Argo Group International, a Bermuda-based underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has appointed Thomas A. Poland as vice president. Based in Colony Specialty's Alpharetta, Georgia office, Poland will lead the Colony ...
The time spread for gasoil swaps in Singapore narrowed 15 cents/barrel day on day to a seven-week low of plus 3 cents/b for April/May Wednesday, because of low regional gasoil demand and concerns over increased exports from China and India, ...
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Americans take electrical power for granted whenever they flip on a light switch. But the growing use of solar and wind power in the United States makes the on-demand delivery of electricity more challenging. A key problem is that the ...
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The first estimate for the euro area (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in January 2013 gave a 3.9 billion euro deficit, compared with -9.1 bn in January 2012. The December 2012 balance was +10.8 bn, compared with +8.0 ...
Tags: Euro Area Deficit, economy, EU27 exports
Till Becker was appointed executive director at Hess AG lin January this year An internal investigation commissioned by the supervisory board of troubled German lighting firm Hess AG alleges that sales revenues at the firm for the 2011 ...
According to the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS), in 2012 there was a nickel supply surplus of 117,000 mt in the global market. In 2011, the calculated deficit was 3,100 mt. Reported nickel stocks held at the LME at the end of ...
Tags: nickel market, nickel, nickel supply
New York-based private equity firm Southport Lane has acquired property and casualty insurer Dallas National Insurance in Texas, for an undisclosed sum. As per terms of the agreement, which was originally signed in May 2012, the acquirer ...
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Pircher, style in outdoor furniture The outdoor spaces, now considered an economic and social surplus value, become extension of interior design, to furnish and organize with more character, style and quality of materials. The ...
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Office supplies are expensive. Some estimates say that the average office worker consumes $500 worth of office supplies in a year. Multiply that times the number of employees at your business, and you’ll see why supplies are such a ...
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External trade statistics are of central importance to economic policy. Among other things, its foreign trade contribution shows how a country is positioned compared to its trade partners. But how much do official statistics really tell us ...
By Julian Gates, Managing Director, AG Semiconductor Services The multibillion-dollar secondary or used semiconductor equipment market has gone through significant changes over the past five years and has become increasingly sophisticated ...
Tags: 2013, Outlook, Secondary Equipment
Matt Grodin PHILADELPHIA — Matt Grodin has been named director of merchandising for World Imports, a full-line home furnishings importer serving U.S. and international markets. In the newly created position, Grodin will work with ...
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The Australian dollar was unchanged late in local trade today even after taking a dent from a decline in China's trade surplus in February. China's trade surplus fell to $US15.25 billion from $US29.15bn in January. Economists polled ...
The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Thursday that total January exports of $184.5 billion and imports of $228.9 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $44.4 ...
Tags: Trade Deficit, crude oil, crude bitumen
The daily deal industry has fallen a long way since Groupon came onto the scene in 2008 and created a niche within e-commerce. Tineka Smith reports. Daily deals innovator Groupon burst onto the scene in 2008 and by 2010 had clocked up 35 ...
Tags: e-commerce, Google, Social media