General Comments The Greeks are back on again -- at least that is today's thinking. The euro bounced higher and the dollar eased, which helped support dollar-denominated commodities. Crude oil gained again, adding $0.51 to finish at $102.31. Brent crude hit $120 today. Crude oil has climbed $6.00 so far this month and is back near the highs of early January. It may not be long before we hear talk about the negative pressure on the economy from $100-plus crude oil, especially if Iran keeps talking about limiting shipments, etc. That is something for the future, however. Good news about jobs today helped push stocks higher. The Dow picked up about 123 points to close fewer than 100 points away from 13,000, which has become a "magic number...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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From WPI Consulting
Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.