MOSCOW, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Russian and U.S. officials said a new poultry and pork trade agreement cuts the quota for U.S. poultry exported to Russia and raises some import duties.
KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A billing dispute between Russia's natural gas giant Gazprom and the Ukraine government could turn into a winter delivery problem for Europe, the company said.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The first Central European state to adopt the euro, Slovakia, is poised to officially join the Eurozone Thursday, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The home prices index for 20 U.S. metropolitan regions dropped for the 27th consecutive month in October, a closely watched housing index said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- GMAC said the U.S. Treasury's purchase of $5 billion of its preferred stock would allow it to immediately expand its loan offerings to consumers.
PARIS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A decline in luxury goods markets has pressured several European companies to scale back on workforce or expansion plans, the companies said.
Stocks head up Tuesday morning ... Survey: Job picture steady in near-term ... Retail season weakest in 38 years ... Treasury invests $6 billion in GMAC ... News from United Press International.
LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- British portrait firm Olan Mills Photography said it had collapsed into administration (similar to bankruptcy) and customers feared losing gifts they paid for.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Kansas-based Digital Ally Inc. announced the launch of a new surveillance technology for police motorcycle fleets.
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Science Applications International Corp. for a delivery of the company's mobile threat inspection technology.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan Republic signed a deal Tuesday with the government of Georgia for the purchase of 22 regional gas distribution companies.
LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense has contracted Rolls-Royce Defense Aerospace to supply engine technologies for the British fleet of Sea King helicopters.
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has contracted a Lockheed Martin-led team to support situational awareness capabilities to protect U.S. space operations.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Energy production from the Indian Oil and Natural Gas Corp. is lagging woefully behind the rise in domestic consumption in a growing economy, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Retail sales through the holiday shopping season were the weakest in 38 years, the International Council of Shopping Centers reported Tuesday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Early holiday sales figures indicate tens of thousands of U.S. retailers will close stores in 2009, industry observers said.
MADRID, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Spanish pension bank La Caixa withdrew its interest in selling its 12.5-percent share in Spanish oil group Repsol to Russia's LUKoil, corporate filings show.
MOSCOW, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The Ukrainian energy minister led a delegation to Moscow to make a final attempt to resolve a row over gas debts with Gazprom before supplies are disrupted.
MOSCOW, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Russian energy giant Gazprom said Tuesday its net sales of oil and gas condensate rose around 80 percent during peak market conditions in the summer.
BERLIN, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Record high oil prices and the lowest in four years, separated by just six months -- volatile oil and gas prices shocked Europe in 2008.
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Like civilian users, the U.S. armed forces have eagerly embraced the promise of Internet Protocol communications, identifying myriad ways in which the new technology might enhance the survivability and effectiveness of war fighters.
Against the backdrop of Old Glory, Bruce Springsteen opened the four-concert finale to his 15 month tour at the Coliseum with the hit song "Born in the U.S.A." 9/27/1985.
