Wells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – August 28, 2015 Markets Whipsawed, but the U.S. Economy Is Stable Fears that economic activity in China is much weaker than reported rattled global financial markets during the week. The VIX, which gauges equity market volatility, jumped to its highest level since late-2011. At the same time, […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Above Board Despite the decline in the price of crude oil over the past year, the subsea hardware market is expected to grow by 27 percent to 2019. Subsea tree installations (a subsea tree monitors and controls the production of a subsea well) numbered […]
Continue ReadingThe South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project has opened early registration for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project’s Science Symposium 2015, to be held Thursday, October 22 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. The all-day event is free, but you will need to register for a ticket to enter. To register for […]
Continue ReadingINVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Egeria Densa, Curlyleaf Pondweed Control Program – 2015 Treatment Plan for Discovery Bay August 31- September 21 View Larger Image Herbicide applications for all 2015 treatment sites were completed during the last week of May, with the exception of Discovery Bay. Based on observed […]
Continue ReadingINVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015 Treatments for the Week of August 31 thru September 4 View Larger Image The primary reason why DBW partially treats a site: Learn More “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, […]
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal: Falling oil prices drive global pullback from exploration The Globe and Mail: Tech companies devise solutions to help lower oil production costs Bloomberg: For Oil Producers Cash Is King, and That’s Why They Just Can’t Stop Drilling Bloomberg: Excluding a Slump in Oil Investments, the U.S. Economy Grew the Most in Nine Years CNBC: Oil steadies as equities […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California water use drops by 31.3 percent in July, says state report Associated Press: California seeks permits for giant water tunnels project New York Times: California Beats Water Conservation Goal for 2nd Straight Month Al Jazeera America: California surpasses water-savings goal, cuts use by more than 30% Capital Press: Researchers give dry farming a try Appeal-Democrat: Biggs rice station […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Muni ready to roll out its new plans for better service Oakland Tribune: AC Transit’s Oakland-SF routes topic of hearing San Francisco Examiner: SFO renews permits for Uber, Lyft after criticizing flighty practices POLITICO Morning Transportation for 8/28/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe AUTOMAKERS WAGE PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE AGAINST CAR-HACKING BILL: […]
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal: Federal Judge Blocks New Obama Administration Water Rule EPA says injunction only applies in 13 states that had sued to challenge the new regulation By AMY HARDER and BRENT KENDALL Updated Aug. 27, 2015 8:30 p.m. ET A federal judge on Thursday blocked an Obama administration rule, set to go into effect Friday, that seeks to put […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Tallying Up the Damage from Financial Panic Global investor confidence rapidly eroded this week before recovering some poise by week end, doing noticeable damage to global and U.S. stock market wealth. The selling pressure was mitigated temporarily as China jumped in on Tuesday with across the board 25-basis-point cuts to their monetary […]
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