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North Korea Reactor ‘Could Produce Plutonium’
Satellite photos show that a new reactor – which may be able to produce weapons-grade nuclear material – is nearing completion. Continue reading
MARKET COMMENT: Philippine Shares Fall On Profit-Taking After Upgrade
Philippine shares continue to pull back Tuesday, with investors continuing to take profit as euphoria over Fitch’s upgrade of the country’s credit to investment grade dies down. Continue reading
Vanderbilt Student — I BOMBED Calc Test After My Billy Joel Duet
Jamming out with Billy Joel is terrible for your report card … just ask the Vanderbilt freshman whose impromptu duet with the Grammy-winning singer cost him a passing grade on a calculus test.In case you haven’t seen the video — Billy was at… Continue reading
Nearly $1 trillion of debt at risk of downgrade to junk in 2012 – S&P
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The amount of sovereign and corporate credit on the cusp of being downgraded to junk status more than quadrupled in 2012, due primarily to an erosion in the credit quality of the world's banking sector, Standard & Poor's data showed on Wednesday. At the end of last year, S&P rated $984.8 billion worth of debt, from 52 separate issuers, one step away from speculative grade, also referred to as junk. Continue reading
Energy Resources of Australia 2012 Uranium Output Jumps 40%
Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. (ERA.AU) said uranium output surged 40% last year after the company targeted higher-grade ore at its flagship Ranger mine in Australia’s Northern Territory. Continue reading
Bank of America Leads High-Grade Bond Sales With $6 Billion Deal
A mammoth $6 billion bond deal from Bank of America Corp. (BAC) helped borrowers blow past this week’s forecasts for high-grade bond sales. Continue reading
Peak Resources Limited: Ngualla Drilling Program Update and New High Grade Results
WEST PERTH, AUSTRALIA–(Marketwire – Dec 19, 2012) – Peak Resources Limited (“Peak” or “the Company”) ( ASX : PEK ) ( OTCQX : PKRLY ) is pleased to provide an update on results received to date from the 2012 drilling program and report additional new high grade drill results from its 100%-owned Ngualla Rare Earth Project in Tanzania. Continue reading
Peak Resources Limited: Ngualla Drilling Program Update and New High Grade Results
WEST PERTH, AUSTRALIA–(Marketwire – Dec 19, 2012) – Peak Resources Limited (“Peak” or “the Company”) ( ASX : PEK ) ( OTCQX : PKRLY ) is pleased to provide an update on results received to date from the 2012 drilling program and report additional new high grade drill results from its 100%-owned Ngualla Rare Earth Project in Tanzania. Continue reading
Abbott pharma spinoff completes record $14.7 billion debt sale
NEW YORK, Nov 5 (IFR) – Abbott’s new pharmaceuticals business AbbVie Inc completed the biggest ever dollar-denominated debt issue in the US high-grade market on Monday, raising $14. Continue reading
Think tank: path to Iran nuke warhead 2-4 months
Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to arm a nuclear bomb within two to four months but would still face serious “engineering challenges” — and much longer delays — before it succeeds in making the other components needed for a functioning warhead, a respected U.S. think tank said Monday. Continue reading
