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China's Manufacturing Activity Expands Slowly
May 1, 2016China's manufacturing activity expanded for the second month in a row in April but at a slower pace, official data showed on Sunday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 50.1 in April, slightly down from March's 50.2 and below ...
Tags: manufacturing activity, sub-index measuring production
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Are Airlines Making Money?
Apr 29, 2016IATA’s latest quarterly survey of airline CFO and heads of cargo points to further year-on-year gains in profitability during Q1 2016, following a record year in 2015. However, expectations of further gains in profitability over the ...
Tags: passenger volumes, Airlines
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Solid Rebound for Architecture Billings Index
Oct 26, 2015The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) returned to positive territory after a slight dip in August, and has seen growth in six of the nine months of the year so far. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects ...
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Deckers Brands's Net Sales Rise to 15.6% in Q4,2015
Jun 2, 2015NYSE listed and apparel marketer Deckers Brands reported a 15.6 per cent year over year hike in net sales for the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015. “Net sales increased 15.6 per cent to a record $340.6 million in the ...
Tags: Deckers Brands, apparel
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Asian PET Margins Remain Positive on Demand Peak
May 18, 2015Asian polyethylene terephthalate production margins remain in positive territory despite a sharp fall in PET prices Wednesday, May 13, underpinned by seasonal demand peak and even sharper falls in feedstock prices, Platts data shows. ...
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A Move Back to EL Nino May Not Happen Within The Next Calendar Year
Jan 23, 2015The weather world's been talking for months about the prospect of the southern oscillation index tilting from La Nina to El Nino, a shift that normally signals more crop-friendly, mild and moisture-plentiful weather for the Midwest. But ...
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Gallup's Latest U.S. Economic Confidence Index Reached a Positive Reading Firstly
Jan 15, 2015Gallup's latest U.S. Economic Confidence Index remained in positive territory for a third consecutive week, averaging 4 points for the seven days that ended on January 11. The index first reached a positive reading the week of December 27. ...
Tags: Economic Confidence, gasoline prices, Arts
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Corn and Soybean Harvest Have Both Caught up to The Normal Pace
Nov 12, 2014Now that the end is in sight for most farmers -- and fortunately so on account of the Arctic blast of freezing temperatures and snow that have moved into the nation's center this week -- corn and soybean harvest have both caught up to the ...
Tags: Corn Harvest, Agriculture
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Gfk's UK Consumer Confidence Index Has Decreased This Month
Nov 3, 2014GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index has decreased one point this month to -2. Three of the five measures used to calculate the Index Score saw decreases this month, with the remaining two measures increasing. Nick Moon, MD of ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence
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Nationwide Housing Production Fell 9.3% to a Seasonally Adjusted Rate of 893,000 Units
Aug 21, 2014Nationwide housing production fell 9.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 893,000 units in June, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The drop was ...
Tags: Housing Production, Fall, Construction
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GfK's UK Consumer Confidence Index Has Decreased Three Points This Month
Aug 19, 2014GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index has decreased three points this month to -2, and all five measures used to calculate the Index Score saw decreases this month. Nick Moon, MD of social research at GfK, comments: “No sooner ...
Tags: Confidence, Furniture, Furnishing
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Spot Trade of Aluminum Alloy Grade Was Slow, with Consumers Wary of Higher Prices
Apr 29, 2014Spot trade of 226, the main aluminum alloy grade, was slow this week, with consumers wary of higher prices, and partly because of the shorter working week. A number of producers have pushed offers of 226 ingot up to around Eur1,700/mt ...
Tags: Aluminum Alloy, spot market
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US Spot Benzene Was Assessed Monday at $5.13/Gal FOB US Gulf Coast
Feb 12, 2014US toluene disproportionation, Mobil selective toluene disproportionation and hydrodealkylation margins moved higher on Monday after spot benzene prices surged, sources said. TDP margins rose $43/mt to be estimated Monday at $298.87/mt, ...
Tags: Spot Benzene, Chemicals
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BLOOMINGTON's Trucking Conditions Dipped in November But Remain in Positive Territory
Feb 10, 2014BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Trucking conditions in the US dipped in November, but remain in positive territory, according to the Trucking Conditions Index compiled by FTR. The November reading of 7.01 was 20% lower than the month before, but ...
Tags: Trucking conditions, Truck, Auto Parts
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Platts Margins Reflect The Difference Between a Crude's Netback and Its Spot Price
Feb 10, 2014Platts margins reflect the difference between a crude's netback and its spot price. Netbacks are based on crude yields, which are calculated by applying Platts product price assessments to yield formulas designed by Turner, Mason & Co. ...
Tags: Gas, Refining Margins