Oil slid from the highest close in
two weeks in New York as investors sought to profit from crude’s
5.8 percent advance in two days. SEE MORE Vietnam Electricity (EVN) will make up for its losses resulting from
electricity trading and exchange rate discrepancies by hiking power
prices from now until 2015, said EVN deputy general director Dinh Quang
Tri SEE MORE US demand for bioplastics will expand strongly through 2016, when it
is expected to reach 550 mln lbs, valued at nearly US$700 mln, as per
Reportlinker.com. SEE MORE Demand for lithium ion batteries that power devices is on the rise.
User industries from electric cars to cell phones are demanding more
batteries and more capacity from each battery. SEE MORE The dollar weakened for a third day
versus the euro amid speculation Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will hint at additional monetary easing when he
delivers testimony today. SEE MORE