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Oil & gas execs 'pressured' Oklahoma geologists not to reveal fracking-quakes link
2015-03-05 17:26:19| Electronics - Topix.net
Newly-obtained emails reveal that Oklahoma geologists were pressured by oil industry big-shots not to push on with their assessments of possible links between earthquakes in the state and hydraulic fracturing industry, most often referred to as fracking. More than a year since a sharp spike in earthquakes in the region, which coincided with fracking for oil and gas, the Oklahoma Geological Survey say there might be a possible link.
PepsiCo earnings may be pressured by currency fluctuations
2014-12-17 20:21:06| Beverages - Topix.net
PepsiCo Inc earnings could come under pressure in the fourth quarter due to currency fluctuations, investors said, as the company's biggest foreign markets - Russia, Mexico and Canada - have all taken hits to their currencies in recent months. While international expansion has helped PepsiCo diversify, it has exposed it to broader economic problems and forex volatility, particularly as the U.S. dollar has risen rapidly.
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Calf Prices Pressured By Seasonality And Harvest
2014-10-25 15:34:00| Beef
The seasonal increase in auction receipts, increased percentage of freshly weaned calves and farmer-feeders returning to harvest added pressure to calf prices. Cash fed cattle trade, on the other hand, was at a record $170/cwt. read more
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TSMC Pressured by Samsung
2014-10-13 21:46:46| Semiconductors - Topix.net
HSINCHU, Taiwan-At Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., hundreds of engineers have joined a newly instituted overnight shift. Their task is to come up with advanced technology to mass produce some of the world's most intricate computing chips in the shortest time possible.
Kroger supermarket chain pressured by both sides of 'open carry' gun debate
2014-08-20 05:52:37| Grocery - Topix.net
Kroger Co, the largest U.S. supermarket operator, is the latest high-profile company caught in the battle over gun rights and gun control in the United States.