Blog

EPA regulator says set to release key herbicide report, lauds biopesticides

By Carey Gillam WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Environmental Protection Agency has wrapped up its review of the world’s most widely used herbicide and plans to release a much-anticipated preliminary risk assessment no later than July, the regulator’s chief pesticide regulator told Reuters. The EPA review of the health and environmental impacts of glyphosate comes at a time of intense debate over the safety of the chemical, and after the World

Mayweather Drops Price on Florida Condo to $1.999 Million

Filed under: Buying, Celebrity Homes, Selling ASSOCIATED PRESSFloyd Mayweather Jr., left, defeated Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision on May 2 in Las Vegas. By Melissa Allison Welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s boxing creds may be rising, but the price on his Florida penthouse just keeps falling. The boxer, who remains undefeated after beating Manny Pacquiao, is asking $1.999 million for his condo high above Sunny Isles Beach, which is on

Zillow Report: Mortgage Rates Rise to 3.73%

Filed under: Buying, Financing, Refinancing ZillowThe weekly mortgage rate chart illustrates the average 30-year fixed interest rate in six-hour intervals. By Lauren Braun Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loans rose this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgages at 3.73 percent, up 12 basis points from the same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose early in the week, then hovered around 3.67 percent

Silver Standard Receives Final Cash Payment for the Sale of the San Agustin Project

[PR Newswire] – VANCOUVER, May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Silver Standard Resources Inc. (SSRI) (SSO.TO) (“Silver Standard”) has received the final cash payment in the amount of $20 million from the sale of the San Agustin project in Durango, Mexico (“San Agustin”) to Argonaut Gold Inc., which was completed in December 2013. As part of the consideration, Silver Standard retains a 2% net smelter return royalty on sulphide ore produced