US-based First Solar delivered on expectations in 2013 to become the leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company in the global photovoltaic (PV) industry, even though it is likely to be surpassed in 2014 by China-based ...
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced financial results for its first quarter ended May 3, 2014. First Quarter Highlights: -Same store sales increase 6.2%, exceeding guidance; second consecutive quarter of growth -Gross margin ...
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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.6 percent in March from February, rising for the second consecutive month, according to the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation ...
South Africa's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports (excluding semi-finished steel, stainless steel and drawn wire) amounted to 55,207 mt in March this year, decreasing by 57.7 percent compared to February and down 39.5 percent ...
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The International Energy Agency said Thursday OPEC would need to boost its output in the third quarter by some 900,000 b/d from April's level to meet rising global demand, and warned that OECD oil stocks remained tight by historical ...
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South Korea's imports of Iranian crude in April increased 8.9% year on year to 552,884 mt, or an average 135,088 b/d, from 507,821 mt a year ago, preliminary data released Thursday by the Korea Customs Service showed. Its April Iranian ...
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Swedish automotive manufacturer Scania has agreed to sell its shares to German automaker Volkswagen Group for $9.2bn. Following the transaction Volkswagen will own 723,733,927 shares in Scania representing 90.47% stake including its ...
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In March this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production decreased by 0.3 percent in the euro area and by 0.2 percent in the EU-28 as compared with February, while industrial production in February had increased by 0.2 percent in the ...
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Colombian coal exports in March fell to their lowest level in a year, at 3.331 million mt, down 18.1% from February, data from statistics agency DANE showed. The monthly export volume drop-off corresponded to a ban imposed in January on ...
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Anchor Brewing Company is encouraging beer enthusiasts to help parks nationwide by purchasing Anchor California Lager, California's first genuine lager reborn. Through two unique partnerships, a portion of proceeds from Anchor California ...
According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in March this year the seasonally adjusted index of iron ore mining production in South Africa increased by seven percent, while the country's manganese ore production ...
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European fuel-grade ethanol prices have become less vulnerable to near-term declines as future prices are now high enough to encourage sellers to hold on to stock rather than selling it promptly, according to trading sources. Wholesale ...
Plymouth expects £1 million annual savings from LED street lighting upgrade Plymouth City Council has given the go-ahead for an £8 million street lighting upgrade as part of a wider energy and carbon dioxide saving programme. ...
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March U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $492.78 million according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was up 38.5% from February ...
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.5 percent in May as negotiators prepare to begin talks on a new contract for West Coast dockworkers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker ...
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