A new study commissioned by the National Retail Federation and other trade associations shows that imported merchandise has considerably lowered the price of consumer goods for American families while creating millions of jobs for American ...
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Many new cars boast technology to help drivers avoid a crash, and now a new study finds that one system is a standout in preventing fender benders and injuries on the road. Forward-collision avoidance systems with autonomous braking are ...
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LyondellBasell Industries announced earnings for the first quarter 2013 of $906 million, or $1.56 diluted earnings per share. First quarter 2013 EBITDA was $1,585 million, a 25 percent increase from the fourth quarter 2012 and a 29 percent ...
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Buckeye Technologies Inc. and Georgia-Pacific LLC announced that they have reached a definitive agreement for Georgia-Pacific to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Buckeye Technologies' common stock for $37.50 per share in cash. The ...
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Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Tuesday that the US imported a total of 2,899,000 net tons (nt) of steel in March, including 2,163,000 net tons (nt) of finished steel (up 16 ...
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ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian subsidiary of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, has stated that in April it plans to ship around 255,000-260,000 mt of rebar, almost unchanged compared to March, including shipments of 25,000-30,000 mt of ...
In February this year, Japan's galvanized sheet output decreased by 6.8 percent compared to January and was down 4.1 percent year on year, amounting to 926,177 mt, according to data from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF). Japan's ...
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Indian miner Vedanta Resources has announced its production and sales results for the fourth quarter and the full financial year ending March 31. Vedanta stated that its iron ore operations have continued to be affected by suspension of ...
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Indian steelmaker Tata Steel has announced its sales results for the fourth quarter and the financial year 2012-13 ending March 31. The total domestic sales of Tata Steel for the fourth quarter amounted to 2.27 million mt, increasing by 29 ...
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Barely five months after its release, Windows 8 has captured 3.17 percent of the desktop operating systems market, though it still lags behind Vista, according to the?March stats?from Net Applications. Windows 8 shipped in October 2012, ...
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Kia has a hit with the Soul, a compact hatchback that has exceeded sales expectations. So, when it came for a redesign, the company stuck with its winning formula, packaged with more upscale amenities. Several dimensions increase by less ...
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According to the statistics provided by Brazil's National Union of the Industry of Extraction of Iron and Base Metals (Sinferbase), in February this year Brazil's iron ore exports amounted to 19.4 million metric tons, rising by 13.4 percent ...
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Gujarat NRE Coking Coal (GNCCL), the Australian subsidiary of India-based Gujarat NRE, has announced that India-based Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) has increased its shareholding in the company to 31.5 percent from 29 percent as of ...
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Results from the latest consumer survey conducted for the Organic Trade Assn. (OTA) reveal that as U.S. families are becoming increasingly aware of the presence of unlabeled genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods in the marketplace, ...
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Russian steelmaker NLMK Group has announced that it expects a 20-25 percent decline in its capital expenditure for 2013. The company's capital expenditure in 2012 decreased by 29 percent year on year to $1.45 billion. NLMK has continued its ...
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