Recent USDA reports have left some unresolved questions about the magnitude of planted and harvested acreage of corn and soybeans in 2014. The questions stem from the large differences between the planted acreage estimates from the National ...
US-based buyout firm Lindsay Goldberg will sell German packaging company Weener Plastik for approximately $500m (€400m), as per a report by Reuters. Reuters quotes that rival buyout firms including CD&R, Ardian, Charterhouse and ...
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Bolton-based family-run furniture and home accessories company, Global Interiors, is set to dramatically expand its operation after receiving a £80k BFS Business Loan which is drawn from a £24m fund delivered by Business Finance ...
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Quiksilver Inc. reached a definitive agreement to sell its majority stake in online retailer Surfdome to Surfstitch of Australia for net proceeds of approximately (US)$16 million for its equity interest, loans and other amounts due from ...
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Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis generally remained steady but displayed signs of slipping amid persistent weakness in the physical buying interest, market sources said ...
Amer Sports reported net sales of €645.8 million ($856 mm) for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up 6.1 percent compared with €608.9 million a year earlier. Net sales increased by 6.0 percent in currency-nuetral terms. The Finnish ...
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Cabela's Inc. reported total revenue increased 4.1 percent in the third quarter, to $886.0 million. Retail store revenue increased 8.7 percent to $598.7 million; Direct revenue decreased 11.7 percent to $175.3 million; and Financial ...
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The GfK Consumer Climate Europe study for the third quarter of 2014 paints a gloomy outlook for the European economy, noting in particular that while there is a backdrop of growth in the UK, the Scottish referendum harmed consumer ...
China stands to gain much more than oil from deepening Western sanctions on Russia. Already in May, Moscow's tenuous international position prompted it to make concessions in order to sign a landmark gas supply agreement – the "Power ...
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China's manufacturing sector expanded in August but at a significantly slower pace, as production rates and new orders softened. The Flash China Manufacturing PMI, published by HSBC in conjunction with Markit Economics, fell 1.4 points to ...
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Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides millions of dollars to the State of New York, which in turn provides funding to local governments for various clean water purposes, including building or upgrading sewage ...
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Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. reported net sales increased by 2.3 percent to $159.5 million from $155.9 million in the second quarter and 13 weeks ended Aug. 2, compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2013. Same store sales ...
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The China National Energy Administration announced a new policy on September 4 aimed at bolstering the distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) market. “This new policy will loosen current regulations, which will give the market a needed ...
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The contract packing business is often seen as sizeable automated production lines packing products for brands. Blackburn-based Granby Marketing Services claims to be more diversified in the nature and method of its business than many of ...
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Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis remained steady for the fourth consecutive week amid thin trade, market sources said Wednesday. Sources said physical buying interest ...
Tags: Copper Cathode, Copper, Metallurgy