Leo W. Gerard, international president of the United Steelworkers (USW), has testified before the US Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, reiterating his opposition to lifting the long-standing crude oil export ban, ...
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Bloomberg News sat down with Peter Coy, Bloomberg Businessweek Economics Editor, and Susan Lyne, AOL BBG Ventures President, to discuss the American economy, and to try to answer the question: is America roaring back economically? Coy ...
According to data from The US Commerce Department, America's economic growth rate in Q3 reached 5% annualized rate, higher than the expected 3.9%, hitting a new record since Q3 in 2003. The data show that the growth of personal ...
It’s not bad that oil is cheaper than water despite the fact crude oil is key factor of American economy recovery. The retail trade lead by the decreasing oil price will make up the loss. A reporter from First Financial Daily said ...
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Chinese gold demand declined 37% in last quarter year-to-year, as sales of gold bar, gold coin and ornament falls, according to the report released by World Gold Council. The report said that Chinese gold demand decreased to 182.7 t. The ...
Shimano Inc. reported sales for the nine months ended Sept. 30 were up nearly 21 percent compared with the same period last year thanks in part to a weaker yen. Sales of of Bicycle Components were brisk in North America, while sales of ...
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"Retailers concerned by the lack of a West Coast longshoremen's contract will continue to bring merchandise into the country at above-average levels in September, but volume will drop from the record set in August, says a new report ...
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According to the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), to just over 1 million net tons. While exports to Canada were virtually unchanged from June to July at 536,892 net tons, and the amount of steel sent to Mexico increased ...
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Trucking industry leaders announced an industry-wide image and education initiative, Trucking Moves America Forward, on Wednesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Kentucky. “Today’s modern truck drivers are skilled ...
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The trade barriers between the European Union and Guatemala, have been lifted with effect from December 1, 2013, which effectively means that the whole region of Central America can now benefit from the EU–Central America Association ...
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BP today announced it has added two drilling rigs to the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, bringing its fleet to a company record nine rigs as it continues to develop its strong portfolio of assets in the key U.S. offshore basin. One of the rigs ...
BP’s business activities in the US helped generate more than $147 billion in economic impact in 2012 and support more than a quarter million American jobs, the company’s Group Chief Executive Bob Dudley will announce today in a ...
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The North American economy is still on the road to recovery and the automotive market in particular is on the upswing. The current issue of the BASF Coatings Partner e-journal (www.coatingspartner.com) focuses on developments in the ...
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Montauk Tackle Company, Inc. will be showing it's entire line of American-made outdoor performance shirts at this year's market. The American Field Market is expected to draw 3,000+ visitors this year, the market is located at 540 Harrison ...
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THE Australian dollar sank below US90 cents overnight for the first time since September 2010, as good US economic data and a Federal Reserve announcement provided mixed messages for currency investors. At 7am AEST on Thursday, the local ...