Archive for  December 2012
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Cotton spot prices in India rose in the last week on buying by exporters to meet demand from Bangladesh, and are expected to remain range bound on aggressive buying by yarn makers. Traders were expecting
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Gold importers in India booked deals for the peak wedding season as prices stayed near their lowest level in a month, eyeing the key parliament vote on entry of foreign super markets and its impact
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French sugar beet growers CGB said on Friday they expected the French crop to fall to 33.1 million tonnes in 2012 due to both a drop in area and yield. They did not give a
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The Philippines may drop a plan to buy 100,000 tonnes of rice next year after forecasts of good local supply, the country's farm minister said on Monday, in a move that could help keep down
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Gold rose on Friday, rebounding from early lows, as upbeat US nonfarm payrolls data did not alter a view that the Federal Reserve will continue to use bullion-friendly economic stimulus to boost growth. For the
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Commodity markets enjoyed mixed fortunes this week as traders balanced gloomy eurozone economic news, alongside contrasting jobs data and "fiscal cliff" fears in the United States. Many markets fell heavily along with the euro on
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Airbus confirmed on Friday it had sold 186 aircraft in November, putting it on the verge of meeting its goal for the full year but failing to close a gap with rival Boeing. Between January
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A group of Chinese companies, including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), is in talks to buy American International Group Inc's aircraft leasing unit for about $5.5 billion, two sources familiar with the matter
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US Airways Group Inc has made a formal merger proposal to American Airlines parent AMR Corp and its creditors that could value the combined airline at around $8.5 billion, two people familiar with the matter
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China's entrepreneurial hub of Wenzhou has launched its own index to track private lending, with China seeking to provide greater transparency in a city known for its shadow-banking practices, the Shanghai Securities News said on
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