HSBC has lowered its copper surplus forecasts for 2013 and 2014 and raised its outlook for the average price by 7%, the bank said Thursday. "We have cut our 2013 surplus forecast from 320,000 mt to 38,000 mt and our 2014 [forecast] from ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Copper
The bike industry likely will never tally all the delays and extra costs that resulted from the federal government shutdown that ended Thursday. Many shops lost sales as local federal workers were out of work, and many businesses dependent ...
Tags: bike, Transportation
Twenty years ago, a group of 12 individuals—11 installers and one retailer—who were concerned with the way the installation profession was being viewed and treated decided it was time to band together and change the image of ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, flooring
An MYOB study of small to medium business operators who import or export goods and services suggests they enjoy better business than their peers. This is despite reporting higher dissatisfaction with work-life balance and feeling more ...
Business owners shouldn't wait until they have to sell their business to begin the planning process, otherwise they'll "lose control of the process." Mike McCarron, M&A consultant with Wheels Group imparted that advice and more during a ...
Tags: tyre, tire, Auto Parts
With gym equipment becoming more accessible in the home, the treadmill has become a popular way of keeping fit from the comfort of personal surroundings, such as a home. It is, by design, relatively easy to use and can be used alongside the ...
Tags: Manual Treadmill, Motorised Treadmill, Fitness equipment
Chicago Argo ethanol was assessed Monday at a two-week high of $2.07/gal amid stronger corn futures and tight ethanol supply, sources said. Specifically, the Chicago Argo ethanol assessment rose 1.5 cents from Friday to the highest level ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, tight ethanol, corn
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company LLC announced that the latest additions to Schülke & Mayr's sensiva line, sensiva PA 30 and sensiva PA 40, both feature the natural, preservative-boosting ingredient, Zemea propanediol. ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use
There's a shortage computer hackers willing to fight back against cyber criminals on behalf of government and businesses, a former White House security chief has warned. "As with anything, it really comes down to human capital and there ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, web security
In recent years, TV has shifted from LED to OLED technology, while High Definition (HD) is moving towards Ultra High Definition (UHD), indicating restructure of the global TV industry. Korean manufacturers that are currently the ...
Spiral steel pipes are widely used in gas petrochemical electricity heating water supply and drainage with steam heating hydropower station pressure pipe thermal power source such as long distance pipeline, steel structure of bridge pile ...
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The US federal government has shut many services after failing to pass a spending bill, something that has implications for the highly regulated oil and gas sector. On Friday, talks between House Republicans and President Barack Obama ...
The surging shale energy output in recent years has been centering in North America, but it can also happen in other places like China, a U.S. energy expert said Friday. Shale gas will come to play a more important role in China's energy ...
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Once the tongue of China's Qing Dynasty imperial family, the Manchu language is now on the verge of extinction due to a lack of speakers, linguists warned. "China has 10.68 million Manchu people, but fewer than 100 who know the ...
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China celebrated its first national Seniors' Day on Sunday. The Chinese government has made the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the Double-Ninth Festival, a day to honor senior citizens since 1989, but this year's Seniors' Day is the ...
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