Euclid, the leader of in-store retail analytics, releases its monthly retail benchmarks report to analyze shopper activity and behavior during the month of March. This month’s report measured data from tens of millions of ...
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Levi Strauss & Co. announced financial results for the first quarter ended February 23, 2014. Net revenues declined one percent on a reported basis and were flat on a constant-currency basis, reflecting lower sales at wholesale in the ...
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The government of Bangladesh has entered into a financing agreement with the International Development Association (IDA), a unit of World Bank, to establish a food storage facility. As part of the Modern Food Storage Facilities project, ...
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The NYMEX May natural gas futures contract settled 5.8 cents higher at $4.534/MMBtu Tuesday on a supportive weather outlook across much of the US over the middle of April. "Some models are predicting temperatures 20 degrees below normal ...
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The first vessels of 2014 carrying iron ore to the US Steel Gary sheet mill in Indiana arrived this week, but the mill is still operating at limited capacity, the company said Tuesday. A spokeswoman for US Steel said four boats carrying ...
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According to a report from the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), February 2014 showed mixed to disappointing results for US steel exports. “A weaker result in February over January was particularly evident with ...
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Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. reported it will cease domestic furniture production in the factory that supports its Young America brand. “We have decided to cease manufacturing operations in Robbinsville,” said Glenn ...
Looking at the market this morning, corn, wheat and beans are all slightly down as we start the 8th day of April. Although the full crop progress report has been delayed by 24 hours, some data has been released at the state level. ...
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The USDA's Prospective Plantings report released on March 31 revealed that U.S. producers intend to plant 91.7 million acres of corn and 81.5 million acres of soybeans. The soybean acreage was near market expectations but the corn acreage ...
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According to local news reports, US Steel has announced it will be halting steelmaking operations at its Gary, Ind, mill because poor weather conditions in the Great Lakes region has delayed incoming shipments of iron ore. Although it's ...
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Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. reported Thursday adjusted earnings per share of $0.13 and earnings per share of $0.07 for its fiscal 2014 second quarter ended February 28, 2014. The Metals Recycling Business delivered a substantial ...
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In response to the March 2014 Job Report, The National Retail Federation (NRF) today issued the following statements. "After a long, harsh winter that put many retailers at a disadvantage in terms of inventory control and staffing their ...
Gas prices on the European prompt markets fell sharply Wednesday, extending the previous day's steep losses, on reduced demand and increased Norwegian flows. The day-ahead gas contract in the Netherlands TTF hub traded below Tuesday's ...
Commercial Metals Company announced last week financial results for its second quarter ended February 28, 2014. Net earnings attributable to CMC for the second quarter were $11.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, on net sales of $1.6 ...
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The 2014 corn crop's going to be 4% smaller than 2013, while soybean acres will grow, according to Monday's USDA-NASS annual Prospective Plantings report. Those numbers were immediately bullish, but those bulls didn't run far. And now, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Corn