Anglo American Plc said two copper mines in Chile are without power after an earthquake cut electricity, a company spokesman said in an e-mailed statement today. The mines affected are the Los Bronces and El Soldado mines and the company is in touch with teams on the ground, spokesman James Wyatt-Tilby said in the statement.

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Regent Aerospace has announced it will open a new plant in Mobile that will create as many as 90 jobs in two years. The company overhauls aircraft seats and interiors and jobs at the plant will pay an average of $24,000 a year. The Press-Register reports…

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Codelco’s El Teniente and Andina copper mines in central Chile halted operations today after an earthquake cut electricity supply, a spokesman said.

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Codelco’s El Teniente, Andina Mines Halted After Quake Cut Power

Last week, I wrote in this space that I felt Tiger Woods’ “press conference” offered way too little, way too late. I also said it was a major communication mistake not allowing for questions, which I believe made him…

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SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday halted production at two oil refineries and two major mines in the world’s top copper supplier, but exports of the metal will not be affected, officials said.

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The Pacific area, including Hawaii, has been warned of tsunamis that may generate “widespread damage,” and the U.S. and Canadian west coasts and Alaska have been put on a tsunami alert, government forecasters said.

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Canada won two short-track speedskating titles to jump atop the Winter Olympics standings with 10 gold medals, and its men’s hockey and curling teams play for two more this weekend.

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Canada Gets 10 Golds, Targets More in Hockey, Curling (Update2)

ATHENS (Reuters) – Germany, France and the Netherlands plan to buy Greek bonds to help Athens cope with a severe debt crisis, a German member of the European Parliament said on Saturday.

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Germany, France, Dutch to buy Greek bonds: MEP

An earthquake registering 8.8 magnitude struck Chile early this morning, killing at least 147 people, severing the country’s main highway, destroying bridges and apartment buildings and knocking out electricity.

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Two recent events inspired this article. First, I scheduled an interview for a recently laid off candidate. On paper she was a strong candidate for a mid-level management position. She called me prior to the interview to ask about…

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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tesoro Corp , a petroleum refiner and operator of the 94,000 bpd refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii, said on Saturday it is monitoring the tsunami alerts prompted by the massive earthquake in Chile and will take the steps “deemed necessary.”

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Tesoro’s Hawaii refinery monitoring tsunami alerts

Gov. David Paterson’s inspiring, tumultuous political rise and fall is ending under the weight of suspicion that he chose personal loyalty over the integrity of his office _ suspicions that still have some people demanding his resignation. Paterson announced…

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Billionaire Warren Buffett said the U.S. will recover from the residential real estate slump by about 2011 as demand for homes catches up with the supply that accumulated during the bubble.

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Buffett Says U.S. Housing Woes to End in ‘Year or So’ (Update1)

A killer _ or killers _ may be on the loose in Europe after a Hamas operative was slain last month in Dubai. European nations, however, seem to be in no rush to find him, her or them. The spotlight is falling on those countries where police say the alleged…

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LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prudential , Britain’s largest insurer, is in advanced talks to buy the Asian arm of American International Group in a deal worth about $35.5 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

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