Themain activities of the company are: geological exploration, uranium production,the manufacture of nuclear fuel cycle products, reactor construction, nuclearpower plants, non-ferrous metallurgy and production of construction materials,the electric energy sector, scientific support of production and social welfareand training of personnel. Today Kazatomprom has more than 25,000 employees andis amongst the leading uranium production companies in the world. For furtherinformation please visit Ulba Metallurgical Plant"Ulba Metallurgical Plant" Joint-Stock Company ("UMP" JSC) is located inUst-Kamenogorsk, Eastern Kazakhstan, and has been a part of Kazatomprom since1997 The Ulba Plant was founded on October 29, 1949. By early 70s "UMP" JSCjoined a number of the world's largest producers of uranium, beryllium andtantalum. "UMP" JSC - is a unique company with 60 years experience in theproduction and delivery of uranium, beryllium and tantalum products for theneeds of nuclear industry, atomic engineering, electronics, metallurgical andother spheres. The Ulba plant's beryllium production facility is one of threeenterprises in the world with full production cycle from ore concentrateprocessing to finished products output with the rated quality set-ups Currentcompany staff accounts for over 6,000 employees. For further information pleasevisit find out more about Vangold Resources Ltd.
please visit our website at or contact Dal Brynelsen at 604-684-1974 or by . On Behalf of the Board of VANGOLD RESOURCES LTD."Dal Brynelsen"Dal Brynelsen, President and CEO The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility forthe adequacy or accuracy of the content of this news release.Vangold Resources Ltd.Dal Brynelsen, opyright Business Wire 2009. NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications rose last week even as interest rates jumped to their highest levels since mid-March, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.
U.S. | EconomyDemand for home purchase loans, an indicator of home sales, far outweighed that for refinancing The increase may help gauge how the hard-hit U.S. The survey has been conducted weekly since 1990.It was the highest since 4.89 percent in the week ended March 13 though well below year-ago levels of 5.91 percent.The U.S. housing market is in the worst downturn since the Great Depression and its impact has rippled through the recession-hit economy, as well as the rest of the world.Braford said buyers who are looking to trade up or relocate are finding it difficult to do so due to current national economic conditions."These buyers are often finding it takes longer to sell their original home before they can trade-up to another property or relocate," he said."However, the opposite is true for first-time buyers, as this group is enjoying the perfect real estate storm of lower prices, an $8,000 tax credit and historically low interest rates," he said.Low mortgage rates should continue to spur demand for home refinancing loans. Lower monthly payments provide a bit of relief to strapped consumers amid rising unemployment and a shrinking economy.After three consecutive weeks of declines, low rates may have played a role in the rise in demand for loans to purchase homes last week.The MBA's seasonally adjusted purchase index rose 5.0 percent to 264.3.
The adjustable-rate mortgage share of activity was unchanged at 2.1 percent.Fixed 15-year mortgage rates averaged 4.57 percent, up from 4.45 percent the previous week. Rates on one-year ARMs increased to 6.36 percent from 6.23 percent.(Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) U.S. Economy. And with the service being free to use, students can maximize their money fortravel rather than paying to have a travel agent help select a destination andplan a trip.About StudentUniverse Founded in 1999 as a travel agency exclusively for college students,StudentUniverse helps college students travel more and spend less. Through proprietary verification technology (to confirm student status) andexclusive airline deals, StudentUniverse connects students with discountedairfares and other travel deals.Each month, more than half a million collegestudents and faculty rely on StudentUniverse to source the best traveldeals, so they can travel more and spend less.For more information, visit Pierce for StudentUniverse , +1-617-585-5778,. FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(Business Wire)--Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation ("Noranda," or the "Company") announcedfinancial results for the first quarter of 2009. Important metrics and events for the quarter include:* First quarter 2009 revenues were $164.3 million, operating loss was $85.2million and net income was $44.3 million. * Operating activities provided $75.2 million of cash flow in the first quarter,including $50.4 million from hedge terminations and working capital improvementsof $14.6 million.