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FCE Raise Price for Steel Flats Further in Order to Reflect Increased Steel Prices

Jan 17, 2013

ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe (FCE) announced to hike its price for steel flats by €50/ton further in order to reflect increased steel prices in international market. It’s known that ArcelorMittal FCE increase its prices ...

Tags: steel, steel price, steel flat products

Ukraine Exported Steel Products in The First 11 Months of 2012,Falling by 5.3% Y-O-Y

Jan 17, 2013

Ukraine exported 20.711 million tons of steel products in the first 11 months of 2012, falling by 5.3% year on year, according to statistics released by the metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK). In ...

Tags: steel products, steel products export, steel

LED Lighting Is Becoming an Popular and Energy Efficient Way of Illuminating The Home

Jan 17, 2013

LED lighting is becoming an increasingly popular and energy efficient way of illuminating the home and your business. In the last few years, people have begun to become much more clued up as to the monetary savings that can be made by ...

Tags: LED lighting systems, LED lighting, LED

PC Servers Are Expected to Increase by 1.6%

Jan 17, 2013

Unit shipments of PC microprocessors to rise 3.2%. Worldwide revenues for microprocessors designed for mobile PCs, desktop PCs, and PC servers are expected to increase by 1.6% to $40.7bn in 2013, according to a new forecast report from ...

Tags: PC microprocessor, mobile PCs, desktop PCs

UK Confectioner Thorntons Books an Increase in Second-Quarter Sales

Jan 17, 2013

UK confectioner Thorntons sounded a cautious note on the year ahead despite booking an increase in second-quarter sales. In the 14 weeks to 12 January, total sales grew by 5.4% to GBP88m (US$141.1m), the group reported today (16 ...

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Metro Group Has Reported a Slight Lift in Overall Net Sales in 2012

Jan 17, 2013

FY sales up 1.2% to EUR66.7bn (US$88.7bn) Momentum slows in Q4 Reconfirms EBIT guidance German retailer Metro Group has reported a slight lift in overall net sales in 2012, enabling the firm to reconfirm its operating ...

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Casino Group Has Recorded an Increase in Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Sales

Jan 17, 2013

French retailer Casino Group has recorded an increase in fourth-quarter and full-year sales, boosted by international revenue growth. Sales in the 12 month period climbed 22.1% to EUR41.97bn (US$55.83bn), while in the fourth quarter sales ...

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The Euro Zone Producer Prices Is Expected To Decline In November

Jan 15, 2013

Producer prices in the euro area in November 2012 decreased as expected. Eurostat announced in Luxembourg on Monday (January 7) in November 2012 that the Euro zone producer prices fell 0.2% monthly rate, which was consistent with bank ...

Tags: Euro zone producer prices, euro zone producer, Euro area energy sector

Euro Area Industrial Production Decreased by 0.3 Percent

Jan 15, 2013

In November last year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production decreased by 0.3 percent both in the euro area and in the EU-27, as compared with October. In October, production had decreased by one percent and 0.8 percent month on month ...

Tags: industrial output, durable consumer goods, energy

For 2013, NWR Expects Coal Production Volumes Between 10-11 Million Mt

Jan 15, 2013

Central Europe-based miner New World Resources Plc (NWR) has announced its operating results for the fourth quarter and 2012. In the fourth quarter of 2012, total coal output decreased slightly to 2.58 million mt, compared to 2.6 million ...

Tags: Resources, coal output, miner

Sharemarket Closed Lower Amid Profit Taking Mixed Messages About Economic Data out of Asia

Jan 14, 2013

THE Australian sharemarket closed lower amid profit taking today and mixed messages about economic data out of Asia. At the close,the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 13.5 points,or 0.28 per cent lower at 4709.5,while the broader All ...

Tags: Australian sharemarket, mixed messages about economic data

Report on Financial Exploitation of Older People Shows How Widespread Such Abuse Is

Jan 11, 2013

An episode of "Dr. Phil" this week that focused on elder abuse—both financial and physical—struck a chord with a number of people, if the show's comments section is any indication. Numerous commenters reported abuse of their own ...

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Prompt Prices Hit Near Month Highs on The UK's NBP Gas Trading Hub

Jan 11, 2013

Prompt prices hit near month highs Wednesday on the UK's NBP gas trading hub with forecasts of colder temperatures the key driver, market sources said. The within-day contract was valued at 67.60 pence/therm at 1200 GMT, up 3.30 p/th from ...

Tags: GAS, gas contract, gas price

Bremen Cotton Exchange Have Remained on a Stable Level

Jan 11, 2013

Since the U.S. has got around the "fiscal cliff" for now, the New York cotton futures have recovered again; and also the indexes of Cotlook as well as of the Bremen Cotton Exchange have remained on a stable level. The reported week was ...

Tags: fiscal cliff, cotton, stable level, Bremen

A Big Jump in China's Trade Surplus Buoyed The Australian Dollar

Jan 11, 2013

A big jump in China's trade surplus buoyed the Australian dollar as dealers bet that the world's second-biggest economy was recovering faster than expected. China's monthly trade surplus widened to $US31.6 billion ($29.9bn) in December, ...

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