U.S. pregnancy rates declined about 10 percent each for married and unmarried women since 1990, researchers say. Sally Curtin, Joyce Abma and Stephanie Ventura of the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease ...
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U.S. pregnancy rates declined about 10 percent each for married and unmarried women since 1990, researchers say. Sally Curtin, Joyce Abma and Stephanie Ventura of the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease ...
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Australian Newcastle port's coal shipments to China dipped to their lowest level in six months in November at 1.74 million mt, shipping data from terminal operator Port Waratah Coal Services showed Tuesday. Close to 22.7% of the 7.68 ...
New homes sold at an annual rate of 444,000 in October, up 25.4 percent from 354,000 in September. Economists polled by MarketWatch forecast sales to total a seasonally adjusted 419,000 in October. Demand for new homes ...
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Reportedly, Jamalco, one of Jamaica's major bauxite and alumina companies said that the industry is undergoing its longest crisis. Compared to six years ago, the metal price today is only half than it. The price of metal on the LME has ...
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Carriers participating in the Ontario Trucking Association's (OTA) fourth quarter survey of business conditions reported improved freight volumes in three of the four lane segments, which are monitored by the OTA. But with the peak ...
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US truck tonnage fell 2.8% month-over-month in October, but remained stronger than in the same month last year. The American Trucking Associations’ for-hire truck tonnage index grew 0.5% in September (revised down from the 1.4% ...
Prices for 2013 US biomass-based diesel renewable credits, also known as RINs, dropped Tuesday to $0.23/RIN, the lowest level recorded by Platts, on strong supply and weak demand, sources said. Specifically, biodiesel RINs -- categorized ...
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The global oil market is currently well supplied but growing demand pressures and ongoing disruptions in some OPEC producing countries could soon reverse a recent spate of softer oil prices, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. ...
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Deyu Agriculture Corp., a Shanxi Province, China-based vertically integrated producer, processor, marketer and distributor of organic and other agricultural products made from corn and grains, today announced its financial results for the ...
National coal mining employment declined 2.2% year-on-year through the first 10 months of 2013, including a 24% employment rate decrease in Kentucky, according to US Bureau of Labor statistics included in the latest monthly US Energy ...
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The estimated weekly production margin for a typical US Midwest dry-mill ethanol plant fell 7.81 cents, or 11.23%, this week to an 11-week low of 61.7 cents/gal, according to a Platts estimate based on a review of data. The margin is at ...
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According to statistics released by the Mexican steel chamber (Canacero), the country's crude steel output totaled 1.34 million tons in June, hitting the lowest level over the past 30 months and falling by 5% from 1.41 million tons in June, ...
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Oil prices were little changed Monday as traders awaited U.S. crude inventories data for last week. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Energy Department' s statistical arm, will on Wednesday release its report covering U. S. ...
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U.S. crude-oil futures dropped to a four-month low Wednesday after government data showed inventories rose more than expected last week. The Energy Information Administration said crude oil stocks rose by 4.1 million barrels, compared ...
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