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Fed will keep pedal to metal on economic stimulus, for now
Repairman Jerry Garcia works on an engine on the assembly line at the Ford plant in Brook Park, Ohio.

New business moving into former Wheeling-Corrugating plant
After being empty for several months, the former Wheeling-Corrugating plant in Beech Bottom is now the new home to one business.

Zinco Do Brasil, An Intriguing Investment In Management Capabilities
Zinco do Brasil just announced that an industry veteran will be joining this American-Brazilian company, positive news.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company Given a $75.00 Price Target at Lazard Capital Markets
Lazard Capital Markets' price target points to a potential upside of 22.83% from the stock's previous close.

A Credit Analysis For Coal Mining Companies
Investing in coal miners can be risky. The coal mining index has dropped 40% this year and several companies' valuations are at multi-year low levels.

RTI Announces 7-Year Agreement with Bombardier* to Supply Precision...
This agreement, which replaces a recently expired supply arrangement, runs through 2019 and calls for RTI to manufacture components and assemblies not previously provided by RTI.

Mining CEOs Punished as FTSE 100 Peers Keep Pay: Commodities
The largest mining companies traded in London cut pay for their chief executive officers by an average 23 percent last year, as boards punished several top managers after a wave of failed deals.

Australian Miners Refuse to Support Move Away from Coal Despite...
Coal workers at the jointly-owned coking coal mines of BHP Billiton Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. have finally conceded to accept a new enterprise agreement, effectively ending a two-year mining clash.

Options with increasing implied volatility: WLT Lnco MNKD Line Two
MannKind CFO says will consider partnering after examining data MannKind CFO Matthew Pfeffer said the company has considered waiting to partner until after FDA makes approval determination for AFREZZA, but thinks "optimal" time to partner may be before approval decision is made.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company Analysis
On March 13, 2013, Berkshire Hathaway bought 6,508,600 shares of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company .

Dynamic Materials Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.04
Dynamic Materials declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 18th, AnalystRatings.Net reports.

Handy and Harman fine silver quotations: $23.034 oz., $740.54 kg.
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Shaw Group sues Bernhard, others over name
The Shaw Group Inc., of Baton Rouge , has taken a dispute with its founder and former chairman, J.M. "Jim" Bernhard Jr., into federal court in an effort to block Bernhard's use of the Shaw name in two new venture capital businesses.

Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.18
Ampco-Pittsburgh declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 17th, Analyst Ratings Network reports.

Walter Energy Given "Hold" Rating at Brean Murray
's stock had its "hold" rating reiterated by research analysts at Brean Murray in a report released on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

Oil traders diversify into food and metals in quest for profits
Energy trading houses are diversifying into food commodities and metals, which makes them likely to invest in assets such as port capacity as they copy their rival Glencore Xstrata to escape excessive reliance on oil.

Zinco Do Brasil Names Former Ivanhoe Mines President Daniel Kunz as...
Zinco do Brasil Inc. , a mine development company focused on bringing into production an advanced stage zinc project in Brazil, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Daniel Kunz as Executive Chairman of the board of directors with immediate effect and as the Company's Chief Executive Officer beginning September 1, 2013.

Commercial Metals Company: A Metals Play That Is Different Than The Rest
Most metals companies have experienced some of their worst performance ever this past year.

Australia shares fall on Fed stimulus fears, miners weigh
Australian shares fell 0.7 percent on Monday as Wall Street fell and blue-chip miners weighed on the local bourse as investors continued to fret over whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will maintain its quantitative easing programme.

Wait and see for MVP in SMI
PLDT chair Manuel Pangilinan says they have no plans to expand or sell their stakes at Indophil Resources Philippines where Philex Mines owns 2-3 percent of the world class mining project at Sagittarius Mines Incorporation.

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Plastics Industry News
Eastman Chemical converting coal plant in Springfield to run on natural gas
Eastman Chemical Co. announced Tuesday that it will convert a coal-fired boiler at the former Solutia plant in Indian Orchard to natural gas by January 2016.

