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December Housing Starts Dropped 16%, The Largest Decline Since February 2011
Feb 19, 2014December housing starts dropped 16%, the largest decline since February 2011, the Commerce Department said Feb. 19. Starts fell to an annual rate of 888,000 units in January from a revised 1.05 million pace in December. Economists had ...
Tags: Housing industry, Construction
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China's GDP Growth, A Year Increase More Than 1994 Annual Total Economic
Feb 19, 2014The national bureau of statistics data show that China's GDP in 2013 is 56.8845 trillion yuan, calculated at comparable prices up by 7.7% over the previous year, increase of nearly 5 trillion yuan year-on-year, the increment is equivalent ...
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Nearly Ten Million Chinese Have Emigrated
Feb 19, 2014Statistics show that, China's overseas immigrants stock has reached 9.343 million people by 2013, which has increased by 128.6% for 23 years. China is the seventh largest immigrant-producing country in 1990, and now is the fourth largest ...
Tags: Service
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Journalists Have Long Used The Term "Thumbsucker" to Describe a Piece
Feb 16, 2014Journalists have long used the term "thumbsucker" to describe a piece that was usually fairly long and obvious yet still pulled together some story that was worth telling but didn't have to be told today. "Schedule that thumbsucker from ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Some Chefs and Bartenders in California Are Miffed About a New Regulation
Feb 14, 2014Some chefs and bartenders in California are miffed about a new regulation restricting them from handling ready-to-eat foods with their bare hands. At the beginning of January, language in the state's food code changed from directing food ...
Tags: food safety
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Raising The Alarm Against Deepening Income Disparities in Countries Around The World
Feb 14, 2014Raising the alarm against deepening income disparities in countries around the world, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) called today for a shift to more inclusive growth patterns – supported by redistributive ...
Tags: income disparities
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FDI Rose to Levels Not Seen Since The Start of The Global Economic Crisis in 2008
Feb 14, 2014Global 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, ...
Tags: trade, Investment
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YRC Has Completed $1.15 Billion in New Financing, Including Term and Asset-Backed Loans
Feb 14, 2014YRC Worldwide Inc. said it has completed $1.15 billion in new financing, including term and asset-backed loans that will reduce borrowing costs by $40 million to $50 million annually and extend debt maturities to 2019. The $700 million ...
Tags: Transportation
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97 Percent of Retail Chicken Breasts Were Contaminated with Some Form of Gut Bacteria
Feb 14, 2014At the end of 2013, Consumer Reports made national headlines by reporting that 97 percent of retail chicken breasts were contaminated with some form of gut bacteria. Granted, not all of those bacteria are likely to make consumers sick, but ...
Tags: Chicken, Apples, Oranges, gut bacteria, Salmonella, Food Safety
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The Company Will Be on Stand E32 at Packaging Innovations
Feb 14, 2014Headquartered in Herzebrock, Germany, the company said it's confident of strengthening its successful UK activities from its base in Telford. Craemer UK offers a range of pallet products that range from the lightweight plastic D1 pallet ...
Tags: pallet
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Wessex Packaging Added That The Product Has an Ergonomic
Feb 13, 2014SafeStretch is designed to make pallet wrapping "not only easier but also much safer for thousands of operators throughout the UK". Wessex Packaging added that the product has an ergonomic, easy-to-grip handle, and an automatic tensioning ...
Tags: packaging
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CEPI:Price Gap Between The Costs for Energy in Europe and Those in The Rest of The World
Feb 13, 2014Following the release of the Industrial Renaissance Communication, "Basta! Get back on track!" calls for the EU to reduce red tape, help win the global competitiveness race, rethink exisiting policies and put the focus back on industry. ...
Tags: EU packaging, packaging waste directive, costs for energy
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Equator's 3-5 Year Growth Plan Aims to Take The Company Beyond £20m Turnover
Feb 13, 2014The acquisition secures a Southern Ireland footprint together with an established Eire customer base for the firm, which has six international offices - including the US, Australia and China as well as its European operations. Equator's ...
Tags: Equator
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Metsa Says Carta Allura Has 'exceptional' Smoothness Making It Ideal for Foil Lamination
Feb 13, 2014Metsä says Carta Allura has 'exceptional' smoothness making it ideal for foil lamination, high-gloss varnish and other special effects. With high brightness and an attractive visual appearance it creates the right impression when ...
Tags: environmental legislation, cost of energy, EU packaging, packaging waste
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Navajo Nation Changing Food Habits on The Largest Indian Reservation in The United States.
Feb 13, 2014The Navajo Nation is going to use sales tax policies to try changing food habits on the largest Indian reservation in the United States. The Navajo Nation Council on Jan. 30 approved an additional 2-percent sales tax on so-called ...
Tags: Healthy Food, food safety
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