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Research
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Overview
The Metals & Mining industry encompasses the extraction (mining) as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals such as aluminum, gold, precious metals, coal and steel. The industry is oligarchic in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of the output.
The largest segment of the global metals market [...]
Posted by The Wall Street Geek
Research
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Overview
The Metals & Mining industry encompasses the extraction (mining) as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals such as aluminum, gold, precious metals, coal and steel. The industry is oligarchic in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of the output.
The largest segment of the global metals market [...]
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Breaking News
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — HSBC’s version of the China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 50.1 in June, down from 51.6 in May, the bank said Friday. It followed an official version of the PMI, released earlier in the day, which showed the manufacturing sentiment and activity gauge down to 50.9 in June from 52.0 [...]
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Breaking News
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — China’s official version of the Purchasing Managers’ Index slipped to 50.9 in June from 52.0 in May, according to figures released Friday, signaling that tight monetary conditions further slowed manufacturing activity in the country. The data, released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and National Bureau of Statistics, was [...]
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Breaking News
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The case against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was charged with sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper, is near collapse, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is considering stepping down later this year, but will not make a decision until contentious negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling are completed, people familiar with his thinking said on Thursday.
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011
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AP – The Senate canceled its planned July Fourth recess on Thursday, but partisan divisions remained razor sharp as the clock ticked on efforts to strike a deal to avoid a government default and trim huge federal deficits.
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