Archive for the January 1, 2017
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The average prices of zinc, tin and nickel, the three top-performing base metals this year after speculators piled into the market, are expected to hover around current levels in 2017, a Reuters poll showed. All
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Cuba sees its sugar industry as being the fastest-growing sector of the economy next year, expanding about 30 percent, Economy Minister Ricardo Cabrisas said in comments published on Wednesday. Cabrisas told the National Assembly on
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ICE cotton futures edged higher on Friday, helped by robust weekly US export sales data amid a weaker dollar, and ended 2016 by marking their best year since 2013. "I think it (export sales data)
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A rush to invest in new and expanded mines for lithium, a key ingredient in batteries used in electric cars, means material will flood the market just as fresh demand kicks in, potentially curbing price
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Oil prices will gradually rise towards $60 per barrel by the end of 2017, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, with further upside capped by a strong dollar, a likely recovery in US oil output
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The global diamond industry is facing disruption that could stretch through the first few months of next year, including Valentine's Day in February, as a result of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radical move to
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Its lower cost has made it popular in commercial food production, but after being blamed for deforestation in Asia, palm oil plantations are now getting a similar rap in Africa. The sheer scale of land
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Three bombs killed 29 people in Baghdad on Saturday as fighting intensified in the northern city of Mosul, where Iraqi government forces are trying to rout Islamic State militants from their last major stronghold in
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A woman among three people died in separate incidents of violence here on Saturday. According to police, body of a woman was recovered in jurisdiction of Shabqadar police station jurisdiction in Ucchanwala stop, Charsadda. In
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Prices of essential kitchen items witnessed a mixed trend during the past week as compared to the preceding week, reveals a survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Saturday. According to the survey, the
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