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Crude oil prices, dollar rates causing fuel price hike: Dharmendra Pradhan
- May 29, 2018
The revisions continued till just before the general elections in 2004 when oil companies went slow and after a Congress-led UPA came to power the entire process was reviewed as the global oil prices started moving up. "This is the most plausible scenario under the current circumstances", the SBI report said. As petrol and diesel are left outside GST, their prices and quantum of increase vary from state to state depending upon local taxes. (more...)
- May 29, 2018
The revisions continued till just before the general elections in 2004 when oil companies went slow and after a Congress-led UPA came to power the entire process was reviewed as the global oil prices started moving up. "This is the most plausible scenario under the current circumstances", the SBI report said. As petrol and diesel are left outside GST, their prices and quantum of increase vary from state to state depending upon local taxes. (more...)
Thunderstorms deliver more than 60000 lightning strikes across UK
- May 29, 2018
This phenomenon can be see in the night from Saturday to Sunday in the South of Britain. Firefighters attended a blaze at a house in Stanway, Essex after a lightning bolt caused its roof to go on fire. "Oh boy! This utterly insane", he said . The Met Office weather warning for rain is in force until 06:00 on Monday and covers all of Wales as well as southern and central England. (more...)
- May 29, 2018
This phenomenon can be see in the night from Saturday to Sunday in the South of Britain. Firefighters attended a blaze at a house in Stanway, Essex after a lightning bolt caused its roof to go on fire. "Oh boy! This utterly insane", he said . The Met Office weather warning for rain is in force until 06:00 on Monday and covers all of Wales as well as southern and central England. (more...)
Two big Canadian banks report cyber attacks on customer accounts
- May 29, 2018
Bank of Montreal said some personal and financial information for a limited number of customers may have been stolen. Bank of Montreal ( BMO .TO) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM.TO) said on Monday that cyber attackers may have stolen the data of almost 90,000 customers in what appeared to be the first significant assault on financial institutions in the country. (more...)
- May 29, 2018
Bank of Montreal said some personal and financial information for a limited number of customers may have been stolen. Bank of Montreal ( BMO .TO) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM.TO) said on Monday that cyber attackers may have stolen the data of almost 90,000 customers in what appeared to be the first significant assault on financial institutions in the country. (more...)
FBI urges people to reboot their routers to thwart malware attack
- May 29, 2018
The U.S. Justice Department said the malware "could be used for a variety of malicious purposes, including intelligence gathering, theft of valuable information, destructive or disruptive attacks, and the misattribution of such activities". (more...)
- May 29, 2018
The U.S. Justice Department said the malware "could be used for a variety of malicious purposes, including intelligence gathering, theft of valuable information, destructive or disruptive attacks, and the misattribution of such activities". (more...)
Oil prices fall as supply from top three producers set to rise
- May 29, 2018
Saudi Arabia's signal to ease limits on Crude Oil production led to prices falling Friday after a 3-week rally, and OPEC cited an angry Tweet by President Donald Trump as the trigger. API, EIA, US oil rig count next of relevance later in the week . The global sulfur limit on fuel oil will be set at 0.50 percent m/m (mass/mass) in 2020, a significant cut from the 3.5 percent m/m global limit now in place. (more...)
- May 29, 2018
Saudi Arabia's signal to ease limits on Crude Oil production led to prices falling Friday after a 3-week rally, and OPEC cited an angry Tweet by President Donald Trump as the trigger. API, EIA, US oil rig count next of relevance later in the week . The global sulfur limit on fuel oil will be set at 0.50 percent m/m (mass/mass) in 2020, a significant cut from the 3.5 percent m/m global limit now in place. (more...)
Doug Ford accused of selling 'bogus' party memberships
- May 29, 2018
Ford says his party has been responsible about putting a dollar figure behind each campaign pledge. Doug Ford spoke to the media today in Tillsonburg and said that this happened close to two years ago, went through appeal process. "I heard from six old ladies, and I said ... 'How come you're here?' And they said, 'Doug came to my house and he fixed me up with my membership, '" recalled Eastwood. (more...)
- May 29, 2018
Ford says his party has been responsible about putting a dollar figure behind each campaign pledge. Doug Ford spoke to the media today in Tillsonburg and said that this happened close to two years ago, went through appeal process. "I heard from six old ladies, and I said ... 'How come you're here?' And they said, 'Doug came to my house and he fixed me up with my membership, '" recalled Eastwood. (more...)
Richard Branson getting ready to go into space
- May 28, 2018
The founder of Virgin Galactic Richard Branson said that undergoing training in the centrifuge and in the next few months plans to fly into space. "I think we're both neck and neck as to who will put people into space first". Sir Richard, 67, hopes to be one of those first space tourists. 'Ultimately we have to do it safely. (more...)
