Automakers form USCAR partnered push for cheaper CNG tanks
Chrysler Ford and GM join to cut compressed natural gas tank costs by half within four years. The partners explore new tank materials and shapes to ease installation and drive down overall natural gas vehicle costs. The effort falls under USCAR, aiming to improve viability of natural gas cars amid current price gaps.
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U.S
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Dollar slides below 109 yen as Nikkei falls
The dollar closed at 99.93 yen in Tokyo, dropping 0.47 yen, its first finish under 109 yen since World War II. The Nikkei Stock Average fell 465.79 points to 20,300.96, amid calls in Japan for stronger central bank action to curb the yen's rise.
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Japan
Grain futures on Chicago Board of Trade update
CHICAGO AP futures trading shows Wheat Corn and Soybeans activity with prices, highs and lows for Jul Sep Dec Mar May and Nov contracts. Figures include opens, closes, highs, lows, and open interest, with Fri sales totals and current market levels across Wheat Corn Soybeans segments.
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Belgian prime minister visits BioWhittaker in Walkersville
Belgian Prime Minister Robert Collignon and cabinet visited BioWhittaker in Walkersville to tour the 300,000 square foot facility and discuss trade. BioWhittaker, with 500 workers, makes diagnostic kits and cell cultures and uses horseshoe crabs for blue blood tests. The Belgium visit coincided with a new 9 million euro lab and warehouse in Verviers, a BioWhittaker Boehringer Ingelheim project, and will add 30 jobs to serve Europe, with distribution benefits and reduced shipping costs.
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T-bills rise as Treasury sells three and six month bills
Washington AP reports that short term Treasury rates climbed in Monday's auction with 13 billion dollars in three month bills sold at 4.20 percent average discount and 11 billion in six month bills at 4.60 percent, up from a week earlier.
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Treasury
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