Some rain fell in the parched Plains over the weekend, but it fell short of earlier expectations, while planters finally started rolling in earnest in the Midwest. However, more rain in that region this week -- though needed -- could keep ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, weather
Iron ore Capesize freight rates continued to edge down this week, with expectations that rates could see further contraction in the next week, market sources said Thursday. The West Australia to Qingdao iron ore Capesize market was active ...
Tags: Iron Ore, freight rates, miner
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. reported revenues rose 13 percent in its third quarter ended Feb. 28, to $62.2 million. Revenues were up 16 percent on a currency-neutral basis. On an adjusted basis, the EBITDA loss was trimmed to $3.2 ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Japan's spot aluminum trade remained thin Monday, but market sources said the outlook for construction demand was positive and would boost buying interest if London Metal Exchange prices fall below $1,800/mt. The LME three-month aluminum ...
Tags: aluminum, aluminum ingot
From 9 to 13 March 2014, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor China IV Quality Products Conference, organized by Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor, successfully completed its on-site activities for six stations, namely Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Chengdu, Suzhou, ...
Tags: Transportation, car, vehicles
News on higher than expected support for farmers in Xinjiang, sales from the Chinese National Reserve at attractive prices, slightly decreasing US-exports as well as considerably lower prices for the competing fibre polyester have ...
Tags: CIF Bremen, textile industry
The first vessels of 2014 carrying iron ore to the US Steel Gary sheet mill in Indiana arrived this week, but the mill is still operating at limited capacity, the company said Tuesday. A spokeswoman for US Steel said four boats carrying ...
Tags: Sheet Mill, crude steelmaking
More than 90 packaging technologists, engineers and designers came together for the 2014 AIP/IGD Shelf Friendly Packaging (SFP) training which was held across two states and four Woolworths sites over two weeks in March. It was the third ...
Gold is lacking direction ahead of key US employment data due Friday, with mixed views on physical demand. ANZ said in a gold report that "the $100/oz decline in gold over the past two weeks was largely the unwinding of the 'safehaven' ...
Tags: Service, employment data, Economy
U.S. manufacturing grew at a slightly faster pace in March compared with February as factory output recovered from disruptions caused by severe winter weather. Manufacturers also received more orders, suggesting that production could ...
Tags: Manufacturing, factory output
The Turkish scrap import market moved up Thursday after a flurry of sales by European merchants. With mills still requiring April shipments, a number of bookings were heard in the market. One was confirmed coming out of the UK a couple ...
Tags: Steel Scrap, Scrap Market
Gordmans Stores, Inc., an Omaha-based apparel and home décor retailer, announced results for its fourth quarter (thirteen weeks) and fiscal year (fifty-two weeks) ended February 1, 2014. Fourth Quarter Highlights -Net sales ...
Tags: apparel, home décor, Gordmans Stores
G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (the "Company" or "Willi-Food"), a global company that specializes in the development, marketing and international distribution of kosher foods, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ...
Tags: G.Willi-Food, kosher foods
European market prices of the key grade of aluminum alloy, 226, slipped back by a further Eur10/mt ($14/mt) this week as buyers could take their pick of offers in a well-supplied market. "It's very calm. Last week there was a lot of ...
Tags: aluminum alloy, European market
Visits to national parks declined by 9.1 million, or 3.3 percent, in 2013 compared with 2012, due in large part to the government shutdown that took place during the first 16 days of October, according to a report released by the National ...