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U.K. luxury fashion house Burberry PLC (BRBY.LN) Tuesday reported a strong start to its fiscal year with a 27% rise in first-quarter sales and said it expects to remain unaffected by projected drops in consumer spending. The company said it is not overly concerned about the ...
The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 3.9% higher, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle last week, when the average AWEX Superfine Micron Prices Guides rose by a further 5 to 9% on top of last week's rises of 5 to 7%. The market is operating independently of ...
The euro rallied versus the dollar after the U.S. government said nonfarm payrolls increased much less than expected and the unemployment rate rose to a seven-month peak. Plunging temperatures in Europe and colder weather in parts of the United States prompted a surge in demand ...
Raymond James Oil and Gas Analyst Luc Mageau believes that with relative near-term stability in oil and gas prices, making money in the exploration and production (E&P) space is all about picking the right companies. He covers mostly small players north of the border, especially ...
The August Northwest European paraxylene contract price has been fully settled at Eur745/mt ($987/mt) FD NWE, a fall of Eur40/mt from the July CP of Eur785/mt. The settlement was confirmed by consumer Invista and a producer on Friday, who said they had followed an initial ...
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will scrap tax rebates to exporters of dozens of commodities including key steel products, corn starch, rubber products and ethanol, the finance ministry said, while they also face a rise in the yuan. The decision has disappointed local steel ...
p>The European debt crisis and the plummeting euro are taking a toll in China, as a rapidly strengthening Chinese yuan has eroded the competitiveness of its goods in Europe, the country's largest overseas market. Insiders also said that the dwindling exports to countries like ...
LONDON ,May 26-Cognis has not ruled out a possible takeover as it looks at strategic options for the future, the German specialty chemicals producer said on Wednesday, following news reports that BASF had made a bid for the group. On Tuesday, Financial Times Deutschland reported ...
p> It has been a bumper year for China's businesses with around 70 percent releasing annual reports listing staggering profits. The rise in profits for China's listed companies in 2009 was spurred by real estate developers and machine manufacturers thanks to a rebound in the ...
CHICAGO, Jan. 12 - Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped sharply shortly before pit trading closed on Tuesday, catalyzed by falling oil. Silver and platinum both tumbled. The most active gold contract for February delivery lost 22 U.S. ...
NEW YORK, Jan 12 - Commodity prices slid and stocks slumped around the world on Tuesday after China said it would raise banks' reserve requirements in a move that could damp a recovery from the worst global recession in decades. A weak start to the corporate earnings season in ...
Iraq hopes a petrodollar gush it will uncork by tripling oil output will drag it out of chaos into prosperity, but there is just as much chance the new wealth will fuel fresh conflict. Home to the world's third-largest oil reserves, Iraq also plans to leap to third place among ...
VIENNA, Sept. 14 - The weekly average OPEC oil prices appeared rebound again last week, but in a very small range. It increased by 0.53 U.S. dollars compared to the previous week to 68.09 dollars per barrel, the Vienna-based cartel said Monday. In the first four trading days of ...
PARIS - European euphoria over biofuel has ended after slumping oil prices and cheap imports battered the sector last year, while the credit crisis has made the outlook even gloomier. Producers say the fall in oil prices at a far quicker pace than agricultural costs has ...
PRAGUE, Feb 4 - The 2008 fourth quarter operating profit (EBIT) at Czech oil refiner Unipetrol (UNPEsp.PR) will likely be negative, the company said in a statement released late on Tuesday. Unipetrol, 63 percent-owned by Poland's PKN Orlen PKNA.WA, has suffered in past quarters ...
VIENNA, Jan. 12 -- The weekly average prices of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rebounded slightly above 40 U.S. dollars per barrel last week to 43.99 U.S. dollars, the Vienna-based cartel said on Monday. The weekly oil prices were 7.70 U.S. dollars per ...
SHANGHAI, Jan 17 - Profit at China Merchants Energy Shipping Co (601872.SS), the country's biggest oil carrier, sank 74 percent in the fourth quarter of last year as the shipping market slowed. Net profit tumbled to 34.33 million yuan ($5.0 million) from 132.92 million yuan in ...
SINGAPORE - As a combination of plunging commodity prices and declining exports drastically changes Asia's terms of trade, exceptionally weak currencies, such as South Korea's, are likely to see disproportionate benefits. Most of Asia, barring Malaysia and Vietnam, imports huge ...
BEIJING - The yuan is expected to rise between 5 and 6 percent this year against the US dollar, Li Daokui, an adviser to China's central bank, was quoted as saying in a local newspaper. "My personal view is that the yuan will rise by 5 to 6 percent this year in a controlled and ...
BEIJING - The yuan exchange rate is not the main cause of the trade imbalance between China and the United States, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Ministry spokesman Hong Lei also told a regular news briefing that China was committed to proceeding with yuan ...
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China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
China stocks close higher over liquidity injection
China stocks close higher over liquidity injection
BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rose on Tuesday after the ...
China slams Japan's NHK governor's denial of Nanjing massacre
China slams Japan's NHK governor's denial of Nanjing massacre
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday slammed the remarks of ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
Canada's main stock index tumbles over asset loss in emerging markets
Canada's main stock index tumbles over asset loss in emerging markets
TORONTO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Canada's main stock index fell sharply on ...
GM China chairman to retire
GM China chairman to retire
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- General Motors Co. announced Friday that ...
Super car club in commercial drive
Super car club in commercial drive
On the night of Nov 11, more than 150 super cars were driven into the ...
China's banks must evolve or perish
China's banks must evolve or perish
As China's traditional banks raise interest rates to claw back lost ...
Chinese leader calls for more marine power
Chinese leader calls for more marine power
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli Sunday called for research in polar ...
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Miami Heat's LeBron James (R) stands with teammates Chris Bosh (C) and ...
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi Winter Games
Injured Olympic champion Wang Meng has been ruled out of the 139...
Fourteen countries expected to compete in Cuba's wrestling tourney
Fourteen countries expected to compete in Cuba's wrestling tourney
Some 14 countries and regions are expected to compete in the 45th ...