Economics of the Construction Industry
Globe and Mail
Highlight from Newmont Mining's 4Q copper and gold productionLos Angeles TimesAP Newmont Mining Corp., one of the world's biggest gold producers, capitalized on higher gold and copper prices in the fourth quarter. …Newmont Mining 4Q Profit Soars With Gold PricesNew York TimesNewmont Mining Earnings Surge on Gold PricesMarketNewsVideo.comNewmont Mining's Profit Soars As Copper [...]
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Copper Prices Edge LowerBloombergUTVIt was a day of correction in Copper on Monday. The prices seemed to be taking cues from China which opened soft after its lunar New Year holidays. …Gold rises to $1130 but falls; copper, oil prices dropCommodity OnlineGLOBAL MARKETS-US stocks seesaw, dollar up on recovery jittersReutersCOMMODITIES-Most rally on weak [...]
Today in Globe BusinessBoston GlobeLaPlante, a union carpenter, is among thousands of unemployed in Massachusetts and across the nation who are discovering an unexpected kink in the system …
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When stints on payroll hurt the joblessBoston Globe“You can't take care of yourself with that amount of money,'' said LaPlante, 42, a member of Carpenters Local 40 in Cambridge. “I don't think people should …
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Copper Rises for Fourth Consecutive Day as Growth Spurs DemandBusinessWeekThis is all positive for copper prices because improving economies imply increasing demand for copper.” Copper for delivery in March increased 4.7 cents, …LME Copper Rises 3.8% Tracking SHFE Gains, Weaker DollarWall Street JournalMETALS-Copper rises on dollar, Greece aid, ChinaForexyardMETALS-Copper ends little changed, tracks outside marketsReutersStock [...]
'Fair share' among Democrats' 2 updated labor billsDesMoinesRegister.comThe other labor bill is commonly referred to as "prevailing wage." That's a rate private companies would have to pay employees when working on government …Iowa Democrats introduce proposals that affect labor unionsMason City Globe Gazette
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Culver pushes prevailing wage legislationMason City Globe GazetteChet Culver encouraged lawmakers to make a run at prevailing wage legislation that resulted in a three-day standoff in the Iowa House last year as majority …Iowa Governor Culver Issues Executive Order Encouraging PLAsThe Truth About PLAsCulver now using “fighting” rhetoricRadio IowaIowaPolitics.com: Culver's order on project labor [...]
Culver pushes prevailing wage legislationMason City Globe GazetteAlthough there's been no action on prevailing wage this year, House Labor Committee Chairman Rick Olson, D-Des Moines, is having a bill drafted he thinks …
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