Despite statements by the Swiss that they intend to sell off 250 tonnes of their gold reserves over the next two years (apparently so they can trade real money for more paper promises), gold seemed to find staunch technical support just above its popular 200-day moving average in the $640s. Despite statements by the Swiss that they intend to sell off 250 tonnes of their gold reserves over the next two years (apparently so they can trade real money for more paper promises), gold seemed to...

Cut flowers are becoming a larger part of Santa Barbara County's agricultural output, even though overall greenhouse operations and the number of acres in production shrank slightly last year. That could explain why some cut-flower growers - especially in the Carpinteria area - are tight-lipped about what they're growing and where their industry is headed. Guy Tingos, the county's deputy agriculture commissioner with 20-plus years of experience, said chrysanthemums, roses and baby's breath...

Headed by Professor Paul Greenfield, the group said that at least 10percent of the park, which stretches 125km from Caloundra to the Gold Coast Seaway, should be placed in so-called "green zones" so they are protected from fishing and other extractive industries. Headed by Professor Paul Greenfield, the group said that at least 10percent of the park, which stretches 125km from Caloundra to the Gold Coast Seaway, should be placed in so-called "green zones" so they are protected from fishing...

BANGKOK: Thai Union Frozen Products PCL, Asia s biggest canned tuna exporter, is cutting costs to offset rising prices as climate change reduces tuna catches, the company s president said. He expected dollar-based revenues to grow by eight percent this year, at the bottom of its target range of 8-10 percent, as higher tuna prices slowed demand. TUF, whose Chicken of the Sea brand accounts for about one third of earnings, planned no major merger or acquisition deals this year in an effort...

By Victor Tine , Staff writer Daily News of Newburyport NEWBURYPORT - Two groups are vying for a $10,000 grant - one wants to explore the possibility of expanding commercial fishing on the waterfront and the other wants to investigate luring a "green science" research institute to Newburyport. By Victor Tine , Staff writer Daily News of Newburyport NEWBURYPORT - Two groups are vying for a $10,000 grant - one wants to explore the possibility of expanding commercial fishing on the waterfront...

MILFORD For commercial fisherman Charlie Auman, a Delaware Superior Court ruling to partially overturn a two-year moratorium of horseshoe crabs is a slight boon to business, but somewhat of a hollow victory. The crabs are used mainly in pots to attract conchs, or whelks, much in the way commercial crabbers used crab pots to catch crabs. The moratorium was imposed as a protective measure for the horseshoe crab population and the migratory bird populations that depend on the resource for...