Amercans watched gasoline prices rise Friday and in some states gas prices soared as much as 20 cents a gallon. Sunday morning, AAA reported that the national price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose 2 cents overnight to $3.93.
One year after President Umaru Yar' Adua took power, vowing to bring stability to the oil-rich Niger Delta region, observers say little progress has been made.
Production dropped this year after reaching a post-Soviet high in October. On Monday, Putin's newly convened cabinet made the issue its first order of business.
Mining projects are on the rise in Chile which comes as no surprise to Andina Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: ADM) President, Carl Hansen, who says "Chile is the mining country of South America, not unlike how Canada is looked upon."
With the cost of energy spiraling out of sight and home prices falling, it's no wonder consumer confidence levels in the United States continue falling. But according to the Conference Board's latest survey, confidence in the economy is now at