Asteroid mining company wants to put your face in space May 30th, 2013 - 04:00h (CET +01.00) By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A privately owned asteroid mining firm, backed in part by Google Inc's founders, launched a crowd-funding project on Wednesday to gauge public interest in a small space telescope that could serv... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asteroid, mining, company, wants, your, face, space, Top Keywords

Caterpillar profit misses, cuts outlook on weak mining sales Apr 22nd, 2013 - 16:40h (CET +01.00) CHICAGO (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc posted disappointing quarterly results and cut its 2013 profit forecast on Monday to reflect a drop in demand for heavy equipment from its mining customers. But its shares gained nearly 1 percent to $81.21 in early... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : caterpillar, profit, misses, cuts, outlook, weak, mining, sales, Top Keywords

AECI FY earnings down on strike-hit mining sector Feb 26th, 2013 - 07:10h (CET +01.00) JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African chemicals and explosives maker AECI posted a 24 percent fall in annual earnings on Tuesday, snapping three straight years of growth as slack demand from strike-hit mining firms weighed. AECI said headline earnin... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : aeci, earnings, down, strikehit, mining, sector, mining, sales, Top Keywords

Fed says still determining extent of hacker breach, FBI probing Feb 7th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve said on Thursday it was still working to determine the extent that its computer systems had been breached by hackers, adding that the incident was the subject of a criminal investigation by the Federal Burea... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : says, still, determining, extent, hacker, breach, probing, sales, Top Keywords

In Davos, examining the Arab Spring's mixed bag Jan 24th, 2013 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - The convulsions of the Arab world are taking center stage at this year's World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, where leaders and experts are much preoccupied with the region's bewildering combination of high hop... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : davos, examining, arab, spring's, mixed, breach, probing, sales, Top Keywords

Into deep space: second U.S. firm takes aim at mining asteroids Jan 23rd, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Jan 22 - A team of entrepreneurs and engineers unveiled plans on Tuesday for a space mining company that would tap nearby asteroids for raw materials to fuel satellites and manufacture components in orbit. Deep Space Industries,... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : deep, space, second, firm, takes, mining, asteroids, sales, Top Keywords

Syria bombards major cities, further undermining truce: activists Oct 27th, 2012 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian opposition activists reported a return to heavy government bombardment in major cities on Saturday, further undermining a truce intended to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha religious holiday. Activists in the eastern city of Deir... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, bombards, major, cities, further, undermining, truce, activists, Top Keywords

Mining shares lift FTSE stock market Aug 31st, 2012 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 rose on Friday as traders bought mining stocks which had fallen sharply in previous sessions, although worries that central banks may inch away from launching new stimulus for the economy favoured more defensive equity... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mining, shares, lift, ftse, stock, market, truce, activists, Top Keywords

Philippine mining reforms ignored at gold-rush site Aug 5th, 2012 - 06:20h (CET +01.00) The Philippine government wants to close thousands of small-scale mines blamed for environmental devastation, but Reynaldo Elejorde insists his chaotic gold-rush mountain town will survive. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : philippine, mining, reforms, ignored, goldrush, site, truce, activists, Top Keywords

India Jindal Steel quits $2.1-bln Bolivian mining deal Jul 17th, 2012 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) India's Jindal Steel and Power scrapped plans Tuesday to invest $2.1 billion in a Bolivian mining project and blamed the South American nation's "non-friendly business attitude" for the deal's collapse. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : india, jindal, steel, quits, $21bln, bolivian, mining, deal, Top Keywords