US retailer Weis Markets has booked an increase in third-quarter profits as a focus on productivity and "disciplined" promotions offset lower sales. Weis reported a 1.2% rise in net income to US$17.2m for the 13 weeks to 29 September. ...
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Baltimore County officials are urging workers who were laid off from the Sparrows Point steel mill this year to ensure they meet deadlines for receiving federal assistance. The deadline for applying for Trade Adjustment Assistance is 26 ...
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The treasurer Mr Wayne Swan before a government report on GDP this week said that growth in Australia, the world's biggest exporter of iron ore and coal, may have slowed last quarter as commodity prices fell. Mr Swan said that "We ...
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In a significant move to ensure availability of raw material to industries in Odisha, the State Government has decided that it would be mandatory for mining lessees to sell 50% of iron ore lumps and fines extracted by them but not to put to ...
Over the past few years much has been said about the amazing economic and industrial growth achieved by China.Let's be honest,China's growth has been absolutely remarkable and is the envy of the world.In 2010 China became the world's ...
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All major segments of construction spending increased in October,bringing total spending to a 37-month high at an annualized rate of$872 billion,according to an analysis of new federal data released by the Associated General Contractors of ...
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The short term market outlook has been revised downwards again According to the latest OECD Economic Outlook,released on 27 November 2012,the global economy is weakening again driven by a significant drop in confidence.High and,in some ...
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On Friday,the US Department of Labor said that 146,000 jobs were added in November,while the unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 7.7%,its lowest level since December 2008. The Labor Department said in a ...
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NYMEX January crude and ICE Brent futures settled lower Friday as bullish headline numbers on US unemployment were not enough to keep oil futures from weakening on macroeconomic concerns. January crude settled 33 cents lower at ...
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(i)Policy and Administrative Rules Catalogue of Related Laws Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China Customs Law of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity ...
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(i)Policy and Administrative Rules Catalogue of Related Laws Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China Customs Law of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity ...
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The circumstance and manner of death are numbing:farmers hacked and mutilated by machetes,dragged to death behind vehicles,stabbed with farm tools,shot execution style,and more—much more. The death toll of white farmers murdered in ...
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IRIS reported that Broking firm Kotak Commodity Services gave following outlook on base metals segments: Copper - MCX Copper may note some decline amid firmer Indian rupee however downside is limited. LME Copper trades in a narrow range ...
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The business outlook for 2013 is mixed, with Australian executives indicating that sales, inventories, selling prices and employment will fall but investment and profits will rise. Dun & Bradstreet's latest National Business Expectations ...
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