Oil futures closed US trading above Friday's settles Monday, after driving higher shortly ahead of the 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) NYMEX market settle on geopolitical concerns arising out of the escalating conflict in Syria. NYMEX June crude ...
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Refiners along the US Gulf Coast "left money on the table" by performing much-needed seasonal maintenance this winter, giving up profits from exports during a period of substantially higher diesel crack spreads, RBN Energy analyst Sandy ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,14 commodities increased in prices, 39 fell and 47 remained unchanged on 02/05/2013.The largest rises were Nitric acid (1.55%),Lead ingot (0.94%),Cotton yarn (0.82%),while ...
Jacking up prices after an emergency is not acceptable. That's the message New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent to gas station owners this week, six months after Superstorm Sandy struck. Price gouging was common in the ...
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Telenav offers a compelling free navigation app, called Scout, that is elegant in its simplicity. And it is about to get better. Starting later this year, Android and Apple iOS users will be able to see realistic renderings of buildings and ...
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Six months ago Superstorm Sandy knocked out power to millions in the Northeast and the homes of Consumer Reports readers were no exception. When we spoke to 8,389 of our subscribers who live in the affected areas of New York, New Jersey and ...
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With their low prices and ease of use, aerosol fire sprays are a tempting purchase. But the sprays are no substitute for a fire extinguisher. In fact, in Consumer Reports' tests the sprays sometimes made a grease fire flare up, which could ...
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Lubrizol Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of The Lubrizol Corporation, is introducing two new Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) resins, for use in textiles, at the 2013 Chinaplas in ...
For cars to get cleaner, gasoline has to get cleaner. That's the premise of new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency that require refiners to cut 80 percent of the sulfur out of gasoline by 2017, and for automakers to make ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,14 commodities increased in prices, 19 fell and 67 remained unchanged on 26/04/2013.The largest rises were Silver (3.63%),Copper (1.70%),Natural rubber (1.65%),while the ...
US commercial crude stocks surged 6.696 million barrels over the week ended April 26 to hit a record high level of 395.284 million barrels, data from the Energy Information Administration showed Wednesday. The climb, due largely to a ...
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Among the newly released Teana models by Dongfeng Nissan, ultra high strength steel with more than 590 MPa car body application ratio reaches up to one third, with 980 MPa of maximum strength; While maintaining the most powerful engine in ...
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German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the revamped version of its Sprinter Vans with new Euro 6 compliant engines. The vehicle has been made available with four-cylinder and six-cylinder diesel engines that generate ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,10 commodities increased in prices, 28 fell and 62 remained unchanged on 19/04/2013.The largest rises were Silver (1.44%),Nickel (0.80%),Styrene (0.67%),while the largest ...
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The ratio of the Gulf Coast normal butane assessment to the front-month NYMEX crude contract is at 57.9% Friday morning, the lowest level since late 2008, Platts data showed, in part due to the deployment summer gasoline specs. The ratio, ...
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