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Feb 08 2010 08:30:00 EST
More than 'China factor' behind coal spike (news feature)
Cold weather and the approach of the Lunar New Year saw international seaborne coal prices spike in early January 2010.

Feb 05 2010 10:30:00 EST
Roundtable discussion of the top oil stories of the week (podcast)
Discussion of earnings results, new renewable fuels standard, and fiscal 2011 US budget.

Feb 05 2010 12:30:00 EST
Artenius UK site to resume PTA/PET production by April (podcast)
Discussing Artenius and its Wilton site which has been subject to structural changes in recent months.

Feb 05 2010 12:00:00 EST
Gold against the Euro trebles in the past decade (podcast)
Examining the correlation between gold prices and US dollars and the Euro-Dollar cross.

Feb 05 2010 09:00:00 EST
Now comes David Crane, with a cool idea (Power Lines blog)
For all the talk of innovation in the electricity sector, there's precious little of it.