| [$$] Microsoft s Gates Invests in Start-Up Engine Maker (at The Wall Street Journal) Microsoft s Gates Invests in Start-Up Engine Maker Bill Gates, chairman and co-founder of Microsoft Corp., has invested in EcoMotors International, a start-up company that is developing environmentally friendly car-engine technology. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Capital Power buys B.C. electricity plant Capital Power Corp. of Edmonton has reached an agreement to buy Vancouver Island's largest electricity generation plant for $207 million. cbc.ca |
Construction work rose in June quarter TOTAL construction work done in Australia rose 3.5 per cent in the June quarter in chain volume terms, seasonally adjusted. news.com.au |
Shares lower at noon on banks, miners SHARE market lower at noon, with weakness among mining and financial stocks dragging the broader market into negative territory. news.com.au |
U.S. deepwater oil drilling ban lifted U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has lifted a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, but companies will have to meet certain safety conditions, officials say. cbc.ca |