The Executive Director of the British Columbia Securities Commission has issued a notice of hearing alleging that a mining cost analyst engaged in insider trading. The notice alleges that Robert Launder sold shares of Baja Mining Corp. ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
With reference to the Sears Canada announcement earlier of the declaration of an extraordinary cash dividend of $5.00 per share to be paid on December 6, 2013 to shareholders of record as at the close of business on December 2, 2013 (the ...
Tags: Sears Canada, Apparel Firm
China's Dalian Commodity Exchange on Friday launched the country's first iron ore futures with physical delivery, which ended the trading day with smooth performance. The May 2014 contract, the most actively traded of the day, rising 1.77 ...
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SABMiller plc today provides an update on trading during the six months ended 30 September 2013. The calculation of the organic growth rates excludes the impact of acquisitions and disposals on net producer revenue and volumes. Alan ...
Tags: SABMiller plc, Trading Update
US consumer technology giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw share price drop 3.18 percent to close at USD 450.12 on September 16 due to poor performance of new smartphone products in the Chinese mainland. It for the first time held a press ...
Chinese stock market posted this year's widest daily gains on Monday as newly released data concerning consumer inflation, producer price and foreign trade pointed to a strengthening economy. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose ...
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Chinese shares closed higher on Tuesday as prospects for Shanghai Free Trade Zone continues to boost market sentiment. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.34 percent, or 7.09 points, to end at 2,103.57. The Shenzhen Component ...
Tags: Free Trade Zone, Chinese Shares
Vacuum and exhaust- abatement equipment maker Edwards Ltd of Crawley, UK and Atlas Copco Group, a Sweden-based provider of industrial productivity solutions, have entered into a definitive merger agreement in a transaction valued at up to ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
The cold spring and problems in emerging markets are likely to put a chill on Unilever's second-quarter and half-year results, predicts City analyst Investec. The cold spring in the northern hemisphere threatened to put the chill on ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, ice cream
The Australian dollar is slightly higher after a quiet day of trade. At 5pm today, the local unit was buying 91.71 US cents, up from 91.52 cents yesterday. Bond markets gained strength after Detroit became the largest city in US history ...
Tags: Australian Dollar, economy
US stocks rose as investors weighed better-than-expected jobs data against political turmoil in Portugal ahead of a key jobs report due Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 56.14 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 14,988.55, in a quiet ...
The price spread in Asia between styrene monomer and its main feedstock benzene soared to an all-time high of $501.50/mt Monday, Platts data showed, as the SM market surged on news that South Korea's Lotte Chemical had delayed the restart ...
Tags: SM-benzene, Chemicals
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has agreed to hold off on several possible changes to equity market trading rules, in the wake of concerns expressed by market participants and market manager ASX Limited. Yesterday's ...
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Crude futures diverged late in the US trading day Wednesday, as the front-month ICE Brent contract slid from a session high of $104.07/b to a low of $102.85/b in a little over 40 minutes. ICE July Brent settled 20 cents lower at ...
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NYMEX July crude settled $1.48 higher at $93.45/barrel Monday, largely holding to overnight gains following better-than-expected eurozone manufacturing data. Weak US manufacturing data put downward pressure on the US dollar, which ...
Tags: Oil Complex, Us Dollar