In their second debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama each tried to outdo the other's love of fossil fuels: Obama extolling his record on oil and natural gas production, Romney vowing to take "advantage of the oil and coal we have here. " ...
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Glass container maker Owens-Illinois Group Inc. OI -1.86%said Thursday it was investigating potential violations of a U. S. Law barring bribery overseas. Owens-Illinois disclosed it in its quarterly report with the Securities and Exchange ...
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After dropping in July, U. S. Fastener exports in August rose 8% month-over-month to $287.5 million, Zepol reports. The top five consumers of U. S. Fasteners during the month were Canada ($91.16m); Mexico ($90.13m); UK ($12.42m); China ...
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IDG News Service-The U.S.Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Monday completed the deployment of a 20-petaflop supercomputer called Titan,which the lab hopes will give the U.S.an edge over China and Japan in the race to ...
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U.S. demand for fluoropolymers is forecast to increase 5.3% annually to $2.4 billion in 2016, with volume totaling 198 million pounds. Advances will be spurred by an improving economic outlook, which will drive industrial output and boost ...
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Taipei, Oct. 24, 2012 (CENS)--Affected by sluggish economy and decline of market interest rates, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced yesterday (Oct. 23) slashing the interest rates for liabilities reserves funds for foreign ...
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The Bossard Group acquired the fastening division as KVT Koenig Group, Bossard CEO David Dean announced. KVT Fastening supplies fastening and sealing applications in German-speaking countries. The division has 230 employees in Germany, ...
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Responding to a congressional report warning U.S.businesses not to buy equipment from Huawei Technologies or ZTE,three U.S.-based telecommunications companies that use Huawei products said they take strong precautions to safeguard their ...
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Three Chinese solar companies listed in the U. S. Said they would take action to fight what they called groundless accusations from bankrupt American company Solyndra which filed an anti-trust lawsuit on October 11, China Business News ...
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The Department of Commerce made a final determination, Oct. 10, that Chinese manufacturers are dumping solar panels into the U. S. Market at less than fair value, and moved to impose tariffs on imports of Chinese crystalline silicon ...
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IDG News Service - The international affairs chief at the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday expressed concern with the European Union's revision of the Data Protection Directive. U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce C. ...
IDG News Service-The U.S.Ambassador to the European Union on Tuesday told European telecommunications operators why the U.S.will not support their proposals to change a treaty on the handling of international voice,data and video traffic. ...
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You may ask yourself, “Why does it seem as if everyone uses a deadbolt lock”? Many people wonder if they need one on their door or whether or not it is actually more secure than a single latch lock. The reason why U. S. Standard ...
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U.S.solar start-up SoloPower opened the doors of its first factory on Thursday,a key milestone toward allowing the company to collect on a$197 million government loan guarantee. The 225,000-square-foot facility in Portland,Oregon will one ...
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Congress should invest $5 billion in the country's education system -- particularly in math, science and technology education -- over the next 10 years and pay for it with increased fees on high-skill immigration, a Microsoft executive ...
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