Citigroup (nyse: C - news - people ) confirmed the departure of chief executive Charles Prince, the second head of a major US bank to quit in the past week due to massive losses on subprime assets. Although local banks' exposure to the US subprime sector is relatively small, the unfolding events in the US have made investors nervous about the sector. The benchmark index is likely to fall to about 3,200 in the next two to three weeks given the negative sentiment , he said. The index is...

The oil firm then manufactured pesticides, insecticides and herbicides on the site from 1952 to 1982. The release of the assessment plan is part of the process for the arsenal's cleanup, and the public will be allowed give its input after it is formally published. Officials from the attorney general's office, the public health department and the natural resources departments have been negotiating with Shell and the federal government for several months to reach a settlement on remediation...

AVA officials said the process for making the company's cells, which convert the sun's light into electricity, will be safe, clean and as environmentally friendly as the product. The Past Even long before talk of cadmium telluride and photons, the land AVA will one day occupy was used as a place to dispose of municipal waste, namely the galaxy of toxins, heavy metals, bacteria and pollutants found in sewer sludge, the byproduct of the city's wastewater treatment facility. Though they...

Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the GPIC board and advisor to the Prime Minister for Industrial and Oil Affairs, attributed the record financial gains to the company's continuous operational excellence of its plants which reached at record levels during the third quarter. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the GPIC board and advisor to the Prime Minister for Industrial and Oil Affairs, attributed the record financial gains to the company's continuous operational...

The feed store did have ammunition, propane tanks, and fertilizer inside. Firefighters said these did pose problems for the fight, but the chief issue was the lack of water. He stood and watched as the building burned, shaking his head. You can send a story to multiple email addresses by separating the email addresses with a semicolon (;) This station will not store your email address or your recipient's email address or use them in any way. The 2-alarm fire made for an impressive sight....