | CommentsThe robot puts a mixing cup on a scale and moves it under 14 storage vessels, from which a certain amount of powder is filled into the cup. Then the robot mixes the individual ingredients by closing the cup and shaking it, just like a bartender does with a cocktail shaker.
Boeing Names Stephanie Pope as Next Investor Relations Leader
November 15, 2011 5:40 am | by Boeing | News | CommentsCHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2011– Boeing [NYSE: BA] has named Stephanie Pope vice president, Investor Relations, effective Feb. 1st, 2012. Pope will take over from Scott Fitterer, who will assume the role of vice president, Financial Planning & Analysis. Both will report to Greg Smith, who was...
NASA Grows Audience, Credibility through Tweetups
November 15, 2011 5:33 am | by BROCK VERGAKIS, Associated Press | News | CommentsRocket science isn't easily explainable in 140 characters, but NASA is asking a group of people to do just that with a series of VIP tours for some of its ardent Twitter followers.
Milk Does a Body Good — Even When Worn
November 15, 2011 5:24 am | by MELISSA EDDY, Associated Press | News | CommentsQmilch — a combination of quality and the German word for milk — won the innovation award of Germany's Textile Research Association, which recognized it as a new, sustainable fiber that could revolutionize the clothing industry.
Deep-Chilling Trauma Patients to Try to Save Them
November 15, 2011 5:14 am | by LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsSuspended animation may not be just for sci-fi movies anymore: Trauma surgeons soon will try plunging some critically injured people into a deep chill — cooling their body temperatures as low as 50 degrees — in hopes of saving their lives.
AP Exclusive: Lost JFK Assassination Tapes on Sale
November 15, 2011 5:08 am | by JOANN LOVIGLIO, Associated Press | News | CommentsA long-lost version of Air Force One recordings made after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, with more than 30 minutes of additional material not in the official version in the government's archives, has been found and is for sale.
AIDEA says conditions met for drill rig agreement
November 15, 2011 4:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has taken another step toward buying and improving a jack-up drilling rig that can operate in Cook InletThe public corporation of the state in June signed a joint ownership agreement with Buccaneer Energy Ltd. and Ezion Holdings Ltd.AIDEA...
Drug boosts 'good' cholesterol in mid-stage trial
November 15, 2011 3:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAn experimental drug shows promise for raising HDL, or good cholesterol, which helps remove fats from the bloodstream.Doctors think raising good cholesterol could be the next frontier in fighting heart disease. Most medicines now focus on lowering the bad form.Eli Lilly and Co.'s evacetrapib...
Qatar Airways buys 55 Airbus planes after impasse
November 15, 2011 2:50 am | by ADAM SCHRECK - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fast-expanding Gulf carrier Qatar Airways said Tuesday it will buy 55 Airbus planes just hours after a stunning announcement that talks had hit an impasse.The deal includes 50 A320neos narrow bodies and five A380 double-decker jumbos with options for more. Airbus...
