After the 2013 NASPD Annual Conference's kickoff cocktail reception in Las Vegas on February 21, 2013, the nearly 500 attendees got down to the business of making sense of the pipe market during the general session Friday morning. ...
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Banks, property trusts, consumer staples and energy companies pushed the sharemarket to its highest close since September 2008, as investors digested earnings reports while awaiting the overnight release of minutes from the US Federal ...
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An update to a survey conducted in spring of 2012 by McGladrey, a leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, indicates respondents’ optimism in their companies and the economy has fallen sharply. In an effort to ...
Investors are betting the Australian market index can continue to push decisively beyond the 5000 mark for the first time in seven years as results from some of the blue-chip stocks and a rise in consumer confidence lent support to another ...
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LAS VEGAS — U.S. retail attendance was up 6% from a year ago and international buyer attendance rose 5% at this winter's Las Vegas Market, according to organizers. Officials with International Market Centers said the Jan. 28-Feb. 1 ...
The world's second biggest steelmaker Japan-based Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) has announced its financial results for the third quarter ending December 31 of the financial year 2012-13, posting a net profit of JPY 24.7 ...
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Only 18% of UK IT spending is devoted to innovation. Research from CA Technologies suggests that businesses in the UK must embrace new technologies in order to stay globally competitive. According to the study, the country with the ...
Local shares reversed an intraday rise yesterday as caution about upcoming corporate earnings eclipsed data indicating continued improvement in Australia's two biggest trading partners. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 0.3 per ...
Russia’s TMK, the biggest steel pipe supplier for the energy sector, reported cautious optimism on Tuesday as recovery of domestic demand in core pipe products. TMK shows a loss of pipeline project sales but welded oil country ...
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Taiwan-based sapphire substrate maker Tera Xtal Technology will establish two subsidiaries in eastern China, each with investment of US$15 million. Sapphire substrate production at the subsidiaires will begin in the second half of 2013 at ...
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Business conditions at architecture firms continue to improve, according to the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI). The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the December ABI score was 52.0, down from the mark of 53.2 in ...
Business conditions at architecture firms continue to improve. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture ...
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) said Wednesday that the December Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score was 52, down from 53.2 in November, but still positive as 50 indicates an increase in billings. As a leading economic ...
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Chief Economist at Schnittker Associates, and former Ministry Advisor at the US Embassy in Baghdad. Iraq's 2013 winter grain prospects appear to be good to excellent condition at this time. Late fall and early winter rains as well as ...
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The Architectural Billings Index (ABI), which reflects the approximate nine- to twelve- month lag time between architectural billings and construction spending, was 52.0 for the month of December, down from 53.2 in November. The score ...