Seaborne iron ore prices reversed losses Tuesday, as bullish expectations on Chinese economic performance provided stronger support for the steel raw material. Platts assessed the 62% Fe IODEX $0.75/dmt higher on day at $96/dmt CFR North ...
The NYMEX July natural gas futures contract closed 25.4 cents higher to a $4.762/MMBtu settlement on Thursday after the US Energy Information Administration reported a lower injection to storage inventories than most expected, prompting ...
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The U.S. economy took a beating from an especially harsh winter during the January-March quarter, skidding into reverse for the first time in three years. But spring has arrived and along with it, signs that the chill was just a temporary ...
Turkish iron ore imports increased by 25% in the first quarter, on the back of higher blast furnace-based steel output and mills' restocking activity, according to statistics published this week. Data released by the Turkish Statistical ...
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At present, stationery enterprises in China are facing a more complex situation of foreign trade.Demand of international market is still growing slowly, and the export enterprises will face with the more prominent of shortage of demand, ...
"We had a good start to the year in our chemicals business and in the Agricultural Solutions segment. We sold more. This more than compensated for the negative effects on sales from the comparatively weak U.S. dollar and currencies in ...
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Total semiconductor revenue in 2013 reached USD 318.1 billion, up from USD 303.1 billion in 2012. Last year’s growth effectively reversed the disappointing 2.4 percent loss of 2012, when revenue contracted from USD 310.6 billion in ...
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The seaborne iron ore market reversed losses Thursday, as an influx of buying activity suddenly emerged in the spot market. Platts assessed the 62% Fe Iron Ore Index at $116.25/dry mt CFR North China Thursday, up $1.50/dmt from Wednesday. ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Interest Resurfaces, spot market
Dick's Sporting Goods has selected the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) for its $75,000 matching grant program through its Sports Matter crowd funding platform. After receiving a $20,000 contribution from Shimano/Pearl ...
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UK retail sales for March were down 1.7% on a like-for-like basis from March 2013, when they had increased 1.9% on the preceding year, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were down 0.3%, against a ...
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UK retail sales for March were down 1.7% on a like-for-like basis from March 2013, when they had increased 1.9% on the preceding year, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were down 0.3%, against a ...
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The US will sell 5 million barrels of sour crude from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a test sale to evaluate its ability to distribute oil in the event of an emergency, the Department of Energy said Wednesday in a Notice of ...
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Low protein intake may be a key factor in longevity, according to two groups of researchers who published studies in the journal Cell Metabolism on 4 March 2014. The first study, from researchers at the University of Southern California, ...
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The surface of the sea takes up nitrogen oxides that build up in polluted air at night, new measurements on the coast of southern California have shown. The ocean removes about 15 percent of these chemicals overnight along the coast, a team ...
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Monday, February 17, 2014: As the number of US businesses increases, industry revenue is forecast to rise; however, some mitigating factors will remain. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated a report on the Office ...
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