Word: crude
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...with bank stocks dropping more than 17% on average. Shares of Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and Wachovia all fell more than 20%, largely erasing last week's financial-stock rally. Shares of oil companies fell sharply as well on Monday, as the price of crude sank to $49.28 per barrel, a decline of more than 9%. (See the Top 10 Wall Street Meltdowns...
Indeed, the assault only seemed to grow in frenzy, scope and intensity as time passed. Less that two hours after the first reports of firings and explosions, which came at about 10 p.m. local time, it soon became clear that instead of just crude bombs left on bicycles, scooters and cars, this attack used the whole arsenal: grenades, AK-47s, rifles and a car bomb in a taxi that exploded on the highway headed to the city's international airport. And unlike previous attacks, which have hit mainly Indians in popular, crowded markets, this one appeared to have targeted foreigners...
...switched sides after realizing justice was on the rebels' side. Then a rag-tag thief and a former Mai Mai militiaman were also wheeled out before the crowd to testify that his old group was to blame for looting and attacking civilians, not Nkunda's men. If anything, such crude attempts at image management only enhance Nkunda's poor reputation. Asked about how he viewed the one million refugees and humanitarian crisis that his campaign had helped create, he replied: "This is war. We are fighting. People are fearing. Of course." Asked whether he would march on Kinshasa, the rebel...
...imports come from Latin American nations, a level that outstrips even that which we take from the Middle East. Given America's checkered standing in the region, it's an alarming figure. In order to avoid being held hostage by fluctuations in the price of crude, the authors recommend developing sustainable energy infrastructures-an endeavor that will also help to suppress climate change. "The link between carbon-intensive activities and changes in the world's climate is now well established, and the consequences will be felt across the hemisphere," the authors write, noting that if "current human activity remains unchanged...
Four Mather House residents swayed atop a rickety table, raised their cups to the air and pointed to a crude cardboard clock. The inebriated quartet began a rousing countdown of their sixth round of “Crunk Time.” Cold droplets of beer sprayed on their fellow House-mates, who reciprocated by chanting along and then chugging their drinks...