From January to May, the industrial profits of enterprises above designated size achieved 2,081.25 billion yuan, an increase of 12.3 percent over the same period last year. Of which, the industrial profits from principal business achieved ...
Tags: Industrial Profits, Principal Business, January, May
The city of Independence is best known as the place President Truman called home. At the U.S. Conference of Mayors this week, Mayor Reimal announced that the city of Independence will be working with Philips to start an ambitious street ...
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We know you’re choosey when it comes to the chair you’re forced to sit in for eight-plus hours a day. And we also know that not everyone can afford a super-fancy name brand chair. To help you get the biggest bang for your ...
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The CFR China phenol price was mostly hovering below producers' breakeven costs for the last eight months due to high supply and weak demand, and there was little chance for respite with new capacity coming on stream. This is just the ...
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World GDP growth stabilized during the first quarter of 2013 at a moderate rate. In particular, in the advanced economies the situation improved with financial stress being further reduced and stock prices rising. The acceleration of ...
Tags: GDP growth, financial stress, Euro Area, emerging economies
The seasonally adjusted RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index increased to 115.7 in May after a corrected 115.1 in April. However, the increase was not strong enough to even out the previous month’s decrease. All in all, the index ...
Tags: RWI/ISL, Index Increased, world trade, seasonal factors
Attendees at the 45th annual NeoCon could see and feel the upswing in the economy and the contract furnishings industry as 41,488 interior designers, architects, and trade professionals descended on Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. This ...
Tags: NeoCon, furnishings industry, OFS Brands, exhibitors
International home sales in the U.S. declined in the past year, but are at their second highest level in recent years and are over six percent of total existing-home sales in value. According to the National Association of Realtors 2013 ...
Tags: International home, profitable investment, major foreign economies
As of June 24, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 75.18 million mt, indicating an increase of 520,000 mt or 0.7 percent compared to June 17, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same date, the ...
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The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index, which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $725 billion equipment finance sector, showed their ...
Strong industrial activity in early 2013 softened somewhat recently but the sector should have enough momentum to continue growth, according to the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation U.S. Industrial Outlook, a ...
Tags: Processing Machinery, MAPI, US
Two Wikileaks volunteers have revealed that Google released data from their Gmail accounts to the US government under the secret, legally enforced information seizures being made by the Prism security group. Since Prism, and the secret, ...
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eRecyclingCorps (eRC), the world's leading provider of carrier-grade wireless device trade-in and reuse, today announced that it completed more than 1.1 million secure wireless device trade-ins in May 2013, setting a new industry record for ...
Tags: eRecyclingCorps, Wireless Device, Consumer Electronics
Concerns about the global economy and political unrest in Canberra are cruelling appetite for takeovers, with some of the nation's top dealmakers tipping companies to remain on the sidelines until economic clouds clear. In a sign of the ...
Demand for disinfectant and antimicrobial chemicals in the U.S. is forecast to rise 6.1 percent annually to $1.6 billion in 2017. A rebound in building construction activity, in conjunction with an improving U.S. economy, will drive strong ...
Tags: Disinfectant, Antimicrobial, 2017