Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Friday: Crude oil prices fell $2.47 to $96.20 per barrel. Coffee prices dropped nearly 5 cents to $2.63 per pound. Cocoa futures fell $95 to $3,091 per ton. Copper prices dropped 3 cents to $4.40 per pound. In Chicago trading, wheat prices […]
Shuttle Atlantis Enters Earth Orbit on Final Mission
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis entered Earth’s orbit Friday on a mission to the International Space Station — the 135th and final flight of the 30-year-old shuttle program. After days of rainy forecasts and cloudy weather, an estimated crowd of 1 million people watched the historic lift-off in and around the Kennedy Space Center in […]
US Unemployment Climbs to Year’s Highest Level
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
The unemployment rate in the United States increased to 9.2 percent in June, the highest level this year. Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that American employers added only 18,000 jobs in June, the smallest increase in nine months and another indication that the U.S. economy is still struggling to recover from a deep […]
Shuttle Atlantis Blasts Off on Final Mission
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis blasted off Friday on a mission to the International Space Station — the 135th and final flight of the 30-year-old space shuttle program. The space agency NASA said as many as 1 million people were gathered in and around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to watch the historic lift-off. […]
US Unemployment Rate Climbs to Year’s Highest Level
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
The unemployment rate in the United States increased to 9.2 percent in June, the highest level this year. Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that American employers added only 18,000 jobs in the month of June, the smallest increase in nine months and another indication that the U.S. economy is still struggling to recover […]
Astronauts Board Shuttle for Final Launch
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
The final crew of the space shuttle Atlantis has boarded the spacecraft at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center for the 135th and final flight of the 30-year-old space shuttle program. As many as 1 million people are gathering to witness the historic lift-off, but the weather forecast remains questionable, with a 70 percent chance for clouds […]
Possible Weather Delays Loom for Final Space Shuttle Launch
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Crews at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center have begun final preparations for Friday’s scheduled launch of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis, the 135th and final flight of the 30-year-old space shuttle program. As many as 750,000 people are expected to be on hand to witness the historic lift-off, but the weather forecast remains gloomy, with a […]
Stolen Picasso Recovered, Suspect Arrested
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Police have recovered a valuable drawing by Pablo Picasso and arrested the man they say had walked off with it in broad daylight. Police announced Thursday they had arrested Mark Lugo at a hotel room in the town of Napa, in California. Authorities said they also found the missing artwork, “Tete de Femme,” stripped from […]
Chavez Visits Troops After Surgery
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has appeared at a military base in an apparent show of strength after his recent surgery in Cuba to remove a cancerous tumor. The president did not stay long at the base Thursday, saying he did not have much time. But he strolled among cadets and soldiers and told them he […]
Crude Oil Prices Rise
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Thursday: Crude oil prices rose $2.05 to $98.70 per barrel. Copper prices were up 11 cents at $4.43 per pound. Coffee prices rose nearly 1 cent to $2.68 per pound. Cocoa futures dropped $8 to $3,194 per ton. In Chicago trading, wheat […]
