The relentless rise in raw materials costs, which has been hitting European coatings producers over the last 2-3 years, has at last been easing. But the relief from the constant pressure of rising input prices may be short lived. The ...
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The 65th AHR Expo, held January 28-30 in Dallas, Texas, has established four new all-time records for Southwest shows. More than 52,000 attendees (35,000 visitors) filled the aisles of the Dallas Convention Center to see all the latest ...
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US Steel reported Tuesday a Q4 net loss of $50 million, following a $44 million profit in Q3 2012. In Q4 2011, US Steel incurred a net loss of $211 million. For full-year 2012, US Steel reported a net loss of $124 million compared to a net ...
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The sharemarket rose for a 10th consecutive day, extending its longest winning streak since October 2003, as an improving global economic outlook continued to fuel demand for equities before the conclusion of a US Federal Reserve board ...
Energy prices are continuing to rise for people up and down the country, meaning that households need to find new ways of trying to reduce the amount they spend each month. With the economic outlook looking increasingly difficult, people ...
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December retail sales were up compared to November and also on an annual basis, to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that December retail sales at ...
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Furniture Today's 2013 Retail Planning Guide includes our economic analyses of the year that was 2012 and our outlook for 2013. The exclusive 49-page issue and report includes: Economic Outlook - A detailed look at 2012 furniture and ...
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For the 14 week period to December 29th 2012, ex VAT sales for the Group were +4.5% and for the UK were +4.0% and +3.7% LFL. Additionally gross margin was significantly ahead of last year as a result of tight management of stock, and lower ...
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The Australian dollar fell during Asian trade yesterday after the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's December meeting showed some policymakers were pushing for its bond buying program to end as soon as this year. The Fed minutes showed a ...
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London copper rose more than 2% on Wednesday, headed for its biggest daily rise since mid-November, as the US Congress struck a deal to avert a fiscal disaster and upbeat China data indicating steady improvement in the world's top copper ...
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The cash differential for FOB Singapore 0.5% sulfur gasoil fell to more than a three-year low Wednesday, amid ample supply in the region and weak buying appetite for the grade ahead of a change in sulfur specifications for the Singapore ...
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Simon Moorhead began his career as the Bank of England’s CIO with a baptism of fire, having started in November 2008 – just two months after Lehman Brothers collapsed and a year after Northern Rock was rescued by the government. ...
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The Royal Institute of British architects(RIBA)has today released the results of its Future Trends Survey results for May 2012. The upward trend for architect's workloads,which started at the beginning of the year,continues to grow.The ...
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Dr Ishrat Husain former governor of State Bank of Pakistan said that bad governance is the root cause of all economic ills. Dr Husain at a seminar on Pakistan Economic Outlook 2013 & Beyond organized by the Institute of Chartered ...
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As announced, Klöckner & Co is selling its entire Eastern European operations as part of its restructuring program. In the first phase of the transaction, activities in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Romania, which make up over two ...