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Spot Asian Coking Coal Prices Moved Sideways as Ominous Signals
May 21, 2014Spot Asian coking coal prices moved sideways Monday as ominous signals from the Chinese steel industry, nagging concerns about lower costs and abundant supplies hurt trading sentiment. Lower domestic prices continued to be used as a key ...
Tags: coking coal, domestic prices
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Rates and Sentiment on The Iron Ore Freight Market Got a Boost
May 6, 2014Rates and sentiment on the iron ore freight market got a boost Friday after Bocimar International NV was heard taking at least six ships in the Atlantic over the May Day holiday in Asia, putting an end to the downward spiral in Capesize ...
Tags: Iron Ore, freight market
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Scientists Have Moved a Step Closer to an "Obesity Drug"
Feb 28, 2014Scientists have moved a step closer to an "obesity drug" that may block the effects of diets high in fat and sugar, according to research from the University of Queensland in Brisbane. The findings, published in the December 2013 issue ...
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Australia'S Large Car Class Continued Its Downward Spiral in 2013 to Record Lows
Jan 7, 2014Australia’s large car class continued its downward spiral in 2013 as the segment’s traditional heavyweights slumped to record lows. Large car sales slipped 14.7 per cent as a whole in 2013, and a larger 17.2 per cent in the ...
Tags: Large Car, Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon
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Corn and Soybeans Were up; Cotton Was Mixed; and Wheat Was Down for The Week
Dec 26, 2013Corn and soybeans were up; cotton was mixed; and wheat was down for the week. As the Christmas season quickly approaches trading volume has reduced substantially with the exception of soybeans which have high volumes when accounting for ...
Tags: Crop Comments
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The Holden Commodore Boosts Performance by 17.8 PerCent
Aug 6, 2013The Holden Commodore has outsold traditional rival Ford Falcon by almost five to one, with the VF generation tallying 2827 units in July and boosting year-on-year performance by 17.8 per cent. Conversely, with a new record low of 594 ...
Tags: Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon
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EU Is Once Again The Number One Purchaser of Italian Glass Processing Machines
Jul 16, 2013Compared to the 2010-2011 two-year period, the drop in demand from the European continent seems to have turned around and the EU is once again the number one purchaser of Italian glass processing machines, accessories, and special products, ...
Tags: glass, Construction
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The Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore and Toyota Aurion Struggled in April'S New-Car Sales
May 6, 2013The Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore and Toyota Aurion struggled in April’s new-car sales as locally built large cars continued their seemingly irreversible downward spiral. Ford sold just 717 Falcons last month and the 53-year-old ...
Tags: Ford Falcon, Toyota
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M&A in Australia in The First Quarter Is Down 54 Per Cent to $US8.9 Billion
Mar 22, 2013INVESTMENT banks, suffering the softest period for takeover completions in almost a decade, are facing the prospect of another weak year of deal-making as companies remain cautious and shy away from big mergers and acquisitions. In ...
Tags: M&A, Downward Spiral, economy
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The Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon Both Hit Record Sales Lows in a Torrid
Feb 6, 2013The Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon both hit record sales lows in a torrid January for Australian-built cars. Industry sales figures released in the same week the new VF Commodore is unveiled reveal Holden’s large car slumped to ...
Tags: Australian Cars, January, Record Sales Lows
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DWR Distribution Supplied Philips Strand for Heronbridge College
Feb 5, 2013South Africa - HeronBridge College, a private school in a leafy suburb north of Johannesburg, has a new and very attractive auditorium. It has been equipped with a combination of LED and conventional luminaires, and provides users with a ...
Tags: LED, conventional luminaires, lighting
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Huawei Has Revealed Its Sales Revenue for 2012
Jan 7, 2013Controversial Chinese firm Huawei has revealed its sales revenue for 2012 is to surpass the$35bn(£21.7bn)mark,with a net profit of$2.4bn(£1.4bn)–an increase of more than 10 per cent year-on-year for both figures. The ...
Tags: Huawei, telecommunication, US, UK, China
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Molycorp Surprised Investors with Top Line Growth of 49%
Dec 26, 2012A day after rare earth producer Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) surprised investors with top line growth of 49% that sent its shares soaring after hours, the stock is falling again. This time traders are reacting to news that a formal investigation ...
Tags: Rare Earth, USA, Metallurgy
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A Number of Executives Made The Most of The Opportunity to Pick up Shares Cheaply
Dec 25, 2012By the close on Friday Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) was changing hands for $8.62, up $1.39 or 19.2%, after filings showed that insiders at the company has been stocking up on the counter. A number of executives made the most of the opportunity to ...
Tags: Molycorp explodes, rare earth producer, rare earth, Mountain Pass mine
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The Japanese Semiconductor Industry Is on a Downward Spiral as Rival Companies in Taiwan
Dec 20, 2012The Japanese semiconductor industry is on a downward spiral as rival companies in Taiwan, South Korea and the U.S. made gains in chip, memory and integrated circuit sales, research firm IC Insights said in a study. The sales of ...
Tags: Japanese, semiconductor industry, downward spiral, Q2
