The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) reported today that economic activity in the manufacturing sector was strong for the sixth straight month. The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, headed up 0.9 ...
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Vale announced Monday that it plans to invest $14.8 billion next year, the third consecutive decline as the company focuses on lower-risk projects. The $18 billion spent on investment in 2011 was a budgetary peak. According to a company ...
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China's Non-manufacturing PMI Decreased in November National Bureau of Statistics of China Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) In November, non-manufacturing purchasing manager ...
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In November this year, the average prices of new residential housing in 100 cities in China rose by 0.68 percent month on month to RMB 10,758 per square meter, as announced on December 1 by the China Index Academy, a Beijing-based real ...
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Directors of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. have declared a quarterly dividend of 73.44 cents per share of mandatory convertible preferred stock for the ninth consecutive quarter. The dividend is payable Jan. 1, 2014, to shareholders of ...
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The US manufacturing sector expanded in November for the sixth consecutive month, and the growth gained momentum from the previous month, a leading industry survey showed Monday. The US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) said the ...
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A worker examines the gas supply system at a specialty steel plant in Dalian, Liaoning province. From January to October, large industrial enterprises' profits rose 13.7 percent year-on-year. Liu Debi Industrial companies saw their profits ...
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China's latest figures on industrial activities indicated that the world's second largest economy faced worsening overcapacity despite a slew of measures and repeated warnings from the leadership. Analysts said overcapacity was posing a ...
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In November this year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) of the Chinese steel sector stood at 49.0 percent, increasing by 1.5 percentage points as compared to October, but staying below 50 for the third consecutive month, as announced on ...
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The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 51.4 percent in November this year, unchanged compared to October and remaining above 50 percent for the 14th consecutive month, according to China's National ...
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China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan released its list prices for December. The company decided to cut its list prices for EF Al-killed wire rods by NT$400/ton for December, considering to the requirements of ...
The average home prices in 100 major cities in China rose 0.68% in Novermber from October to RMB10758 per sq m, according to a natioingl property price index released by the China Index Academy Sunday. This marked the 18th consecutive ...
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Reportedly, the Chinese steelmaker Baosteel announced to remain its list prices for tinplate unchanged for next January. Also, Baosteel kept its tinplate list prices flat for consecutive three months. It’s learned that the ...
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of October 2013. Production in Japan for the month of October 2013 experienced a year-on-year increase for ...
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Ryder Canada was recently presented with an Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) safety achievement award, for recording an injury rate in its Canadian warehouses that was 25% lower than the industry average for three ...
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