- May 28, 2018
The founder of Virgin Galactic Richard Branson said that undergoing training in the centrifuge and in the next few months plans to fly into space. "I think we're both neck and neck as to who will put people into space first". Sir Richard, 67, hopes to be one of those first space tourists. 'Ultimately we have to do it safely. (more...)
The Expanse Season 4 To Air On Amazon
- May 28, 2018
The Expanse has been officially revived by Amazon for a fourth season after being dropped by Syfy . When Syfy cancelled The Expanse on May 10 , fans flooded social media using the #SaveTheExpanse hashtag, pleading with Netflix and Amazon to help save the show . (more...)
- May 28, 2018
The Expanse has been officially revived by Amazon for a fourth season after being dropped by Syfy . When Syfy cancelled The Expanse on May 10 , fans flooded social media using the #SaveTheExpanse hashtag, pleading with Netflix and Amazon to help save the show . (more...)
Memorial Day Travel 2018: What to Expect, Tips to Be Prepared
- May 28, 2018
Right now, Georgia is averaging $2.85 a gallon. Wyoming, Minnesota and OH round out the top six. The Post also notes that Venezuela's oil production has significantly decreased amidst that country's political and economic crisis, hitting a three-decade low of 1.6 million barrels per day earlier this year. (more...)
- May 28, 2018
Right now, Georgia is averaging $2.85 a gallon. Wyoming, Minnesota and OH round out the top six. The Post also notes that Venezuela's oil production has significantly decreased amidst that country's political and economic crisis, hitting a three-decade low of 1.6 million barrels per day earlier this year. (more...)
Rally Unwinds As Russia, Saudis Aim To Increase Oil Output
- May 28, 2018
Oil producers are debating an increase ranging from 300,000 barrels a day at the low end, backed by Gulf producers including Saudi Arabia , and a larger increase of about 800,000 barrels a day favored by Russian Federation, one person said. (more...)
- May 28, 2018
Oil producers are debating an increase ranging from 300,000 barrels a day at the low end, backed by Gulf producers including Saudi Arabia , and a larger increase of about 800,000 barrels a day favored by Russian Federation, one person said. (more...)
National Australia Bank to Compensate Customers Hit by Outage
- May 28, 2018
BNZ customers could not access ATMs, eftpos or mobile banking yesterday. She denied the power outage was caused by some form of human error, though did not say what had caused a total power loss to the mainframe systems aside from it being a "systems error". (more...)
- May 28, 2018
BNZ customers could not access ATMs, eftpos or mobile banking yesterday. She denied the power outage was caused by some form of human error, though did not say what had caused a total power loss to the mainframe systems aside from it being a "systems error". (more...)
OPEC oil production cuts are history! Prices crash on Friday
- May 28, 2018
The ministers, along with their counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, discussed an output increase of about 1 million barrels per day (bpd), sources told Reuters. Global crude supplies have tightened sharply over the past year because of the OPEC-led cuts, which were boosted by a dramatic drop in Venezuelan production. (more...)
- May 28, 2018
The ministers, along with their counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, discussed an output increase of about 1 million barrels per day (bpd), sources told Reuters. Global crude supplies have tightened sharply over the past year because of the OPEC-led cuts, which were boosted by a dramatic drop in Venezuelan production. (more...)
Oral injuries lead to recall of Spam, other Hormel product
- May 28, 2018
The affected production codes of the SPAM Classic include: F020881, F020882, F020883, F020884, F020885, F020886, F020887, F020888 and F020889. Hormel, headquartered in Fremont, Neb., made a decision to recall the products after four customers reported finding the metal pieces and informed the USDA on Thursday. (more...)
- May 28, 2018
The affected production codes of the SPAM Classic include: F020881, F020882, F020883, F020884, F020885, F020886, F020887, F020888 and F020889. Hormel, headquartered in Fremont, Neb., made a decision to recall the products after four customers reported finding the metal pieces and informed the USDA on Thursday. (more...)
Unions reject CP Rail contract offers
- May 28, 2018
Some 3,000 conductors and engineers of rail represented by the Teamsters union rejected the last offer of employer for which they had been contained in a proportion of 98.1 %. In 2015, they ended a brief walkout and agreed to arbitration after the Harper government warned of back-to-work legislation. Three years earlier, federal back-to-work legislation was enacted to end a 10-day strike. (more...)
- May 28, 2018
Some 3,000 conductors and engineers of rail represented by the Teamsters union rejected the last offer of employer for which they had been contained in a proportion of 98.1 %. In 2015, they ended a brief walkout and agreed to arbitration after the Harper government warned of back-to-work legislation. Three years earlier, federal back-to-work legislation was enacted to end a 10-day strike. (more...)
