After hitting the highest level in nearly four years, existing-home sales declined in September, but limited inventory conditions continued to pressure home prices in much of the country, according to the National Association of Realtors. ...
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“Extremely encouraging” is how National Lighting Bureau Executive Director John Bachner characterized 2Q13 performance of the NEMA Lighting Systems Index (LSI), which posted its strongest showing since the 3Q08. “The ...
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Clif Bar & Company, a US-based producer of organic foods and drinks, is set to construct a new bakery facility in Twin Falls, Idaho, with an initial investment of $90m. The plant will be built in an environmentally-friendly way by ...
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With Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a Changin" booming into the Marriott World Centre conference hall, American Trucking Associations president Bill Graves took to the stage this morning and addressed how change will transform the US ...
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Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, the head of Daimler Trucks globally, was introduced to the North American trade press today, during a roundtable discussion held at the American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition. Bernhard ...
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Anti-tobacco activists in Ireland have condemned as inadequate the latest tobacco duty rise of 10 cents, according to a story in Northern Ireland's Belfast Telegraph. The Irish Cancer Society accused the government of applying a ...
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Swedish vehicle and vehicle parts manufacturer Volvo Group is set to expand its powertrain manufacturing plant in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, with an investment of $30m. The company, one of the world's largest producers of ...
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Brazil has imported more than US$ 5 billion worth of textiles between the period of January and September, 2013, as per the estimates of Brazilian Association of Textile and Apparel (ABIT). According to a statement issued by ABIT, the ...
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Honeywell announced its results for the third quarter of 2013: Performance Materials and Technologies -Sales were up 10% reported, but down (1%) organic, compared with the third quarter of 2012, driven by the favorable impact of the ...
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Deal or no deal, the US Congress' dance with default impressed policymakers and investors in China and Japan with just how vulnerable their own economic revival plans are to the next political tantrum on Capitol Hill. The 11th-hour ...
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PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) reported on Oct. 17 third quarter 2013 net sales of $4 billion, up 17 percent versus the prior year. Third quarter 2013 reported net income from continuing operations was $220 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, ...
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The Mexican National Mining Alliance warned this week that approval of the tax on coal production and carbon dioxide emissions would threaten to eliminate 400,000 direct and indirect jobs in the steel industry. Union leaders interviewed ...
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Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced Wednesday third quarter net income of $57 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, on net sales of $1.9 billion, compared to Q3 2012 net income of$13 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, on net sales of $1.7 ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4 It is claimed the Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG feels, sounds and drives differently to the hatchback it shares its fundamentals ...
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PepsiCo, Inc. today reported core earnings per share of $1.24 for the third quarter and organic revenue growth of 3.3 percent for the quarter. Organic revenue grew 3.9 percent year to date and core constant currency EPS increased 12 percent ...
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