FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — As Italy’s economy was heading off a cliff, police couldn’t help but notice that the country’s Chinese communities were booming. Luxury cars rolled past Chinese betting parlors and garment factories. Chinese immigrants were buying up Italian coffee bars and real estate. Their prosperity, however, was not reflected in local tax records.
By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fracking for shale oil and gas has not led to widespread pollution of drinking water, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft report said on Thursday, although it warned some drilling activities could potentially cause health risks. The study, requested by Congress and five years in the making, said fracking could contaminate drinking water under certain conditions, such as when fluids used
[PR Newswire] – VANCOUVER, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Silver Standard Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: SSRI) (TSX: SSO) (“Silver Standard”) today announced that it has acquired C$1,500,000 worth of common shares (the …
[CNW Group] – Silver Standard Announces Reduction in Holdings of Pretium Resources Inc.
Filed under: Celebrity Homes ASSOCIATED PRESSCleveland’s LeBron James, left, already has won two NBA titles with the Miami Heat. Stephen Curry is seeking his first. It’s a dream matchup for the NBA, but who wins in the game of real estate? On the basketball court, instant replays may help make the call, but in the real estate arena, there are no rules. And when it comes to professional ballers LeBron
A federal judge on Thursday decided to allow portions of a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by the group behind the Pebble Mine project to proceed. In its lawsuit, Pebble …
[Business Wire] – Royal Gold, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared its third quarter dividend of US$0.22 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on July 17, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 2, 2015.
By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fracking has not led to widespread pollution of drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday in a long-awaited draft study, but warned that certain drilling activities could pose risks. The study, requested by Congress and five years in the making, found specific instances where water sources were affected by hydraulic fracturing, the injection of large amounts of sand,
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hydraulic fracturing activities have not led to widespread harm to drinking water in the United States, but the controversial drilling technique could affect drinking water if safeguards are not maintained, the government said Thursday.