The mood among consumers in Germany is again remarkably good as 2013 draws to a close. Further increases were recorded in economic expectations and willingness to buy. Income expectations declined slightly from a high level. Following a ...
Tags: upswing, consumer climate, economy
Construction firms added jobs in 39 states over the past 12 months, while employment nearly stabilized in the remainder, according to an analysis released today by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The US OCTG industry announced Friday the filing of "critical circumstances" allegations in the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of OCTG from India and Turkey and the AD investigations of OCTG from Korea, ...
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In December 2013 economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) have slightly decreased. The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for the CEE region has lost 4.1 points and now stands at a level of ...
Tax revenues continue bouncing back from the low levels reported in almost all countries , at the height of the global economic crisis, according to new OECD data in the annual Revenue Statistics publication. The average tax revenue to GDP ...
Despite the transformative impact that shale gas has had on the outlook of US energy markets, the European landscape regarding shale gas is very mixed and markets should exercise caution as multiple issues may slow progress, according to a ...
Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the G20 area grew by 0.9% in the third quarter of 2013, up from 0.8% recorded in the previous quarter, according to preliminary estimates. Among G20 economies, China recorded the strongest growth ...
China's average daily crude steel output fell for the third straight 10-day period as it declined 3.7 percent in the first 10 days of December, data from the China Iron and Steel Association showed Tuesday. The daily output stood at 2.013 ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
Target shoppers. Just in time for the holidays, your credit card data has been compromised. And according to Brian Krebs, the purloined information has been "flooding underground black markets in recent weeks, selling in batches of one ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Debit Cards, Credit
The new optic represents a 25% width reduction from QD Vision's previous offerings, making it the thinnest and most cost-effective quantum dot, Full Gamut 100% NTSC color LCD solution available today. With QD Vision's new 3mm components, ...
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Technip was awarded four contracts by Shell UK, Fairfield Energy, Ithaca Energy and TAQA during 2013. As the longevity of fields represents a key challenge for the energy industry, Technip aims to deliver a suite of subsea maintenance ...
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El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) today announced that Shell US Gas & Power LLC (Shell), a Royal Dutch Shell plc subsidiary, has given notice to Elba Liquefaction Company, L.L.C. to move forward on Phase II of the jointly-owned ...
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Shin Hyon-yook, team leader from Posco’s marketing strategy department said that Korea’s production of hot rolled coils (HRC) would rise by 6% year on year to 2 million tons in 2014, driven by increased production capacity by ...
Tags: HRC, metallurgy
Did you know that in 1946 Albert Kaufmann designed the first Jig Saw? ?He replaced the needle in his wife's sewing machine with a blade. ?I am sure after his wife saw what he did, he spent many nights sleeping on the couch. ?Lucky for us, ...
Japanese steel mills have finished their negotiation with Chinese buyers about the price of cold rolled non grain oriented steel (CRNGO), increasing by US$20~US$30/ton for January, 2014 shipment. However, the negotiated price of CRNGO has ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy, price