Wolverine Worldwide reported financial results for both the fourth quarter and full year ended December 28, 2013. Full-year results include a full 52-week contribution from the Company's October 2012 acquisition of the Sperry Top-Sider, ...
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Dick Smith released its first set of results to the ASX today under its new owners, with the company posting better than expected sales, earnings and profit figures. Today's figures come just over two years after the retailer was placed ...
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US ethylene contracts for January were heard fully settled up 2 cents from December, with the net transaction price at 50.25 cents/lb, market sources said Wednesday. The posted price also rose 2 cents from December to 54.75 cents/lb. ...
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China's shale gas industry could soon be entering its boom years. Thanks to the top two oil and gas giants - China National Petroleum Corp and Sinopec Group - the nation's shale gas output soared from 25 million cubic meters in 2012 to ...
US February propylene contract prices were heard to have fully settled 1 cent/lb ($22/mt) lower than for January, sources said Friday. The decrease put chemical-grade propylene at 72 cents/lb and polymer-grade propylene prices at 73.50 ...
Eastern Canada's Nova Scotia government is in favor of the proposed 1.1 million b/d Energy East crude oil pipeline terminating at a deep water port in the province, rather than in neighboring New Brunswick on the Atlantic coast, the ...
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Colombian coal exports in 2013 dropped 1% on the year to 76.652 million mt, according to data late Friday from the country's statistics agency DANE. Colombia's 2013 export sales in 2013 fell 14% on the year to $6.687 billion FOB, DANE ...
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India's state-owned refiners, who have all posted net losses over the first nine months of fiscal year 2013-2014 (April-March), are expected to turn in a profit for the full year as the government is likely to fully compensate them for ...
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Australian Pump?s popular Mine Boss 4? diesel powered trash pump has been upgraded with new features to suit mine and construction sites. Aussie Pumps launched the Mine Boss series two years ago. The company claims it has been a success ...
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Valproic acid is one of the most widely prescribed drugs for the treatment of epilepsy. It has also been shown to be effective for the treatment of mood disorders and migraine headaches. What prompted your research into valproic acid ...
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University of Leeds researchers have taken the lead in the race to build the world's most powerful terahertz laser chip. A paper in the Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) journal Electronics Letters reports that the Leeds ...
More than 99.9% of the mass of any atom is concentrated into a quadrillionth of its volume, the part occupied by the nucleus. Unimaginably small, dense and energetic, atomic nuclei are governed by laws quite distinct from those that ...
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Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Easton Baseball/Softball business for US $330 million in an all-cash transaction, subject to a working capital adjustment. Easton-Bell Sports also indicated ...
ToyNews is awash with warm, fuzzy feelings of lurve as we list the top toys to melt your partner's heart. Valentine's Day: A corporate scam to sell shedloads of cards, chocolates and flowers or yet another opportunity to show that special ...
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With China canceling a corn purchase,the market finished lower Thursday.However,soybeans closed higher on crop-weather concerns abroad. At the close,the March corn futures contract finished 1/4 of a cent lower at$4.43.The March soybean ...
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