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Global shares end lower in volatile session, dollar falls
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks prices worldwide fell on Thursday as investors questioned the pace of economic growth and when the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus program would end. U.S. shares ended mildly lower after a volatile session, bucking the trend...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Kim Jong Un, Apple iPhone, Vodafone Group Plc, priceline.com Inc.
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NASA puts shuttle launch pad in Florida up for lease
ReutersCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 23 (Reuters) - Nearly two years after space shuttle Atlantis blasted off for the last time, NASA on Thursday put out a "For Lease" notice for one of its shuttle launch pads in Florida. In a notice posted on its procurement...Tags: Space Programs, Atlantis, Manufacturing and Engineering, Rocketry, Satellite Technology
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Valero Houston refinery FCC back at planned rates
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp said a gasoline-making fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCC) was back at planned rates at its 88,000 barrel-per-day Houston refinery on Thursday. The company on Tuesday said that an issue with the FCC unit had resulted...Tags: Valero Energy Corp., Valero LP, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Hauling off the dead horses that couldn't outrun Oklahoma tornado
When a tornado rages across the plains of Oklahoma, the immediate focus is on people, pets and property. Largely forgotten are the horses, cattle and other large livestock caught in a twister’s path. These animals were thrown, twisted and...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - U.N
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential U....Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Manufacturing and Engineering, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tehran (Iran), Nuclear Policy
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China factory activity shrinks for first time in seven months: flash PMI
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May as new orders fell, a preliminary manufacturing survey showed, entrenching fears that its economic recovery has stalled and that a sharper cooldown may be...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, HSBC Holdings plc, Petroleum Industry
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Cars crashed, smashed and trashed in 'Fast & Furious 6'
It didn't have to be like this. In the age of green screens and VFX houses, filmmakers responsible for the sixth installment of the "Fast & Furious" franchise didn't have to actually destroy hundreds of cars. They didn't have to run over a custom 1969...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Vehicles, BBC, The Fast and the Furious 6 (movie), Manufacturing and Engineering
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Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could eventually produce plutonium for a nuclear weapon if Tehran decides to make one, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday. In another...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Explosions, Defense Equipment, Nuclear Power, International Organizations
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Cars crashed, smashed and trashed in 'Fast & Furious 6'
It didn't have to be like this. In the age of green screens and VFX houses, filmmakers responsible for the sixth installment of the "Fast & Furious" franchise didn't have to actually destroy hundreds of cars. They didn't have to run over a custom 1969...
Tags: Vehicles, BBC, The Fast and the Furious 6 (movie), Manufacturing and Engineering, Entertainment
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Erin Van Berkmoes: SCORE counselors offer expertise on many business topics
Editor's note: Erin Van Berkmoes, guest relations specialist with the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, submitted the following column. The Petoskey chamber provides administrative support and meeting space for the local SCORE business counseling...
Tags: University of Colorado at Boulder, Electronics, Education, Employees, Small Businesses
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U.S. cash crude differentials weaker ahead of roll trade
Reuters* Crude futures settle lower, U.S. June contract expires * Brent/U.S. crude spread narrows slightly NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Cash crude differentials in the United States were mostly weaker on Tuesday, a day ahead of the three-day roll period in...Tags: Derivative Securities, Valero Energy Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering
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God's Pit Crew readies for trip to Oklahoma
WDBJ7 ReporterA group from Danville, sent to help victims after last week's tornadoes in Texas, is now on its way to Oklahoma. Tuesday volunteers with God's Pit Crew loaded trailers and packed buckets getting another crew to join the team in Moore, Oklahoma....Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Manufacturing and Engineering
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