Seaborne iron ore prices reached a new historic low Tuesday as the Platts 62% Fe Iron Ore Index, or IODEX, lost $0.75/dmt on the day to reach $44/dmt CFR North China. It is the lowest point the IODEX has been since Platts' began spot ...
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Tire Rack Inc. compared four standard touring all-season tires in the third set of results released from its 19th annual tire testing season. Tires tested were: * Continental TrueContact (standard touring all-season, 215/60R16 95T); * ...
The fiscal month of December came in like a lion and went out like a lamb in the outdoor products market this year as the right mix of weather, resolution of political strife, improved economics and a shift in the holiday seasonal calendar ...
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Strong demand is keeping a floor under hay prices in Indiana, reports hay grower Dennis Smeltzer.Photo: Rick Mooney Demand for high-quality hay in wintry weather as the new year began put upside pressure on prices in northern Indiana, ...
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RadioShack opened a pre-Christmas pop-up store in Manhattan's busy Penn Station. Related RadioShack RadioShack Receives New Financing RadioShack RadioShack Continues To Reshape Management Team RadioShack RadioShack Continues Store Revamp ...
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UK retail sales values were down 2.2% on a like-for-like basis from April 2012, when they had declined 3.3% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were down 0.6%, against a 1.0% decline in April 2012. Growth was negatively ...
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Shoppers are being urged to buy British lamb this Easter to help embattled sheep producers who are struggling against the worst winter weather for more than 50 years, according to the National Farmers Union (NFU). Farmers fear many lambs ...
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Notwithstanding the continuing wintry weather, the last two to three weeks have seen a revival in business activity on German softwood-lumber markets. Important reasons for this trend are what are evidently for some businesses’ ...
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Global demand for auto parts in the fourth quarter, the traditional high season, is expected to be strong, especially amid bad weather in North America. Tong Yang Industrial Co., Ltd., a major auto-parts supplier in Taiwan, announced ...
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