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China Awaits Index Futures Launch – Wall Street Journal

TopNews United States China Awaits Index Futures LaunchWall Street JournalChina's steel futures, the latest future products launched in March 2009, rose sharply on their first day with the benchmark steel-bar contract gaining …Asian Shares End Mostly Higher;China Growth Back In … Continue reading

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Spot iron ore softens further despite small rebound in steel futures – American Metal Market

TopNews Singapore (press release) Spot iron ore softens further despite small rebound in steel futuresAmerican Metal MarketSpot iron ore prices continue to soften amid reluctant Chinese buying in the face of mounting inventories and weak steel prices. …Maanshan Steel Says … Continue reading

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UK Services Sector Expands – Wall Street Journal

TopNews United Kingdom (blog) UK Services Sector ExpandsWall Street JournalResearch group Markit Economics and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply said the services purchasing managers index rose to 56.8 in December …Services sector ends 2009 on a highashdowngroup.comConstruction activity … Continue reading

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Asarco to pay $1.8B for cleanup – Seattle Times

TopNews United Kingdom (blog) Asarco to pay $1.8B for cleanupSeattle TimesBut, aided by rising copper prices and a complicated five-year bankruptcy reorganization, the Arizona-based company, Grupo Mexico and the Justice Department …Kin-Buc Landfill and other New Jersey sites to benefit … Continue reading

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Asarco Endgame Is In Sight – Wall Street Journal (blog)

TopNews United States Asarco Endgame Is In SightWall Street Journal (blog)But the company pulled off a remarkable turnaround, thanks in large part to a commodities boom that lifted copper prices. During the case, it hammered out a …Sterlite seen losing … Continue reading

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Grupo Mexico Chairman Gets Long-Awaited Prize – Wall Street Journal

TopNews United States Grupo Mexico Chairman Gets Long-Awaited PrizeWall Street JournalBut the company pulled off a remarkable turnaround, thanks in large part to a commodities boom that lifted copper prices. During the case, it hammered out a …Sterlite seen losing … Continue reading

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