In November this year, Italian crude steel output decreased by 4.4 percent year on year to 2.148 million metric tons, according to the figures released by Italian steel producers' association Federacciai. November is the 20th month in a row ...
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UK retailer Debenhams has asked its suppliers for a 2.5% discount on stock as a "contribution" to help fund its growth. In a letter dated 16 December, the high street retailer told suppliers the contribution would be applied to all orders ...
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U.S. factories increased output in November for the fourth straight month, led by a surgeA transient variation in the current and/or potential at a point in the circuit. in auto production. The gains show manufacturing is strengthening and ...
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China's economy is finally rebounding from its deepest slump since the 2008 global crisis but the shaky recovery could be vulnerable to a new downturn in global trade. Growth rose to 7.9 percent in the three months ending in December, up ...
Obesity increases the risk of developing kidney disease, a new study suggests. Moreover, declines in kidney function can be detected long before people develop other obesity-related diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, the ...
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African-Americans disproportionately affected by generator-related CO poisonings Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible killer, and portable gas generators emit a lot of CO. Portable generators were involved in the majority of carbon ...
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LINN Energy, LLC (Nasdaq:LINE) and LinnCo, LLC (Nasdaq:LNCO) announced today the successful completion of the previously announced merger between LinnCo and Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY). Under the terms of the agreement, LinnCo has ...
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U.S. crude oil production will come close to its record high by 2016 as the energy boom continues to reshape the U.S. economy, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Monday in a new report. Domestic crude oil production ...
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US chlor-alkali facilities operated at 85% of capacity in November, data from the Chlorine Institute showed Tuesday. The operating rates were up six percentage points from October's 79%. The trade association said US chlor-alkali ...
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Flat glass prices climbed 1.3 percent from October to November, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report issued by the U.S. Labor Department. It's welcome news for an industry that saw prices fall precipitously during the ...
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Australian researchers have discovered that a short-term diet of foods high in fat and sugar can have a detrimental effect on the brain's cognitive ability. Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have demonstrated that ...
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China imported 173,100 tons of cotton in November 2013, up 32,000 tons or 22.6 percent compared to October, but a decrease of 43 percent year-on-year, according to Customs Statistics, China Cotton Association reported. The average ...
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France may be sliding back into recession after activity in its key manufacturing and services industries shrank for the second month running in December. French GDP shrank by 0.1% in the three months to the end of September and a second ...
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In October this year, the unemployment rate of the 34 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries remained stable at 7.9 percent, unchanged from the previous two months, according to new figures published ...
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Canada-based mining company Altius Minerals Corporation (Altius) has announced its financial results for the second quarter and the first half ended October 31, 2013. In the second quarter, the company posted a net loss of C$752,000, ...
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