RDIF Leads Consortium to Invest in Russia's Largest Agriculture Tire Producer
A consortium of the Russian Direct Investment Fund , Titan International, Inc., one of the world's largest manufacturers of agricultural and industrial tires, and One Equity Partners , a global private equity fund and a subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase & Co, have reached an agreement in principle with Cordiant to invest in Voltyre-Prom, a leading ... (more)

Wilmington's downtown gets jazzed up for tribute
The DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival opens tonight in Wilmington , marking a quarter-century of celebrating the life and music of the iconic native son trumpeter.

Raven, Google Collaborate To Bring Internet Access To Rural, Remote Areas Of The World
RAVEN, GOOGLE COLLABORATE TO BRING INTERNET ACCESS TO RURAL, REMOTE AREAS OF THE WORLD Jun. 19, 2013 Source: Raven news release Raven Industries, Inc. today announced it is involved in a pilot project with Google designed to provide high-speed wireless Internet accessibility to rural, remote and underserved areas of the world.

JobsOhio tracks Cooper buyout
By ROSE SCHNEIDER Staff Writer A nonprofit economic development agency created by Gov. John Kasich to lead the state's job-creation efforts will do what it can to make sure Apollo Tyres, of India, keeps Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Lifshitz Law Firm Announces Investigation of Cooper Tire & Rubber...
Lifshitz Law Firm announces an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the proposed sale of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Suncor Energy Inc. (NYSE:SU), Chesapeake Energy Corporation...
Growing Stock Report expands its NYSE Gainers Weekly Watch List adding Suncor Energy Inc. , Chesapeake Energy Corporation , and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company .

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT): The Longest Bear Market Begins
The Dow Jones Industrial Average began its existence in the swelling optimism of a post-panic bull market.

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EQUATE & Dow sponsor process automation lab at Kuwait University's engineering college The 1st of its kind at Middle East universities EQUATE Petrochemical Company and The Dow Chemical Company sponsored the founding and establishing of "EQUATE Process Automation Lab" at the Electrical Engineering Department of Kuwait University's College of ... (more)

Natural Gas Producers Pushing, Against Chemical Cos., to End Export Restrictions
Energy companies are pressing hard for the U.S. government to lift restrictions on exports of liquefied natural gas , with the American Petroleum Institute recently moving to expand its already robust lobbying force in Washington.

Goodyear Tire: Still Room To Run
I first wrote about Goodyear Tire & Rubber on January 31 of this year. In that article I highlighted the global growth potential and the improving margins.

AEP Industries Stock Rating Upgraded by Thomson Reuters/Verus
Shares of AEP Industries traded up 4.91% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $69.45.

An explosion at La. olefins plant leaves 2 dead, 76 injured
News of a tragic explosion at an olefins plant in Louisiana is featured in this week's video.

Main Project Financing Completed for Sadara
Sadara Chemical Company , Dow's joint venture with Saudi Arabian Oil Company , entered into definitive agreements with certain export credit agencies, commercial banks and the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for approximately $10.5 billion of additional project financing.

Creative destruction
As the world of big drug companies streamlines operations by shrinking research-and-development staffs and outsourcing tasks amid patent losses on key medicines, the benefit is two-fold for specialty firms contracted to take on the work.

Greif is Among the Companies in the Metal & Glass Containers Industry ...
Below are the three companies in the Metal & Glass Containers industry with the highest future earnings growth.

Google to provide internet connectivity through balloons
Search engine giant Google has launched a new pilot programme Project Loon in New Zealand to offer wireless internet services in remote regions of the southern hemisphere.

Carlisle Companies Incorporated - Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A),...
Project Description: MarketLines' Carlisle Companies Incorporated Mergers & Acquisitions , Partnerships & Alliances and Investments report includes business description, detailed reports on mergers and acquisitions , divestments, capital raisings, venture capital investments, ownership and partnership transactions undertaken by Carlisle Companies ... (more)

DEALTALK-Cheap foreign loans spur India's outbound M&A march
Foreign banks are fuelling India's recent burst of overseas takeover bids, offering cheap U.S. dollar loans to Indian corporates hungry to expand beyond their home state.

Michigan's natural gas prices may rise, depending on decisions to allow more overseas exports
In Europe, the price is closer to $10 per thousand cubic feet. In Japan, the price is hovering over $15.

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