Markets in 54 out of the approximately 350 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets ...
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Natural Blend Vegetable Dehydration is set to open a manufacturing facility in Pitt County, North Carolina, US with an investment of more than $12m over the next three years. The move is expected to create up to 57 jobs. Being ...
The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) reported today that economic activity in the manufacturing sector was strong for the sixth straight month. The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, headed up 0.9 ...
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The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $827 billion equipment finance sector, showed their ...
Republic Steel announced Tuesday that it has initiated hot commissioning of its new electric arc furnace (EAF) in Lorain, Ohio. The initial heats will be cast into 6-inch x 6-inch billets and will be rolled on the 9/10-inch rolling mill, ...
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In October the CEP-Indicator of Economic Sentiment for China declines to 4.5 points. The CEP-Indicator captures the expectations of financial market experts regarding the economic development in China over the course of the next twelve ...
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Composite leading indicators (CLIs), designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, signal improvements in growth in most major OECD countries and also possibly in China. The CLIs point to economic growth ...
Work is now well underway to build a new North Sea headquarters in Aberdeen for leading UK independent oil producer EnQuest. Aberdeen’s Lord Provost yesterday (Tuesday, November 12) gave his seal of approval to what is set to become ...
Non-manufacturing activity continued to show solid growth in October, according to the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Report on Business. The ISM's index to measure growth—the NMI—inched up 1.0 ...
Manufacturing continued its run of steady progress in October, according to the most recent edition of the Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure ...
The annual report from two of Europe's key associations, the Bicycle Industry and Market Profile (BIMP), is now available on the associations' websites. This report—the fifth annual version compiling data for 2012—is a ...
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The German economy is on the verge of an upturn driven by domestic demand. The improving global economic climate and decreasing uncertainty are fuelling investment. Private consumption is benefitting from favourable employment and income ...
Official data showed on Monday that China's electricity consumption, a common indicator of economic activity, rose 10.4 percent year on year in September. The growth, though lower than August's 13.7-percent rise, accelerated from the ...
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China's daily imports of crude rebounded in September from the previous month to a fresh record, bearing out forecasts for the country to overtake the United States as the world's largest oil importer, as refineries restarted following ...
EDF Renewable Energy of Rosamund, CA (the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, the renewable energy arm of electricity company EDF group) has dedicated its 143MWp (110MWac) Catalina Solar project in Kern County, California. The project ...
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