As the harsh winter continues, fears of wheat crop damage is underpinning the CME Group's wheat prices Thursday. At the close, the March corn futures contract settled 2 3/4 cents higher at $4.29. The March soybean futures contract ended 2 ...
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Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have deciphered the structure of part of the ribosome found in mitochondria, the power plants of the cell. The scientists were able to benefit from advancements in the field ...
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures Mar. corn closed at $4.25, up 1 cent Mar. soybeans closed at $12.80 and 1/2, down 36 cents Mar. soybean meal closed at $416.50, down $18.00 Mar. soybean oil closed at 38.10, up 36 points Mar. ...
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Patagonia announced that Rose Marcario, CEO of Patagonia Works, the parent company of Patagonia, Inc., will also assume the role of President and CEO of Patagonia. Prior to serving as the CEO of Patagonia Works, Marcario served as ...
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"We are excited with the challenge of assembling and manufacturing affordable bicycles in the United States," said Arnold Kamler, CEO & chairman of Kent International. "We feel that we have found a great partner in the state of South ...
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ryden began his career at Levi Strauss & Co., where he spent more than 25 years serving in leadership roles in sales and marketing and then regional and global supply chain organization. Bryden later became VP of operations and supply ...
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Myer performed strongly in retail during the holiday season despite a week-long website outage and heavy competition, including competitive online-only offers from David Jones, new research from Pocketbook shows. An analysis of anonymous ...
Fiat North America (FNA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Italian car maker Fiat, has acquired remaining 41.4% stake in American automaker Chrysler. Earlier this month, the Italian car maker Fiat announced that it will purchase the remaining ...
DES MOINES, Iowa --The CME Group soybean market hit hard by improved crop-weather in Argentina finished sharply lower Tuesday. The March corn futures contract settled 1 cents higher at $4.25. The March soybean futures contract closed 36 ...
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Posted in Ophthalmology by Stephen Levy on January 21, 2014 QSpex Technologies recently announced that it has raised $15 million to fund the launch of its latest counter-top lens manufacturing machines. The Alpharetta, GA–based ...
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In early January, China’s leading clean energy firm Hanergy Holding Group of Beijing (parent of thin-film photovoltaic module maker Hanergy Solar) signed a trilateral framework agreement with China Minsheng Banking Corp and the Asia ...
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ARC Capital Holdings, an investment firm, has signed a definitive agreement with Prospect Link for the sale of its entire stake in Ningxia Xiajin Dairy for $30m. Ningxia Xiajin Dairy, which is a China-based establishment, produces milk ...
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It's not too often you actually hear somebody come out in favour of a tax increase, but that exactly what Chris Burruss did. Speaking at the Driving for Profit conference in Mississauga, Ont., the president of the Truckload Carriers ...
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H.B. Fuller Company reported financial results for the fourth quarter that ended November 30, 2013 and guidance for 2014: Items of Note for 2014 Guidance: Adjusted diluted EPS projected at between $3.00 and $3.15, an increase of 16 to ...
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Kaiser Health News staff writer Anna Gorman, working in collaboration with USA Today, reports: "On a recent winter morning, health outreach worker Christopher Mack walked through the streets and alleys of the city's Skid Row, passing a man ...