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Africa Could Become Fertile Ground for New Energy Investment
Africa wants to become fertile ground for new energy investment - investments that would help electrify parts of the continent and make it ripe for new businesses and new jobs, the African Development Bank says.
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DHL Express Invests $185M in U.S. Growth
Shipping and logistics provider DHL Express says it's continuing an investment plan for the United States and the Americas of $185m. The investment earmarked for 2016 and 2017 is focused on infrastructure, technology and people - creating some 900 new jobs in 2016.
California Vehicle Sales Stall After Years of Sustained Growth
By the slimmest of margins, California's remarkable winning streak for sales of new cars, trucks and SUVs has finally come to an end, falling just short of reaching six years of sustained growth.
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Textile Index: Cotton, Polyester and Wool Prices on the Rise
Declining cotton production last season has led to prices rising year-on-year, according to Mintec's latest textile index. Yet, U.S. production in the current season is likely to rise by 25 percent and reduce pressure on prices.
Ship Sales Climb to 7-Year High
Sales of second-hand ships used to haul commodities such as iron ore, coal, grain and fertilizer have hit a seven-year high in 2016 as the industry creeps out of an eight-year downturn that has sunk several fleets of shippers.
Global Parcel Shipping to Grow 20 Percent by 2018, Study Says
Parcel shipping volume will grow annually at 5 to 7 percent between now and 2018, for a total increase of 20 percent, with the biggest gains coming in cross-border shipping, according to a study from Pitney Bowes.
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Tap the Potential of 3D Printing for Manufacturing
We're an on-demand society. We want what we want, when we want it, and at the lowest possible cost. Industrial 3D printing allows you to better match supply with demand. Now learn how 3D printing aligns with Manufacturing as a Service (MAAS), a business model where you tap into the cloud, manufacture what you need, as much as you need, and exactly where you need it.
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How to Maintain a Healthy Supply Chain Amidst Turbulence
Warning: there's turbulence ahead. And it's inevitable. Or just about. Disasters are growing exponentially and ... alarmingly ... according to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), which set the number of global natural disasters in 2016 at just under 300 - gigantic increase over, say, 1900, when there were fewer than ten such events.
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Beyond Black Friday: New Challenges for Holiday Retailers
This year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday were bigger than ever. But the numbers could be concealing an underlying trend away from those key dates in the retail calendar.
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Global Steel Production Rose 3.3 Percent for October
Global raw-steel production rose 2.6 percent from September to October, totaling 136,522,876 metric tons, with similar percentage increases in most of the major steelmaking nations and regions tracked by the World Steel Association. The year-over-year comparison is even higher for October, with a 3.3 percent higher in October 2016 than in October 2015.
U.S. Third-Quarter Growth Revised Upward on Consumer Spending
The U.S. economy expanded more than previously reported last quarter on a sunnier picture of household spending, the primary growth engine. Gross domestic product rose at a 3.2-percent annualized rate in the three months ended in September, the fastest in two years, compared with an initial estimate of 2.9 percent, Commerce Department figures showed last week. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey called for a 3-percent gain.
India Cash Crunch May Delay Consumption, Disrupt Supply Chains
Rather than highlighting how far India's economy has come under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pro-growth administration, a new gross domestic product report underscores just how much there is to lose from his shock clampdown on cash.
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