Govt bid collapses on Mattarella 'veto' - English
- May 28, 2018
Conte made the decision after presenting his choices for ministers to President Sergio Mattarella. Before Conte or Mattarella had finished their meeting, far-right League leader Matteo Salvini said the only option now was to hold another election, probably later this year, without directly confirming the president's veto. (more...)
- May 28, 2018
Conte made the decision after presenting his choices for ministers to President Sergio Mattarella. Before Conte or Mattarella had finished their meeting, far-right League leader Matteo Salvini said the only option now was to hold another election, probably later this year, without directly confirming the president's veto. (more...)
Centre mulling immediate solution to deal with fuel prices: Pradhan
- May 28, 2018
While the Centre has increased excise duty, certain States have increased Value-Added Tax and surcharge, which are having an impact on oil prices. Petroleum minister will have a meeting with the officials of the oil companies. Similarly, it is high time both the Government and common public cut their consumption of fuel, which will reduce out import burden of petrol and diesel. (more...)
- May 28, 2018
While the Centre has increased excise duty, certain States have increased Value-Added Tax and surcharge, which are having an impact on oil prices. Petroleum minister will have a meeting with the officials of the oil companies. Similarly, it is high time both the Government and common public cut their consumption of fuel, which will reduce out import burden of petrol and diesel. (more...)
BNZ's technology crash caused by power cut at parent bank in Melbourne
- May 28, 2018
When the power cut hit it took out "quite a few systems" at NAB and that impacted BNZ systems, he said. "We're still looking into the cause". "But we don't know the extent of the impact on individual customers at this time". She said those who did not have that information would be assisted by the bank to estimate an amount. However for some customers the outage did not result in a loss - just inconvenience. (more...)
- May 28, 2018
When the power cut hit it took out "quite a few systems" at NAB and that impacted BNZ systems, he said. "We're still looking into the cause". "But we don't know the extent of the impact on individual customers at this time". She said those who did not have that information would be assisted by the bank to estimate an amount. However for some customers the outage did not result in a loss - just inconvenience. (more...)
Oil prices slump after talk of curbing oil supplies
- May 27, 2018
Amrita Sen, chief oil analyst at consultancy Energy Aspects, said: "Addressing overcompliance was always likely to be on the agenda amid a tight market and low inventories, but the volume to bring back is still up for debate". It has been discussed that it could mean increase supply up to 1 million barrels per day to the market. Dharmendra Pradhan, the Indian petroleum minister, said he rang al-Falih and "expressed my concern about rising prices of crude oil". (more...)
- May 27, 2018
Amrita Sen, chief oil analyst at consultancy Energy Aspects, said: "Addressing overcompliance was always likely to be on the agenda amid a tight market and low inventories, but the volume to bring back is still up for debate". It has been discussed that it could mean increase supply up to 1 million barrels per day to the market. Dharmendra Pradhan, the Indian petroleum minister, said he rang al-Falih and "expressed my concern about rising prices of crude oil". (more...)
South Korea’s Moon: North Korea still committed to full denuclearization
- May 27, 2018
The U.S. offers North Korea the economic assistance in exchange for the refusal of the nuclear weapon. It was the decision made by the two Koreas, Yoon said. Analysts say Kim's diplomatic outreach in recent months after a flurry of nuclear and missile tests in 2017 indicates he is eager for sanctions relief to build his economy and the global legitimacy the summit with Trump would provide. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
The U.S. offers North Korea the economic assistance in exchange for the refusal of the nuclear weapon. It was the decision made by the two Koreas, Yoon said. Analysts say Kim's diplomatic outreach in recent months after a flurry of nuclear and missile tests in 2017 indicates he is eager for sanctions relief to build his economy and the global legitimacy the summit with Trump would provide. (more...)
Brazil's striking truckers defiant as government sends in the army
- May 27, 2018
The strike followed complaints from truck drivers about the rising cost of diesel oil, which has gone up sharply in recent months as world oil prices rise and the Brazilian real weakens against the US dollar. "Our accounts are starting to be in the red because we have daily bills we have to pay". Truck owners block the BR-324 highway during a protest against high diesel prices in Simoes Filho near Salvador, Brazil May 23, 2018. (more...)
- May 27, 2018
The strike followed complaints from truck drivers about the rising cost of diesel oil, which has gone up sharply in recent months as world oil prices rise and the Brazilian real weakens against the US dollar. "Our accounts are starting to be in the red because we have daily bills we have to pay". Truck owners block the BR-324 highway during a protest against high diesel prices in Simoes Filho near Salvador, Brazil May 23, 2018. (more...)
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