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Google to Test Its Self-Driving Vehicles in Kirkland City of US
Feb 5, 2016Google has announced that it will start testing its self-driving vehicles in the city of Kirkland, Washington. This announcement was made in the official Google Self-Driving Car Project Google Plus page. According to Google, Kirkland ...
Tags: Google, Self-Driving Vehicles
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CISA Tells China Iron Ore Importers to Keep Close Eye on Steel Credit Crunch
Dec 18, 2015China's iron ore importers need to keep a close eye on the country's steel mills as they mull output cuts and shutdowns amid a year-end credit crunch, the China Iron and Steel Association said Thursday. Prices of iron ore derivatives ...
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Crude Futures Fall After Iea Warns Glut Will Persist Into 2016
Dec 15, 2015Crude futures fell Friday after the International Energy Agency said global oil markets will remain oversupplied at least through 2016. NYMEX January crude settled $1.14 lower at $35.62/b. ICE January Brent settled down $1.80 at $37.93/b. ...
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Polysilicon Prices Fluctuate Slightly After China Closes Import Loophole in September
Sep 10, 2015China’s polysilicon import volume has declined month by month after the total import volume peaked in May, according to the polysilicon import data in China. As China begins to close a loophole that permits duty-free polysilicon from ...
Tags: polysilicon, multi-si wafer
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Polished Diamond Prices Remained Under Pressure in February
Mar 5, 2015Polished diamond prices remained under pressure in February. Sentiment improved ahead of the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl Show taking place from March 2 to 6 but trading volume was low and liquidity tight in the ...
Tags: Polished Diamond, diamond prices
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The United States Is Set to Become an Even More Dominant Market
Jan 12, 2015The United States is set to become an even more dominant market for the diamond industry in 2015. In a reversal of trends that have characterized the industry in the past few years, there has been a shift back from east to west as industry ...
Tags: Diamond Market, diamond industry
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The Diamond Decade Has Many difficulties
Dec 8, 2014This was supposed to be the diamond decade. Back in 2010, De Beers executives were touting that the coming 10 years would bring unprecedented demand and growth to the industry. Almost halfway through, it feels anything but, especially for ...
Tags: Diamond Decade, diamond dealers
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China's Service Sector Stabilizes Growth
Dec 5, 2014China's non-manufacturing sector activity showed a slight improvement in November, as new export orders and employment added stabilizers to the economy. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector came in at 53.9 ...
Tags: Service Sector, PMI
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China's October Pipeline Gas Imports Rise 9% on Year
Nov 25, 2014China imported 2 million mt of natural gas via pipelines in October, up 8.8% from a year earlier, data released Saturday, November 22, by the country's General Administration of Customs showed. China's customs department reports natural ...
Tags: Pipeline Gas, natural gas
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The Japanese Government Raised Its Assessment of The Economy's Direction
Aug 15, 2014TOKYO — The Japanese government raised its assessment of the economy’s direction this month for the first time in half a year in light of a rebound in consumer spending. “We think the reaction (after a demand surgeA ...
Tags: Japan, Electrical, Electronics
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Bedding Industry Sees Only Modest Growth in 2013
Jun 3, 2014The bedding industry saw only modest growth last year, with units increasing 1.2% and the dollar value of wholesale bedding shipments increasing 2.4%, according to the industry’s official report of 2013 results. The 2013 Mattress ...
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China Iron & Steel Association:China's March Iron Ore Import Prices to Come Under Pressure
Mar 10, 2014China's iron ore import prices are likely to come under pressure in March, as the expected increase in domestic steel output is unlikely to offset the impact of persistent iron ore oversupply in China, the China Iron & Steel Association ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Steel Demand
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Surface Trade Increased 6.5% in December,The Department of Transportation Announced.
Mar 4, 2014Surface trade among the United States,Canada and Mexico increased 6.5%in December,the Department of Transportation announced. All trade among the North American Free Trade Agreement partners rose 6.4%to$90 billion,DOT's Bureau of ...
Tags: Nafta Surface Trade, Nafta, Transportation
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Chinese Iron Ore Demand Slackens Amid Slower Steel Production
Feb 12, 2014Iron ore demand intensity in China will fall further amid continuous drops in steel market prices and lower steel outputs, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) said in its monthly report published on its official website. Chinese ...
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DOT's Freight Transportation Services Index Rose to Record High in November
Jan 10, 2014Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News The Department of Transportation's freight transportation services index rose to record high in November, DOT said Jan. 9. The freight TSI increased 1.2% from October to an all-time high of 116.5, DOT's ...
Tags: Department of Transportation, freight transportation services index