Cold winter conditions have hampered well-completion activity in the US, prompting the Energy Information Administration to revise downward its projections of US crude output for this year. The EIA, in its March Short-Term Energy Outlook, ...
Natural gas production is expected to increase in five of six significant US shale and unconventional plays in April compared with March levels, according to the US Energy Information Administration. The EIA's monthly drilling ...
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The world's top 40 medical device companies overall have enjoyed a slight gain in stock price so far this year. But there are exceptions to the rule as well, with reasons ranging from Getinge AB's quality control issues to Terumo Corp.'s ...
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In 2013, JAC sold 495,373 various types of vehicles and chassis, with an increase of 6.59 percent. Due to the optimization of product structure, the increase gross margin and other reasons, the company's profit growth is significantly ...
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Turkey produced around 2.25 million tons of raw cotton during last year, as per the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). According to the crop production data released by TUIK, during last year, cotton growers in the ...
Spanish LNG throughput dropped 26.2% year on year in the week ending March 9 weighed by a drop to zero at the Sagunto terminal, data published Monday by Spanish gas grid operator Enagas showed. Combined throughput from Spain's six LNG ...
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US ethylene contract prices for February were heard to have fully settled 0.75 cent below January's contract prices, with the net transaction price at 49.50 cents/lb, sources said Monday. The posted price also slipped 0.75 cent compared ...
Larry Smith/TransPix The Cass Freight Index, a measure of shipping activity in trucking and other transportation modes, dropped in February while expenditures rose, Cass Information Systems said. Shipping fell 0.4% in February from the ...
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Big box warehouse retailer Costco's US parent company, Costco Wholesale Corporation, has reported its sales and earnings for the second quarter of its fiscal year (ending 31 August 2014) and for the half year to 16 February 2014. Net ...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday mixed US rail traffic for the month of February 2014, with carload volume decreasing and intermodal volume increasing compared with February 2013. Intermodal traffic in February ...
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High ethylene prices in Asia have been keeping margins of most ethylene derivatives in the red, forcing some MEG and polyethylene makers to consider trimming operation rates or closing entire production lines, sources said this week. In ...
The Northwest European orthoxylene contract price for March has been confirmed as fully settled at Eur940/mt ($1,291/mt) FD NWE, sources said Wednesday. The settlement represents a Eur25/mt decrease from February, following a Eur40/mt ...
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Shipments of new personal computers, most of them equipped with Microsoft Windows, will face greater declines in 2014 than earlier anticipated, IDC said Tuesday. IDC said that PC shipments will drop by 6% from 2013 to approximately 296 ...
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Heat-processed foods may increase risk of Alzheimer's Compounds commonly found in the so-called “Western diet” known as Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGEs) may cause brain changes similar to Alzheimer’s disease and ...
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Pinnacle Foods Inc. today reported double-digit growth in net earnings for both the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2013 ended December 29, 2013, achieving the top of its EPS guidance range. The Company also provided its outlook for ...
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