Baker Hughes reported Friday that for the week ending August 2, the US rig count increased by six to 1,782, the fourth consecutive week of increases. The rig count was down 148 from 1,930 rigs during the same week a year ago. The oil rig ...
Overall shop prices reported annual deflation for the third consecutive month in July, falling 0.5% from 0.2% in June. Food inflation fell to 2.2% in July from 2.7% in June. Non-food reported annual deflation of 2.1% in July from 1.9% in ...
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After adjusting for seasonal factors, the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted an eleven-month low of 47.7 in July, down from 48.2 in June, signaling a deterioration of business conditions for the third consecutive month, a company ...
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Japanese automobile production in June this year totaled 808,557 units, decreasing by 84,588 units or 9.5 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Japan's auto output indicated a year-on-year decline for the 10th consecutive ...
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The world’s love affair with smartphones continues to blaze. Between April and June, worldwide smartphone shipments grew by 52.3 percent compared to the same period in 2012, according to a new report by market research firm IDC. ...
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FMC Corporation, one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies, has released its second quarter results and vision 2015 outlook. The highlights of the second quarter results of FMC Corporation show a dip in the ...
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Growing demand for LED backlight products will continue to buoy the revenue performance of LED driver IC suppliers Macroblock and On-Bright Electronics in the third quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. Macroblock saw its ...
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CEMEX USA is pleased to announce that five of its cement manufacturing plants have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR certification. The recognition of CEMEX USA s plants in Brooksville, Fla., Miami, Fla., ...
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Chinese leading high-level light truck brand JAC Shuailing also achieves remarkable performance in the international market, such as exporting to over 100 countries and regions, becoming a hot product in more than 70 countries and regions, ...
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The Chinese Ministry of Commerce is working with various departments to frame measures to boost exports, according to the Ministry’s spokesperson Shen Danyang. Replying to a question, Mr. Shen said the annual foreign trade ...
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You’ll be glad to know that Joseph “the trucker spy” Volpe will be taking the next few months off work. Because what Volpe does for a living is extort truck companies. He calls his business Third Eye Highway Safety. ...
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It’s reported that the US stainless producers have reduced alloy surcharges for 300 grade stainless steel products for August, mainly to reflect lower nickel prices. Also, the US stainless producers have reduced stainless alloy ...
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Affected by LED chip’s consecutive price drop and efforts to control costs, Taiwanese chip manufacturers including Epistar, FOREPI, and others are turning to Chinese sapphire substrates. A move that directly contends Taiwanese ...
Porsche has been rated the most appealing new car brand to own in the US for the ninth consecutive year. The Stuttgart-based luxury sports car maker topped the 2013 JD Power US Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study ...
Premier Foods will continue to develop its Power Brands and deliver a further £10M of cost savings this year, according to a statement accompanying its half-year results posted today (July 23). Gavin Darby, chief executive officer, ...
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