The Traderszone Network

In some cities, even a “cheap date” can burn a hole in your pocket.

The possibility of a collapse in China’s bubbly housing market has long been a threat hanging over the nation’s markets and economy.

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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six months ago the U.S. oil industry scored a surprise win against farm groups when the Obama administration proposed slashing the amount of ethanol refiners must blend into gasoline, a move that could save them billions of dollars. Stunned by the reversal, producers of the corn-based biofuel and their supporters are now fighting back ahead of a June deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make a final decision on the cut.

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by Keith Weiner

This was another short week, with Monday a bank holiday in the UK.

Through Tuesday, the prices of the metals seemed to want to hold onto the increase that was sparked by an unemployment report. It wasn’t until Wednesday that the prices began to sag, almost but not quite to the pre-unemployment report levels again by Friday.

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Search teams in Virginia on Sunday discovered the final body when a hot air balloon struck a power line and crashed.

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine declare victory in a secession referendum, ratcheting up tensions between the West and Moscow, which by recognizing the results could push the country toward a breakup.
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As pro-Russian rebels declare victory in a referendum on self-rule in east Ukraine, investors are bracing for a fresh wave of risk.