HSBC and Standard Chartered Weigh a Move to Asia
New York Times LONDON — HSBC and Standard Chartered are looking at the viability of quitting London for a new home in Asia because a big increase in a tax on British banks makes staying in Britain increasingly painful. Several investors said that they wanted the two ... |
KSBY San Luis Obispo News |
State releases new water restrictions
KSBY San Luis Obispo News The State Water Resources Control Board released its second draft of water conservation standards Saturday and outlines a new nine-tier system for water cuts. Some Central Coast cities will get a break on their reductions but others face ever deeper cuts. |
TODAYonline |
HSBC and Standard Chartered Weigh a Move to Asia
New York Times LONDON — HSBC and Standard Chartered are looking at the viability of quitting London for a new home in Asia because a big increase in a tax on British banks makes staying in Britain increasingly painful. Several investors said that they wanted the two ... Britain bank tax may push HSBC, StanChart to new home Time for Standard Chartered to face up to emerging risks |
Canada exporting more cold water shrimp to America as Maine's shrimp fishery ...
Greenfield Daily Reporter PORTLAND, Maine — Maine fishmonger Glen Libby made a disheartening discovery on Easter Sunday brunch — the cold water shrimp on the menu at a restaurant up the street from his fish market were from Canada, not New England. Canadian imports of ... |
Reuters |
California revises drought plan after pressure from cities
Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California water regulators on Saturday revised a still-tentative drought plan by easing cuts for Los Angeles and San Diego and bumping up reduction targets in the areas that consume the most water. The changes are an apparent ... State releases new water restrictions California governor's emergency drought measures leave agribusiness giants ... |
Oil-company rally snaps 5-day losing streak Killeen Daily Herald NEW YORK (AP) — A surge in oil and gas companies pulled the stock market out of a five-day slump on Friday, as the price of crude swung higher. Oil prices jumped after the International Energy Agency predicted drillers would cut production this year. |
