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Growth in residential electricity prices highest in 6 years, but expected to slow in 2015

(Mon, 16 Mar 2015) Residential electricity customers in most areas of the country experienced large increases in retail electricity prices during 2014, with the average U.S. residential price increasing 3.1% over the previous year. The increase represents the highest annual growth rate since 2008. EIA forecasts that prices will increase during 2015, but at a slower pace than in 2014.

UPDATE 2-Nearly a million protest Brazil's president, economy, corruption

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 15 (Reuters) - Close to a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across Brazil on Sunday to protest a sluggish economy, rising prices and corruption - and to call for the impeachment of left-wing President Dilma Rousseff.<

UPDATE 1-Over 1 million Brazilians protest Rousseff, economy, corruption

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 15 (Reuters) - Over one million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across Brazil on Sunday to protest a sluggish economy, rising prices and corruption - and to call for the impeachment of leftist President Dilma Rousseff.

CORRECTED-Nearly 1 million Brazilians protest Rousseff, economic woes

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 15 (Reuters) - Close to a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across Brazil Sunday to protest a sluggish economy, rising prices and corruption - and to call for the impeachment of leftist President Dilma Rousseff.

UPDATE 1-Algerian ex oil executives on trial on corruption charges

* Italy also pushing for court case on Eni's Saipem (Adds details from the case)

UPDATE 1-Sisi confident after investment summit; now for the hard part

* Economy hurting since 2011 Arab spring uprising (Adds quote)

Sisi confident after investment summit: now the hard part

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 15 (Reuters) - President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was so confident after Egypt signed billions of dollars of deals at an investment summit that he publicly joked on Sunday about haggling with the world's top chief executives.

UPDATE 1-Venezuela ordered to pay oil firm Tidewater $46 mln after vessels seized

CARACAS, March 15 (Reuters) - A World Bank tribunal has ordered Venezuela to pay oil service company Tidewater around $46 million in compensation for seized vessels, in a decision the South American country hailed as a victory.

Pro-business Buenos Aires mayor gains in presidential race

BUENOS AIRES, March 15 (Reuters) - Argentina's economy may be stagnant but the capital city Buenos Aires is looking better than it has in years, boosting the popularity of its mayor as he prepares to run for president in October.

EU proposal to send soldiers to Libya met with scepticism

BRUSSELS, March 15 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini wants the EU to consider sending soldiers to Libya to back up a potential national unity government but the plan has met with scepticism from EU governments worried about the risks.

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