ICE Cotton futures continued its slide this week and traded below the 9 day moving average for the entire week. The spot N4 dropped a total of 323 points over the course of the week to close at 89.82, lowest settlement since beginning of ...
It was a combination of technical weakness and economic worries that weighed on the market this week, as the spot month moved perilously close to the important 90 cents support level, settling at its lowest level since March 13. From a ...
Northwest European methanol spot prices have fallen below Eur300/mt for the first time since October 2, 2012, under pressure from ample supplies in the market, according to sources. Platts assessed spot methanol at Eur299.50/mt ($411/mt) ...
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Despite a recent recovery in London Metal Exchange copper prices, market analysts were still bearish this week on the metal's price for the rest of this year, based on factors such as a surge in supply and a weak Chinese construction ...
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Spin Master's range spans plush, vehicles, figures and more. Spin Master's Paw Patrol toy range is to launch this week at Toys R Us stores across the US. The show is currently the number one rated pre-school series in the UK and ...
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With the optimum time to plant soybeans either gone or passing soon, many U.S. farmers are rapidly trying to finish corn planting to shift to soybeans. The race is on to get the crop in before the tail-end of the "ideal" dates goes by in ...
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According to Brazilian news reports Monday, Gerdau has joined the competition to acquire the assets of bankrupt, France-based engineering steel manufacturer Ascometal. Gerdau, which has reportedly offered 86 million euro (US$118 million), ...
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Indonesian thermal coal prices were stable to higher on Monday with very few deals reported as the market awaits direction from India after the end of its month-long elections later this week, sources said. "Prices have been more or less ...
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Chinese copper prices firmed this week on domestic supply tightness and the State Council's announcement of capital market reforms, industry sources said Tuesday. The most active 1406 copper futures contracts on the Shanghai Futures ...
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The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 4-week period ended May 3, 2014 increased 0.8 percent from comparable store net sales for the 4-week period ended May 4, 2013. Net ...
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The spread between Asian paraxylene and benzene fell to its lowest in more than nine years on Thursday, where it was assessed at minus $104/mt, down $0.50/mt from the the day before, Platts data showed. The last time the spread was lower ...
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Turkish polyethylene prices Wednesday hit highs not seen since October 2008, driven by limited Middle East offers amid high Asian prices, sources said. Low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene and high density ...
Transactions between US steel mills and ferrous scrap dealers remained in line Wednesday -- the tail end of the May buying period -- with price levels seen earlier in the period. Shredded scrap sales remaining $15/lt below April ...
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Monterrey, Mexico-based PMP Grupo-Planeación, in partnership with India-based Preet Group-PG, announced plans this week to expand into the US and Canada, building mini-mills to process steel scrap. The announcement Monday at the ...
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After a week of what in spots felt more like March, the first full week of May will likely see a lot of planting and other fieldwork throughout the nation's center, allowing farmers a lot of catch-up time in what's started out as a virtual ...