With China canceling a corn purchase,the market finished lower Thursday.However,soybeans closed higher on crop-weather concerns abroad. At the close,the March corn futures contract finished 1/4 of a cent lower at$4.43.The March soybean ...
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A study by PwC US found that global transportation and logistics mergers and acquisitions rose by 57 percent in the fourth quarter, while the value of those deals increased by 100 percent. The firm, which publishes a quarterly analysis of ...
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Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose to levels not seen since the start of the global economic crisis in 2008, increasing by 11 per cent in 2013 to an estimated $1.46 trillion, with the lion's share going to developing countries, ...
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Attendance was up on 2013's 72,595 visitors. Over 76,000 trade visitors from 112 countries travelled to the biggest Spielwarenmesse of all time, trumping last year's attendance of 72,595. The extra buyers and traders came mainly from ...
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The CME Group corn,soybean,and wheat markets trade higher Tuesday. In early trading,the March corn futures contract is trading 2 3/4 cents higher at$4.38.The March soybean futures contract is trading 7 cents higher at$12.99.March wheat ...
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Flakeboard and SierraPine Announce Asset Purchase Markham,Ontario,Canada(February 13,2014)–Flakeboard America Ltd.,a U.S.subsidiary of Arauco,has agreed to buy the western U.S.panel assets of SierraPine,a California limited ...
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Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Weekly export sales were lower than expected, but still more than what's needed to meet USDA projections and it was a good week for shipments. Around ten to fifteen percent of ...
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Axalta Coating Systems will begin the next phase of construction to significantly expand its waterborne production capacity at the company's operations in Guarulhos, Brazil. The 2014 construction represents the third year of a $32 million ...
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OILSEEDS: U.S. soybean supplies are increased 5 million bushels to 3.46 billion on higher projected imports, mainly from Canada. Soybean exports for 2013/14 are projected at 1.51 billion bushels, up 15 million from last month reflecting the ...
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U.S. wheat ending stocks for 2013/14 are projected 50 million bushels lower as higher expected food use and exports more than offset an increase in projected imports. Imports are raised 10 million bushels as railroad backlogs and other ...
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Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) announced today that it has entered into agreements with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) to provide well intervention services offshore Brazil. Helix will be providing the services ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,266,098 vehicles in 2013, propelled by record sales in the car group’s two largest markets, China and the United States. Renault-Nissan's 2013 calendar-year sales, which include sales of ...
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Around 57 brands representing 27 international as well as domestic firms exhibited intimatewear, lingerie, homewear and bathwear during the recently concluded second edition of the LINGERIEVENT expo held in the city of Zaragoza, in the ...
DENSO Corporation today announced its third quarter global financial results for the nine months ending Dec. 31, 2013. Consolidated net sales totaled 3,016.6 billion yen (US$28.8 billion), a 17.4 percent increase from the previous year. ...
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Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Bovespa: PRVI3] ("Providencia"), a Brazilian manufacturer of nonwovens used ...
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