Vattenfall's Brunsbuettel Nuclear Reactors Is Halted Output for Cleaning

(Bloomberg) -- Vattenfall Europe AG, Germany's fourth-
largest utility, halted its Brunsbuettel nuclear plant to allow it
to clean an oil-circulation system.

Output was halted early today and will remain cut for eight to
10 hours, the Berlin-based company said today in an e-mailed
statement.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

Russia's Annual June Industrial Production Accelerates to 10.9 Percent

(Bloomberg) -- Russian industrial production grew an
annual 10.9 percent in June, the fastest pace in two-and-a-half
years, led by steam turbines, tractor-trailers and television
sets.

Growth accelerated from 6.7 percent in the previous month,
the Moscow-based Federal Statistics Service said in an e-mailed
statement today. The median forecast of 16 economists was for 6.6
percent. Output grew 12.5 percent in November of 2004.


Read more at Bloomberg Emerging Markets News