The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced that its December comparable store sales results were significantly impacted by unfavorable winter weather conditions in its markets. Brendan Hoffman, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, ...
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This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE. Two years ago, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote a much-discussed piece on the ...
Tags: Robotics Industry, Robot
ARC Resources Ltd. ("ARC") announced today that it estimates fourth quarter production to be approximately 100,000 boe per day. This is record quarterly production volumes for ARC and is expected to contribute to record annual production of ...
Soybeans were higher on fund and commercial buying, along with spillover from corn. 2013 soybean production was up on the year and larger than expected at 3.29 billion bushels, while quarterly stocks were up on the year, but ending stocks ...
Tags: Corn, Corn Futures Prices, Prices Jump
Soybeans were mixed ahead of Friday's USDA numbers. USDA's expected to report a big crop Friday, but that may be moderated by an increase in their export estimate, with the reports out at Noon Eastern/11 AM Central. China bought more U.S. ...
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EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, indicates that since high-efficiency wafer supply shortage remains and demand is still strong, both buyers and sellers have started to plan for February orders ahead of time. It’s ...
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Florida Tile's Craftsman DP line has been expanded to include 6x6 and 12x24-inch floor and wall tile sizes. "The new larger formats will be offered in all three colors, Biscuit, Rye and Wheat," said Sean Cilona, marketing manager for ...
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Armstrong Fluid Technology has entered the UK circulator marketplace with the launch of the Compass range of high efficiency wet rotor circulators ideal for domestic and light commercial applications. Addressing a gap in the market, the ...
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First Insight, Inc., a technology company transforming how leading retailers make new product investment and pricing decisions, announced an extended partnership agreement with The Limited, an iconic fashion retailer that offers ...
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At the beginning of each New Year, I, like many others, like to take an inventory of my life - both personally and professionally. I think about which attitudes and behaviors have served me well in the previous year, and consider which ...
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Holiday sales were up for Costco, way up for Amazon.com's Marketplace sellers, and down for Barnes & Noble. Costco, the No. 1 warehouse club, today reported a 6 percent spike in December sales, to $11.5 billion, but continuing declines in ...
Tags: holiday sales, Costco, Amazon, Barnes&Noble, sales volume
The recently released december 1 cattle on feed report told us about what we expected – cattle numbers nationwide are down. Specifically, cattle on feed in yards with capacity of 1,000 head or more was 10.7 million head, 5 percent ...
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On January 9, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in late December (Dec. 21-31) last year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.638 million mt, ...
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. reported Wednesday an adjusted loss per share of $(0.18) and a loss per share of $(0.23) for its fiscal 2014 first quarter ended November 30, 2013. Adjusted results for the first quarter exclude a $2 ...
Tags: Schnitzer, Net Loss, Steel News
Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V: MMY and FSE: D7Q1) "Monument" or the "Company" is pleased to announce it has entered into a binding "Mining Property Sale Deed" with a group of Australia based companies: Jinka Minerals Limited, Kentor ...
Tags: Murchison Gold Project, Monument, acquisition, Mining Property Sale Deed