Smithfield Foods, Inc., a wholly owned independent subsidiary of WH Group Limited, reported record 2014 first quarter results. All comparisons are to the first quarter of 2013. Sales for the first quarter of 2014 were $3.4 billion, up 3%. ...
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Dillard’s, Inc. announced operating results for the thirteen weeks ended May 3, 2014. Total merchandise sales for the 13-week period ended May 3, 2014 were $1.539 billion and $1.530 billion for the 13-week period ended May 4, 2013. ...
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According to Statistics Canada, Canadian manufacturing sales edged up 0.4 percent to $50.9 billion in March, the sixth advance in seven months. The rise mostly reflected higher sales in the food, machinery, and plastics and rubber products ...
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.6 percent in March from February, rising for the second consecutive month, according to the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation ...
US spot refinery-grade propylene declined 0.75 cents/lb Thursday to reach a five-month low as propylene markets weaken, according to sources. Spot RGP was assessed at 58-58.5 cents/lb delivered, after May and June buying bids were heard ...
Despite a recent recovery in London Metal Exchange copper prices, market analysts were still bearish this week on the metal's price for the rest of this year, based on factors such as a surge in supply and a weak Chinese construction ...
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China is on a long-term track to become a net exporter of petroleum products to the Middle East, a senior official of state-controlled China National Petroleum Corp said Tuesday. "China could at some point become a net exporter of fuel ...
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Lenzing Group reports first quarter results for 2014. The first quarter of 2014 for the Lenzing Group was characterized by the steady erosion of selling prices for man-made cellulose fibers against the backdrop of the ongoing strong volume ...
The Spanish textile industry, including apparel, leather and footwear created 3,047 new jobs during the month of April, 2014, as per the membership in employment data of the Seguridad Social (Social Security) of Spain, modaes.es reports. ...
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Exports of coir and coir products from India touched an all-time high totaling Rs. 14.76 billion, registering a surge of 32 percent year-on-year, during the last fiscal year of 2013-14, owing to robust consumption from China, as per the ...
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In the first four months this year, motor vehicle sales in Turkey totaled 179,379 units, decreasing by 25 percent year on year, according to the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD). Meanwhile, in April of the current year ...
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Indian handloom sector has been experiencing negative growth which is a cause of serious concern, said Textiles Secretary Zohra Chatterji, during the recently held Buyer-Seller Meet for handloom products in Mumbai, reports the Hindu ...
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In the January-April this year, total real estate investments in China amounted to RMB 2.2322 trillion ($0.364 trillion), up 16.4 percent year on year, with this growth rate down 0.4 percentage points compared to the year-on-year increase ...
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US May propylene contract price settlements fully settled at a 0.5 cent/lb ($11/mt) decrease compared with April's contract price, sources said Monday. The decrease puts prices for chemical-grade propylene at 69 cents/lb and polymer-grade ...
The sporting goods/hobby/book and music store segment posted an adjusted decline in April sales to $7,134 million from $7285 million. On an unadjusted basis, segment sales were down 06% to $6285 million from $6323 million. The result, on ...
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