Despite smaller plantings, U.S. farmers will harvest the second-largest soybean crop and third-largest corn crops this fall, the Agriculture Department projected, with high demand whittling down the corn stockpile by 8 percent but soybean ...
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Gold jewelry demand cooled in China in 2014, in sharp contrast to the frenzied off take in 2013, and plunged 33 percent year-on-year to 624 metric tons, according to data published by the World Gold Council on Thursday India displaced ...
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U.S. farmers could harvest their second-largest soybean crop and the number three corn crop under the revised planting projections released by USDA at its Outlook Forum. When the projected plantings are combined with USDA's projected ...
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China's newly installed wind power capacity jumped to a record high of 19.81 million kilowatts in 2014, according to an industry briefing by the National Energy Bureau (NEB) Thursday. Wind power generated 153.4 billion kilowatt hours of ...
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The World Gold Council reported that gold jewelry demand by weight rose 1 percent year on year to 566.9 tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2014, while the value of gold jewelry demand slipped 5 percent to $22.2 billion. Gold jewelry demand for ...
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Manchester United reported that revenue from its Nike managed merchandising business, which Adidas will take over next season, continued to decline in the fiscal second quarter. Man U reported Retail, Merchandising, Apparel & Product ...
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Honda has announced the addition of a second US production location dedicated towards Acura MDX luxury SUV. Starting from 2017, Honda is expected to add production of Acura MDX at its East Liberty, Ohio plant, where the company invested ...
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China's machinery industry continued to expand in 2014 but at a softer pace due to sluggish domestic demands and piling inventories, new data showed on Wednesday. The added value of the sector increased 10 percent year on year in the last ...
According to Bloomberg.com, Apple's latest "bigger than bigger" slogan for the iPhone is turning out more and more apt as the company sets the record as the first US company to be worth more than $700 billion. This is the first time a US ...
France-based rice producer Marbour has agreed to acquire 100% stake in Canadian establishment MRRM. Both the companies have entered into a definitive agreement to this effect. MRRM mills, bags, packages, cans, processes, and sells ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, says that Apple has committed $848m for clean ...
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A highly successful Winter 2015 Las Vegas Market recently concluded, delivering record-breaking numbers for attendance and exhibitors, as well as an impressive roster of exclusive programming, highlighted by the third annual CEO Summit. ...
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In preliminary estimates, marketer of intimates’ iconic brand Victoria Secret, L Brands said its net sales for the fourth quarter rose 7 per cent year on year for the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015. Net sales for the ...
Ireland has become the first country from the EU to supply beef to the US after a span of 17 years, with the country's produce to be served as part of a trade mission to promote the lifting of the EU-wide beef ban. Minister for ...
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Prices of raw materials such as iron ore, coal, crude oil and refined oil have been hitting record low prices on the global market, but import volumes into China. Although the trade balance has continued to be in excess of exports over ...
Tags: Commodity Imports, raw materials