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The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States fell this week by 12 from last week. Of the 1877 rigs running nationwide, 1479 explore for natural gas and 390 for oil, according to Baker Hughes Inc., …

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Number of Working Rigs Down

Shares of solar power companies rose after German lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on a smaller reduction in state subsidies to solar companies than some investors feared. Lawmakers agreed to …

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German Tariff Decision Boosts Solar

Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (“Sterlite”), a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, the London-based FTSE 100 metal and mining group, and ASARCO LLC (“Asarco”), a Tucson based mining, smelting and refining company, announced today …

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Futures contracts in metals, menthol, jute from MondayNDTV.com,?India?- 1 hour agoThe new contracts in the six non-ferrous metals - aluminium ingot, nickel prime, copper, zinc, lead and tin - will mature Aug 30, 2008. …

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