Spot gold was trading at three-month lows Monday morning, below $1,100/oz on COMEX for the first time since August on a strong US dollar, boosted Friday by strong US jobs data. Data showed Friday 271,000 new jobs were created in the US in ...
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US based Ferrara Candy Company is set to increase the manufacturing capacity and capabilities of its manufacturing facility in Bellwood, Illinois. In addition, the company is also planning to open a new packaging centre in Bolingbrook. ...
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In its 2015 economic forecast, the National Retail Federation (NRF) projected retail industry sales, excluding automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants will increase 4.1 per cent*, up from the 3.5 per in 2014. The 4.1 per cent growth ...
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Yingli Green Energy has commented on the final anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) decisions by the US Department of Commerce regarding the import of solar PV panels assembled in China using components from a third country. ...
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The National Retail Federation (NF) has expressed disappointment on reports that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are taking a break from contract negotiations. “We are ...
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The bill,developed in close consultation with the outdoor industry, U.S. textile sector and Congressional representatives, is projected to lower costs for outdoor industry business, prevent rising retail prices and spur innovation by US ...
New Generation Power Texas, LLC (NGP Texas), a Texas-based renewable energy company, has begun the first phase of construction on their 400 Megawatt (MW) Texas Wind Farm. The newly formed subsidiary of Chicago- based New Generation Power ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota has begun the export of Highlander SUVs that are manufactured in the US to five countries including Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The company expects to export approximately 29,000 ...
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As you all know we love tractors, riders, mowers and pretty much anything that you can put gas in and goes vroom. ?While researching for some upcoming lawn and garden reviews I came across the Raven mower on Youtube. ?From the video it ...
Ford Motor Co. said it will add 5,000 jobs in the United States and launch 23 new vehicles globally in the upcoming year. "Next year, we are embarking on our most ambitious global launch year ever" said Raj Nair, group vice president for ...
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THE Australian dollar continued to fall after it was reported that claims for US unemployment insurance benefits last week fell to a five-year low. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 89.29 US cents, down from 89.58 cents at ...
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The Obama administration's ongoing delay in ruling on 20 pending applications to export liquefied natural gas is stalling US job creation and GDP growth, according to a new report from a conservative economic think tank. The report, ...
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SoloPower Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which makes thin-film copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) photovoltaic (PV) cells and lightweight flexible solar modules using a proprietary roll-to-roll electro-deposition process, says that an ...
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THE stockmarket extended weekly losses to 3.8 per cent as materials dragged the benchmark to a fresh low since January, with investors sitting on their hands ahead of crucial US jobs data that could heighten calls for an early tapering of ...
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The American Physical Society (APS), IEEE Photonics Society, Laser Institute of America (LIA), Optical Society of America (OSA), Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) and SPIE have announced the launch of the National ...
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