A New Zealander become the first person in the world to officially own an Xbox One Friday, saying he was immediately retreating to his lounge for five days to play the console. International time zones meant New Zealand was the first ...
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Two major electrolytic manganese metal producers in China will raise production capacity in 2014 despite weak steel fundamentals, said sources Thursday. The Hongxin Group -- a major producer based in Hubei province -- will raise its ...
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Harold Hamm, sharecropper to oil and fracking tycoon Towing icebergs to ease water scarcity is yesterday; transporting water in supertankers is today.What if ready-to-drink filtered water, 500,000 tons at a time, could be consistently ...
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Chinese electrolytic manganese metal prices fell this week, with most steel mills retreating from the spot market following weeks of restocking, sources said Platts assessed 99.7% manganese at $2,160-2,210/mt FOB China Thursday, down ...
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OSX Brasil S.A, the shipbuilder controlled by Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista said on Monday it filed for bankruptcy protection. Trading of the OSX stock was suspended on the Sao Paulo bourse ahead of the filing, spokeswoman Roberta Brandao ...
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Brazilian oil firm OGX owned by tycoon Eike Batista, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, after negotiations with creditors failed. If its pedition is approved by court, OGX would have six months to continue operating while it tries to ...
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Tycoons Group, one of the major wire and fastener manufacturers in both Taiwan and Thailand market said that since Taiwan's China Steel Corp. has cancelled its low price wire rod promotion, it helps Tycoon's wire rod customers to restart ...
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Russian Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer by output, may delay the start of production at one of its biggest projects, seeking to ease a global glut of the metal. Rusal , led by Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska, and other big ...
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Chinese electrolytic manganese spot prices climbed further this week -- the second weekly price gain in a month -- as demand for the ferroalloy got a boost from strengthening steel market sentiment. Platts assessed the price of 99.7% ...
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Chris Sawyer's 31X Ltd and Origin8 Technologies Ltd are proud to announce that a revitalized version of the gaming classic Transport Tycoon will be arriving on iOS and Android platforms in late 2013. Upon its original release in 1994, ...
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The Ford Fiesta Metal, Suzuki Swift Sport and Volkswagen Polo GTI are entry-level hot hatchbacks. They're a classic recipe of the automotive world, as simple and delicious as san choy bow. Take one small and light hatchback (the lettuce ...
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Farmscrapers are vertical farming on steroids A glass of Hitler Cabernet with a Mussolini chaser Farm murders met with media silence The wine rumors were always there. Whispers and suspicion over various vintages were a constant. But the ...
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Brescia, Italy-based special steel producer Leali Group has been purchased by Geneva, Switzerland-based Klesch Group. The two companies inked a binding agreement on February 21, according to which the transaction will be completed by the ...
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Digital social world BinWeevils.com now has 20 million registered users signed up in the UK. To help celebrate the milestone, BinWeevils.com is giving 20 users the opportunity to win a free year's Bin Tycoon membership during February ...
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Singapore-based drinks and property group Fraser & Neave (F&N) has announced that all of its board members, including chairman Lee Hsien Yang, will resign next week, which will allow its largest shareholder Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi to ...
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