General News
Iraq's oil deals dominate PM election campaign (AP)

Backed by armed bodyguards, international oil executives have flocked to this southern Iraqi city to survey their potentially lucrative prizes: the fields that it is hoped will one day dramatically increase output of cheap, plentiful crude.

Read more
General News
Oil hovers below $79 amid mixed US data (AP)

Oil prices hovered below $79 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors mulled mixed signals about the strength of the U.S. economy.

Read more
General News
Patton's Long-Reach Broadband Extender Stretches Ethernet Beyond Technical Limits (Business Wire)

GAITHERSBURG, Md.----Patton—the leader in business and carrier-class VoIP, network access, connectivity, and video surveillance equipment—is now taking orders for the CopperLink™ 2160 series of high-speed long-range Ethernet Extenders.

Read more
General News
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Update as of February 28, 2010 (Business Wire)

LEAWOOD, Kan.----Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Feb. 28, 2010, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $188.3 million and its unaudited net asset value was $152.2 million, or $21.96 per share.

Read more
General News
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of February 28, 2010 (Business Wire)

LEAWOOD, Kan.----Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that as of Feb. 28, 2010, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $1.2 billion and its unaudited net asset value was $753.4 million, or $28.06 per share.

Read more
General News
Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of February 28, 2010 (Business Wire)

LEAWOOD, Kan.----Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. today announced that as of Feb. 28, 2010, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $641.6 million and its unaudited net asset value was $416.0 million, or $21.76 per share.

Read more
General News
'New' Merck has 43 drugs in mid-, late-stage tests (AP)

Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Monday that it now has 43 experimental drugs in mid-or late-stage testing -- nearly double what it had before buying joint venture partner Schering-Plough Corp. last fall.

Read more
General News
Chile mines reopen after quake (Reuters)

Chile's mines returned to service on Monday after the massive weekend earthquake briefly shut nearly a quarter of the top copper producer's output, while improving power supply eased concerns of further disruption.

Read more
General News
Buyouts lift stocks to highest level since Jan. (AP)

Major stock indexes rose to their highest levels in more than a month Monday after corporate buyouts raised hopes about the economy.

Read more
General News
Cascadero Copper Engages Arrowhead Business and Investment Decisions (Business Wire)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia----Cascadero Copper Corporation wishes to announce the appointment of Arrowhead Business and Investment Decisions to consult on investor relations and shareholder communications.

Read more