Small SUVs are one of the hottest vehicle categories. Their good fuel economy, easy access, all-weather traction, and plenty of passenger and cargo space make them an appealing choice for many car buyers. In this crowded segment, it can be ...
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The Romanian cement market declined 0.2 percent in 2012 owing to bad weather and an unfavorable economic context, and this year seems no better as yet. Any growth by yearend will be small, and could only come from infrastructure investments ...
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Participants in the biggest Asian coal conference in Bali, Indonesia, in the first week of June will be eying whether China will continue to remain relatively passive in importing thermal coal, industry sources said Monday. Participants ...
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Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has promoted Amanda Dean as regional vice president for Atlantic Canada, to oversee its government relations activities and community and stakeholder outreach initiatives across the region. Dean, who ...
Eric Schrag (left) and Kelly Merrell both spent time at Google I/O getting accustomed to wearing and using Google Glass eyewear. Computerworld - A software engineer for Comcast got his early version of Google Glass last weekend, grabbed ...
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Mexican steel pipe manufacturers petitioned the federal government last week, asking that the second phase of The Ramones pipeline project include at least 50 percent of steel pipe manufactured in Mexico. Teodoro Gonzalez, CEO of ...
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Guardian Industries will launch a first-of-its-kind BIM solution and launch a new SunGuard low-E glass for commercial applications in Booth 1916 at the 2013 AIA Convention in Denver June 20-22. Guardian’s new web-based BIM ...
You may not know that the International Code Council (ICC) has deemed May National Building Safety Month, and that this week focuses on disaster safety and mitigation. To that end, groups including the ICC and the Insurance Institute for ...
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Garage doors are the largest moving part of your house. They need consistent maintenance in order to function quietly and properly. The following basic DIY garage door maintenance tasks can be performed as needed, or once every three ...
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The market has been in a state of confusion ever since the latest USDA supply/demand estimate was released last Friday, as traders seem to have difficulty making sense of the data. The main message we take from the USDA report, which ...
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According to USDA’s first projection for the 2013 crop, U.S. cotton production is forecast at 14.0 million bales, 19 percent below the final 2012 crop estimate. Based on the Prospective Plantings report, 2013 cotton area is expected ...
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Propelled by a 25% increase in the first quarter at Vans and stronger gross margins, VF net income rose 26% to $270,417,000 from $215,216,000 for the three months ended Mar. 31 on a 2% revenue increase to $2,582,230,000 compared to ...
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A correction from an unsustainably high level of production on the volatile multifamily side was largely responsible for a 16.5 percent dip in nationwide housing starts to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 853,000 units in April, ...
The All India kappas [seed cotton] arrivals have started dropping down drastically and it is approximately 40,000 bales per day. There is a strange situation in our Textile industry at the moment. Mills with minimum cotton stocks are ...
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European prompt gas prices rose Wednesday despite strong Norwegian gas supplies, as higher than normal seasonal demand in the UK gas hub supported higher prices on the continent. Day-ahead gas contracts on the Dutch TTF trading hub were ...