International Business News - report http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Greece, Turkey and Belarus have missed deadlines to destroy their land mine stockpiles, as required under an international treaty, said a report Friday by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/group-greece-turkey-failed-to-destroy-mines.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:10:01 EST Goldman Sachs, which earlier this year said it expected oil to reach $200 a barrel, said it is discontinuing its crude-oil trading recommendations as it does not see "significant upside potential" to oil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/goldman-to-discontinue-oil-recommendations.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:10:19 EST Crude inventories rose last week after stagnating in the prior period, while gasoline stockpiles rose less than expected, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/crude-reserves-up-more-than-forecast-last-week.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:44:41 EST Both Georgia and Russia seriously violated international law during their war in August, rights group Amnesty International charged Tuesday. Its sweeping 69-page report cites evidence suggesting that Georgian forces indiscriminately fired on civilian targets in Tskhinvali, the capital of the Russian-backed breakaway province of South Ossetia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/amnesty-slams-georgia-russia-over-war-conduct.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:59:21 EST Crude inventories were flat last week, while gasoline stockpiles rose much more than expected, according to government data released Thursday. For the week ended Nov. 7 crude-oil inventories remained at 311.9 million barrels, which is 2 percent above year-ago levels, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/crude-oil-stockpiles-flat-again-last-week.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:45:56 EST U.S. cotton production is expected to drop to 13.5 million bales this year, down nearly a third from last year, after farmers planted fewer acres in favor of higher-priced crops and took a hit along the Gulf Coast from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/report-cotton-production-to-drop-nearly-a-third.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:27:50 EST U.S. cotton production is expected to drop to 13.5 million bales this year, down nearly a third from last year, after farmers planted fewer acres in favor of higher-priced crops and took a hit along the Gulf Coast from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/report-cotton-production-to-be-down-from-2007.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:03:31 EST The Agriculture Department on Monday lowered its forecasts for this year's U.S. corn and soybean harvests, pushing up the prices of both commodities while knocking down the shares of meat producers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172461-crop-report.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/usda-predicts-lower-corn-soybean-harvests.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/usda-predicts-lower-corn-soybean-harvests.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:21:59 EST The Agriculture Department is expected to forecast that this year's soybean harvest will come in below previous projections, potentially boosting the commodity's price. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/ahead-of-the-bell-crop-report.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:48:08 EST Crude inventories were flat after five consecutive reports of builds, while gasoline stockpiles rose unexpectedly, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/crude-oil-stockpiles-unchanged-from-last-week.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:51:58 EST As Albany County officials investigate the possibility that the Matthew Shepard autopsy report may be missing, the pathologist who conducted the 1998 autopsy says he still has a copy of the original record. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/pathologist-still-has-copy-of-lost-shepard-autopsy.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:22:51 EDT The amount of money U.S. homeowners pulled out of their homes remained at a four-year low in the third quarter as higher mortgage rates cut the number of borrowers who refinanced, Freddie Mac said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/freddie-less-homeowners-are-borrowing-from-equity.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:48:22 EDT Current economic conditions are likely to pressure business travelers and visitors coming to the U.S. in 2009, according to the latest outlook from the Travel Industry Association. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/report-weak-economy-will-pressure-work-travel.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:59:13 EDT Initial public offerings during the third quarter fell to their lowest levels since the second quarter of 2003 due to continued volatility in the equity markets and the ongoing credit crisis, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' quarterly U.S. IPO report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/ipo-volume-falls-sharply-in-3rd-quarter.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:53:30 EDT Crude oil inventories rose for the fifth straight week, though much less than forecast, while gasoline fell unexpectedly, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/crude-oil-reserves-rise-for-fifth-straight-week.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:46:44 EDT Shares of some major meat producers tumbled Tuesday, after the federal government corrected--and lowered--its crop estimates. That means prices for the corn, soybeans and other ingredients those companies rely on to feed their animal stocks won't drop as much as expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/a-look-at-meat-producer-stocks-after-crop-news.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:15:20 EDT A report shows that the racial mix of new homeownership in New York City changed dramatically in 2007, with fewer blacks and Latinos securing mortgages during the period studied. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/study-fewer-mortgages-in-07-to-latinos-blacks.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:39:41 EDT The federal government on Tuesday lowered its estimates for corn, soybeans and other crop harvests, which will boost prices for those key commodities above projections issued earlier this month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/rain-and-cool-weather-delays-neb-corn-harvest.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:14:04 EDT Heart ailments, infectious diseases and cancer remain the world's top three killers, the U.N. health agency said Monday. Heart attacks and related problems are the top killer, claiming 29 percent of people who die each year, the World Health Organization said in a report on the global burden of disease. In second place, infectious diseases lead to 16.2 percent of worldwide deaths. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/who-heart-infectious-diseases-cancer-kill-most.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:56:19 EDT Crude-oil inventories rose last week after surging in the prior period, while gasoline stockpiles jumped less than expected, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/crude-stockpiles-rose-more-than-expected-last-week.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:47:35 EDT