CNN) When the reception desk is staffed by a robot dinosaur, the chances of a room upgrade are going to be fairly slim.
That hasn't stopped the first guests checking in to what's billed as the world's first robot hotel.
The five-star Japanese Henn-na Hotel -- a name that translates as Strange Hotel -- this week opened its doors to bemused visitors to Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in Nagasaki Prefecture.
According to the World Bank, in February 2016, energy prices increased by 1.8%, and the prices of non-energy commodities rose by 1.7%. Food prices increased by 1.8%. Beverages declined by 1.1%. Raw materials increased slightly by 0.8%, and fertilizers dropped by 5.2%. Metals and minerals increased by 4.5%, and precious metals rose by 8.9%.
In January 2016, energy prices slumped by 15.3%, and the prices of non-energy commodities dropped by 2.3%. Food prices slipped by 1.1%. Beverages declined by 7.5%. Raw materials dropped slightly by 1.9%, and fertilizers declined by 5.1%. Metals and minerals decreased by 2.0%, and precious metals increased by 2.3%.
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January WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil futures contracts trading on NYMEX fell by 3.1% to $35.62 per barrel on Friday, December 11, 2015. Global benchmark Brent oil prices fell by 4.5% to $37.93 per barrel on the same day. Prices hit record lows due to the consensus of excessive supplies and mounting short positions. The United States Oil Fund LP (USO) and the ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil ETF (UCO) fell in the direction of crude oil prices in Friday’s trade.
Euro-area government bond yields and the euro fell on Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi reiterated that further monetary stimulus could be coming next month. The gap between U.S. and German 5-year bond yields climbed to 181 basis points, the highest level since 1999. The shared currency touched a 6-monht low of $1.0675 in early trading before rebounding a bit to $1.0715.
In October 2015, energy prices increased slightly by 0.2%, and the prices of non-energy commodities slipped by 1.1%. Food prices dipped by 1.9%. Beverages decreased by 2.1%. Raw materials dropped slightly by 1.7%, and fertilizers went down by 1.4%. Metals and minerals rose by 1.2%, and precious metals picked up slightly by 0.2%.