NY futures gave up additional ground this week, as July fell 225 points to close at 83.23 cents, while December dropped 180 points to close at 83.28 cents. Spec liquidation and a lack of trade buying continued to depress values this week, ...
The largest Bitcoin exchange in the U.S., BitFloor, has closed again, this time due to issues with its bank account, according to its founder. Roman Shtylman wrote that the exchange's "US bank account is scheduled to be closed and we can ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
NY futures continued to slip this week, as July gave up 126 points to close at 85.48 cents, while December dropped 58 points to close at 85.08 cents. The futures market remained under pressure as hedge funds continued to exit commodity ...
WITH $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink struck a deal that's joining thousands like it in a virtual revolution. The Argentine software developer was dealing in bitcoins - getting an injection of ...
In the last days, the New York futures registered a considerable decrease to a level that had been seen at the beginning of March lastly. The reasons for the strong futures movements were not always comprehensible. Some can be named: ...
Tags: Long Staple Cotton, Bremen Market
NY futures moved sideways this week, as May added 26 points to close at 88.46 cents, while December gave up 45 points to close at 87.37 cents. The main feature this week was the USDA Prospective Plantings report, which was released ...
Tags: US cotton, cotton, cotton industry
In Korea, P-Xylene prices declined due to weak support from the downstream buyers in the week ending March 2, 2013. Prices opened at US$ 1675/ton FOB Korea lower by US$ 25/ton, as compared to the same period of its previous week. ...
Tags: P-Xylene, prices, downstream
US Senator Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, and Representative Peter DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat, on Thursday again introduced bills to place a 0.03% tax on futures, swaps and other derivatives. Harkin and DeFazio have introduced bills ...
When the market reopened after the long Presidents Day weekend, it looked like May was ready to break out of its flagging pattern when it traded to a high of 85.24 cents on Wednesday. However, there was still enough opposition by the trade ...
Tags: cotton, NY cotton, cotton market
One in five Chinese LED lighting companies may fail this year as falling prices and oversupply batter an industry that Beijing bankrolled to try to build an energy-efficient future. About 4,000 companies in China are producing LEDs, or ...
Tags: LED lighting, LED lighting sector, LED
Benzene prices showed upward trend in Asia and Europe while they were steady in US in the week ending February 9, 2013. In Korea, Benzene prices increased last week, due to strong buying sentiment in the downstream market. In the early ...
NY futures had a mixed performance this week, as March dropped 155 points to close at 81.40 cents, while new crop December gained 123 points to close at 82.38 cents. With the trade throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the short ...
Tags: NY, Cotton Futures, Mixed Performance
European Toluene market had dull sentiments in the earlier days of this month. Upstream product prices remained unstable and market experts predicted sluggish downstream demand for the first quarter of the current year. However, ...
Tags: toluene, Toluene market, Toluene industry
By Mark DeWeaver. On December 13 the ISX amended the Iraq Depository Center (IDC) bylaws to prohibit investors from owning the same names in accounts at different brokers. The new rule, which went into effect on January 7, requires anyone ...
Tags: ISX, Iraq Depository Center, IDC, Speculators
Press Trust of India reported that nickel futures rose by INR 11.60 to INR 981 per kg on January 3, 2013 At the Multi Commodity Exchange, the February contract rose by INR 11.60, or 1.20% to INR 981 per kg in 723 lots. The January ...
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