Class ring makers join boycott of gold from proposed Alaska mine, citing threat to salmonANCHORAGE, Alaska — The growing list of jewelers vowing to boycott gold from a proposed Alaska mine now includes major manufacturers of class rings. Lawsuit settled over deadly blast at International Paper Co. mill in Miss. that killed workerJACKSON, Miss. — International Paper Co. has settled another federal lawsuit stemming from a 2008 explosion that killed a contract worker at a Mississippi plant and injured nearly two dozen others. China orders crackdown on industrial overcapacity; steel, aluminum, cement targetedBEIJING — China announced sweeping curbs on surging investment in steelmaking, cement and other industries, warning that chaotic overexpansion was raising the danger of job losses and trouble for banks. One of the world’s largest diamonds _ size of chicken egg _ unearthed at South African mineJOHANNESBURG — Petra Diamonds Ltd. says a diamond the size of a chicken egg has been found at South Africa’s Cullinan mine. Johnson & Johnson, Xerox, Abbott Labs, Applied Materials are among big market movers MondayNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange: China says profits at major industrial companies fell 10.6 percent in first 8 monthsBEIJING — Profits at China’s oil producers, steel makers and other major industrial companies fell 10.6 percent in the first eight months of 2009 from the same period a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said Sunday. Abbott Labs buying Solvay’s drug business for $6.6B bln in an overseas deal to boost portfolioNEW YORK — Abbott Laboratories is buying the pharmaceutical business of Belgian chemicals maker Solvay for $6.6 billion in a move to further expand internationally and add to its product portfolio. Belgium’s Solvay sells its pharmaceutical business to Abbott Laboratories of US for $7.6 blnBRUSSELS — Solvay, the Belgian chemical and pharmaceutical group, said Monday it has agreed to sell its entire pharmaceutical business to Abbott Laboratories of Abbott Park, Illinois, for euro5.2 billion ($7.6 billion). Obama administration seeks overhaul of chemical law, targets 6 chemicals for reviewWASHINGTON — With more and more toxic chemicals turning up in people’s bodies and the environment, the Obama administration asked Congress Tuesday to draft a tougher law for how the government regulates tens of thousands of chemicals. Communist China at 60: Each family in richest village has house and car awarded by communityHUAXI, China — Public loudspeakers in the central square blare the village anthem hourly: “If you want to see a miracle, come to Huaxi.” Not that any reminders are needed. Venezuelan official says nation exploring uranium deposits with RussiaPORLAMAR, Venezuela — Venezuela’s science and technology minister said his country is working with Russia to detect deposits of uranium but withdrew an earlier denial that the country was also working with Iran. Cheyenne an example of how many communities struggle to find uses for collected glassCHEYENNE, Wyo. — A pile of glass bottles and jars at the Cheyenne landfill is an ever-growing monument to the challenges faced by many communities that collect glass for recycling. Stocks jump as investors see burst of takeovers as good sign for a recoveryNEW YORK — Corporate dealmaking is boosting investors’ hopes for a recovery in the economy. Venezuelan official denies nation seeking uranium with Iran’s helpPORLAMAR, Venezuela — Venezuela’s science and technology minister denied on Saturday that Iran is helping Venezuela seek uranium, saying the South American country is only working with Russia to detect deposits of the radioactive metal. Environmental groups call for Mittal to stop pollution at South African steel millVANDERBIJLPARK, South Africa — Strike Matsepe used his life savings to buy a small plot of land near the country’s biggest steel mill, hoping it would become a thriving farm in his old age. Now, weathered and sick, the 80 year old has had to abandon his dream — the land and ground water are so polluted his cattle have died and crops failed. Official: Iran helping Venezuela hunt for uranium depositsPORLAMAR, Venezuela — Iran is helping Venezuela to detect uranium deposits and initial evaluations suggest reserves are significant, the South American government said Friday — the same day world leaders criticized the Islamic republic of secretly building a uranium-enrichment plant that could be used to make an atomic bomb. Pittsburgh: A native son who left and returned explains its rebirth _ and why he came backPITTSBURGH — The Falk Laboratory School, a little gray brick building atop a hill in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section, overlooks a heart-stopping vista of the city that unfurls straight down to the Monongahela River. This was my elementary school, and the song we sang about it in music class featured this line: “Above a city of bridges and steel, of rivers and mill fires burning.” SUMMIT NOTEBOOK: Obamas greet guests for G-20 dinner, braving mist and long waitsPITTSBURGH — For 95 minutes Thursday evening, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, greeted world leaders arriving in ones and twos for the G-20 summit’s opening dinner, at the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized after feeling lightheaded ill at workWASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Thursday after becoming ill in her office at the court following treatment for an iron deficiency. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized after becoming ill at workWASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized after becoming ill in her office at the court. Calif. air regulators establish program to promote forests, help polluters meet emission goalsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California air regulators Thursday expanded the state’s carbon-offset program to include forests across the country, creating the most far-reaching effort of its kind in the nation. Oklahoma lawmaker to propose 5-cent bottle-deposit program to provide cash, reduce litterOKLAHOMA CITY — A state lawmaker hopes to implement a 5-cent beverage container deposit program in Oklahoma as a way to reduce litter and provide an infusion of much-needed cash for the budget. Fed jurors reject family’s claim that FEMA trailer exposed hurricane victims to fumesNEW ORLEANS — A federal jury on Thursday rejected a New Orleans family’s assertions that the government-issued trailer they lived in after Hurricane Katrina exposed them to dangerous fumes, in the first of several trials that could lead to hundreds of similar claims being resolved. Anglo-Saxon treasure found in British farmer’s field offers new insight into early rulersLONDON — It’s an unprecedented find that could revolutionize ideas about medieval England’s Germanic rulers: An amateur treasure-hunter searching a farmer’s field with a metal detector unearthed a huge collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver artifacts. SUMMIT NOTEBOOK: At G-20, it’s little sleep, hard floors, long security linesPITTSBURGH — If it’s Thursday, it must be Pittsburgh. Peru grants troubled US-owned smelter second extension to complete environmental cleanupLIMA, Peru — Peru’s congress has granted the financially troubled U.S.-owned Doe Run Peru smelter a two-and-a-half year extension to reduce toxic emissions, allowing the company to miss a second deadline to clean up the Andean town of La Oroya. Fed continues to scale back 2 emergency lending programs as economy improvesWASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Thursday it is further scaling back two emergency lending programs as the economy improves. Report: Sugar company ignored dust dangers for decades before Ga. refinery explosion killed 14SAVANNAH, Ga. — Imperial Sugar Co. and managers of its Georgia refinery ignored known dangers of explosive dust for decades before a chain of dust-fueled fireballs erupted at the plant last year and killed 14 people, investigators said in a report Thursday. China faces new US trade complaint over paper as union, 3 producers file antidumping caseBEIJING — A U.S. labor union and three paper companies have filed a new trade complaint over imports of Chinese paper, possibly fueling tensions between Washington and Beijing amid disputes over tires and other goods. Huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in Britain, could be largest ever recoveredLONDON — An amateur treasure hunter prowling English farmland with a metal detector stumbled upon the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered, a massive collection of gold and silver crosses, sword decorations and other items, British archaeologists said Thursday. |
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