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...other important and relatively new economic concern for the summer is oil prices. OPEC has not been clear about what it will do with supply. The Saudi's have spoken out for keeping it unchanged and because of the size of their output they usually rule the day. Speculators still seem prepared to trade crude above $60 on most days. A fair number of analysts see oil moving to $70 or $75 by Labor Day. The cost of a barrel of crude will move up if there is strong evidence that the demand in China is growing. Ironically if there...
...when the military ended its practice of intentionally fuzzing the satellite's signals for security purposes. Overnight, navigation devices became 10 times more accurate and swiftly became standard equipment in a slew of industries, from commercial fishing to freight-hauling. Consumers have also rushed in as the size and price of GPS receivers have dropped; they're growing increasingly common in phones, wristwatches and even dog collars. Adventure seekers use GPS for a game called geocaching, a kind of satellite-based treasure hunt that currently boasts more than 800,000 active "caches" waiting to be found around the world...
...local branch of HSBC bank. Business journal the Middle East Economic Digest puts the figure at more than $300 billion. Postponed developments include the World, a luxury man-made island community designed to resemble a world map, and Dubailand, a theme park planned to be twice the size of Florida's Disney World. Housing prices have fallen 20%-40% from their peak in late 2008, and about 30% of the city's existing real estate space is lying empty...
...buying into international banks, Saudi Arabia was purchasing U.S. government bonds, or paying down its debt. The country can tap into those liquid assets while its neighbors are struggling to sell their investments in banks, equities and companies - Saudi's debt now stands at just 13% of the total size of its economy...
...This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.] HUBBLE WEBB ORBIT 353 miles from Earth 1 million miles from Earth PRIMARY-MIRROR SIZE 7.9 ft. in diameter 21.3 ft. in diameter LENGTH 44 ft. 72 ft. WEIGHT...