How much of Walmart's revenue comes from its shoppers' food stamps? The store isn't required to say. But a January Court of Appeals ruling could change that. If the unanimous decision by the Eighth Circuit's panel of three judges holds, the ...
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Ukraine-focused iron ore miner Ferrexpo said Thursday it saw a 10.8% gain in pellet sales to 2.84 million mt over the first quarter compared with a year ago due to strong demand indicated by higher premiums charged to customers. The ...
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Iron ore prices are likely to drop to $115/dry mt CFR China this year, lower than Q1's $120.68/dmt average, forcing as much as 70-80 million mt/year of high-cost Chinese supplies to shut, Standard Bank said Monday. Iron ore reference ...
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On Thursday, three citations totaling $36,750 were issued to Gerdau Reinforcing Steel West in connection with the death of a company truck driver at the new San Francisco 49ers stadium in Santa Clara, California, in October 2013. The ...
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The first shipment of iron ore from Goa has made its way onto the spot market Tuesday, weeks after the February 17 auction held by the Indian state, following an extended ban on ore exports. Singapore-based trader Unicore Resources ...
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Norway-focused iron ore miner Northern Iron said Tuesday concentrate produced at Sydvaranger was being trialed at further sinter plants in Europe, after inaugural cargoes were bought by ArcelorMital and ThyssenKrupp in 2013. Northern Iron ...
Trader procurement continued to boost spot demand in the Asian iron ore market, as trades got concluded at increasingly higher levels on the day, supporting a firming market. The Platts 62% Fe Iron Ore Index rose $2.75/dmt to $111.50/dmt ...
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Swiss-headquartered iron ore miner Ferrexpo, whose main interests are in Ukrainian iron ore assets, has announced its financial results for 2013. In the given period, Ferrexpo's net profit increased by 20.6 percent to $263.7 million ...
Port Metro Vancouver's customers are starting to feel the pinch of the ongoing strike by over 1,000 container truckers demanding better wages and shorter wait times at terminals. "The impact of truckers walking off the job is in the order ...
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Supply chain professionals rarely have a degree in tax law. That's too bad… because understanding international regulations is important and getting more important every day. "As country-level agencies issue regulations and increase ...
The Indian government has been caught between the conflicting demands of iron ore miners and steel producers regarding the recently imposed five percent export duty on iron ore pellets, a government official said on Wednesday, March 5. As ...
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Iron ore blast furnace pellet premiums rose further in March as some steelmakers were said to have agreed quarterly pricing for Q1 around the low $40s/dry mt, and leave open the opportunity to renegotiate for lower pricing later this year. ...
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Australia's Atlas Iron said Tuesday it would double production at its Mt Webber mine in north Pilbara to 6 million mt by the end of the December quarter, now that the board has approved development of the project's second stage. ...
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More than two weeks after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the initial recall of beef products processed by central California’s Rancho Feeding Corporation, several questions remain unanswered regarding both the ongoing ...
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The Cattle Identification Rule(s) (Chapter 5C-31, Florida Administrative Code) has been published with an effective date of February 19, 2014. These rules are intended to improve our ability to respond to serious disease outbreaks and to ...
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