The changing political situations in the Middle East are focusing attention on possibly significant increases in energy production, but countries that could produce that energy still face significant hurdles, according to a panel of Middle ...
Tags: energy production, Mineral
Twice as many businesses intend to increase their levels of capital investment in the months ahead compared to those which will reduce their spending, with Australia’s record low borrowing costs and steady levels of confidence about ...
Tags: Economic Growth, logistics
Monday, February 17, 2014: As the number of US businesses increases, industry revenue is forecast to rise; however, some mitigating factors will remain. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated a report on the Office ...
Tags: Office Furniture, Furniture
California’s Central Valley Meat Co. has been indefinitely closed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for failing to meet cleanliness standards. “FSIS withdrew our inspectors and suspended operations due to insanitary ...
Despite a positive outlook for the year ahead, time, money and expertise remain key obstacles to small business growth plans for 2014, according to the latest research from national business organisation, The Forum of Private Business. ...
Tags: GDP, FPB, small business, time
Market sentiment toward gold appears to be moving from outright bearish to "neutral/slightly positive" according to UBS Strategist Edel Tully in a note published late Wednesday. Tully raised her one-month forecast by $40 to $1,280/oz. ...
Tags: Market sentiment, Mineral
A new natural gas discovery in southeast Sichuan province - the single biggest ever - could ease domestic shortages in as little as a year and give China a stronger hand in energy negotiations with Russia, according to some experts. China ...
Tags: natural gas, domestic shortages
Marine Ropes are subjected to hostile conditions involving friction, bending, tension and attack from corrosive sea environment. Even the rope hardware such as sheaves, rollers, knots, etc. has a damaging effect on it. In order to ensure ...
Tags: Marine Rope
US over-the-counter thermal coal prices closed little changed on Tuesday, with only a handful of trades seen across the Central Appalachian and Powder River Basin 8,800-Btu/lb coal markets. In the East, CAPP rail (CSX) coal prices edged 5 ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Low-Volume Session
The US has temporarily lifted sanctions on 14 major Iranian petrochemical companies, following the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) on January 20. Iran and the P5+1 consisting of US, Russia, UK, France and China Plus ...
Tags: Petrochemical Export, Textile
Platts 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
Mild winter weather in Northwest Europe has boosted demand for ETBE -- a component used to make gasoline -- at a period when imports of the product into the region are seasonally low, supporting its premium over rival blending product MTBE, ...
Australia's mid-market businesses are experiencing a sharp increase in confidence and renewed optimism around future performance, according to the Commonwealth Bank Future Business Index. The index reveals confidence reached the highest ...
Tags: Service
The cottage food movement that has gained traction in the states since about 2010 is continuing to take hold this legislative season. Current law recently crafted in Virginia permits unlicensed home kitchens operating without inspections ...
Tags: cottage food, food security
In 2013, the worldwide automobile market showed decidedly mixed trends, with demand continuing to contract in 30-country Europe (down 1.6%) and Russia (down 5.4%), while expanding in China (up 19.1%) and Latin America (up 2.9%). In this ...