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• Phone companies plan backups for Gustav
NEW YORK - The tropical storm bearing down on the Gulf Coast could be a test for the country's wireless carriers, which faced criticism and a regulatory push after Hurricane Katrina took out networks. Verizon Wireless has spent $137 million in the ...
• Canada's oil rush fuels environmental concerns
And it is not alone among major oil companies rushing to exploit Alberta's oil sands, which make Canada one of the few countries that can significantly ramp up oil production amid the decline in conventional reserves.
• Oil industry may get first post-Katrina test
So the companies that own the platforms, drill the wells and manage the pipelines spent hundreds of millions of dollars to improve and strengthen their operations.
• Calif. farmers use guns, poison to protect crops
The pressure to safeguard crops comes from the companies that buy fresh greens. In response, some farmers are taking gun-safety classes to learn how to shoot animals that could carry the bacteria.
• Stocks end lower on personal income data
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 6.81, or 0.91 percent, to 740.98. In Tokyo, the Nikkei index rose 2.39 percent. In Europe, London’s FTSE-100 index rose 0.63 percent, Frankfurt’s DAX rose 0.03 percent and the CAC-40 index in Paris ...