The sharemarket surged to a 21-month high yesterday as investors dumped bonds and rushed to buy equities in response to an improving global growth outlook. Overnight on Monday, the US reported a 4.6 per cent rise in durable goods for ...
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According to data, Taiwan exported 26,822 tons of steel bars in last December, rising significantly by 19.3% from a month ago. However, the export prices averaged at NT$20,424/ton, slumping by NT$1,863/ton from a month earlier. Also, ...
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As of January 25, total iron ore inventory at 30 major Chinese ports amounted to 70.1 million mt, down 550,000 mt week on week and constituting the third consecutive week-on-week decrease, according to China’s National Bureau of ...
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As of January 25, inventory of the main finished steel products (plate, hot rolled coil (HRC), cold rolled coil (CRC), rebar and wire rod) in major steel markets in China totaled 14.796 million mt, up 450,000 mt compared to the previous ...
According to a report released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2012 the average import price of iron ore decreased by 22.6 percent year on year in Germany. Destatis noted that the development of prices of metal ores ...
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According to the monthly sectoral confidence survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the confidence index* for the construction sector in Turkey, which stood at 71.8 points in December last year, increased by 12.2 ...
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The sharemarket climbed again yesterday, closing the week on a high on good news from home and abroad and supported by investors seeking stocks with high dividend yields. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.5 per cent at 4835.2 points, ...
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The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced three new womenswear designers have been awarded Fashion Forward support sponsored by eBay Fashion and supported by Mayor of London for two consecutive seasons from AW13. These are: David Koma ...
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Voxware (Booth 3550) is offering a pay-as-you-go cloud-based voice service suited to small businesses and Fortune 100 companies alike. According to Keith Phillips, president and CEO at Voxware, the service simplifies entry into voice ...
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Business conditions at architecture firms continue to improve. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture ...
The Architectural Billings Index (ABI), which reflects the approximate nine- to twelve- month lag time between architectural billings and construction spending, was 52.0 for the month of December, down from 53.2 in November. The score ...
University Games recorded a hat-trick when its forthcoming action game Don’t Rock The Boat picked up a Best New Toy Award. The win in the games category follows wins for 5 Second Rule in 2011 and Poppin Hoppies in 2012. Adrian ...
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According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in November last year Turkey's total hot rolled coil (HRC) exports amounted to 97,073 metric tons, up 28 percent compared to the previous month and more than double ...
Making the most of a sluggish world economy, IBM managed to increase its net income by 5 percent in 2012, even though revenue shrank by 2 percent. IBM reported revenue of US$104.5 billion for fiscal 2012, down from $106.9 billion in 2011. ...
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Zepol Corporation, the leading trade intelligence company, reports that U.S. vessel imports have risen a slight 1.2% in 2012. This was a total of over 17.6 million TEUs (twenty-foot-containers) imported, or roughly 200,000 more containers ...