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Drones over U.S. may pose security risks
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices rose for the second consecutive day Tuesday, climbing to nearly $78 per barrel after a manufacturing index rose in China.
The HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index rose 0.3 points to 55.7 in November, the fastest rise since April 2004, MarketWatch reported.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the price of light, sweet crude added 61 cents to $77.89 per barrel. Heating oil prices gained 0.0151 cents to $2.063 per gallon. Reformulated gasoline prices rose 0.0115 cents to $2.023 per gallon. Natural gas prices fell 0.161 cents to $4.687 per million British thermal units.
At the pump, the national average price of unleaded gasoline dropped to $2.627 per gallon, down from Monday's $2.629, AAA said.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Iran has been plundering oil from southern Iraq, a theft on a grand scale that's helping Tehran withstand sanctions aimed at throttling its oil exports.
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ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 10 (UPI) --
The United States and Israel have flight tested the Arrow Weapon System to evaluate and verify the missile system's Block 4configuration.
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Local markets will probably not be swamped by waves of foreclosures following the multi-state mortgage settlement announced yesterday. Rather, the huge inventory of one to two million foreclosures will enter markets gradually....
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Doubts about the euro are not subsiding, new leadership or not, rescue plan or not.
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