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Trucking's getting a breather with weakening freight demand: FTR
2015-07-10 04:20:49| Trucking - Topix.net
Capacity utilization has dropped to a more normalized 95% and the impact of regulatory drag on truck capacity has decreased, according to Noel Perry, truck and transportation expert for industry analyst FTR. He was speaking during FTR's free State of Freight Webinar today on Key Transportation Issues.
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How Emerson is dealing with a weakening euro
2015-03-16 14:41:45| Apparel - Topix.net
Emerson is increasing its output in Mexico and parts of Eastern Europe in an effort to cushion the impact of the strong dollar, CEO David Farr told Bloomberg. Meanwhile, European companies that sell in the U.S., from Siemens AG to Abercrombie & Fitch , are benefiting from the weak euro and strong dollar, Bloomberg reports.
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How Emerson is dealing with a weakening euro
2015-03-16 14:21:57| Electronics - Topix.net
As the dollar strengthens, Emerson Electric Co. is shifting manufacturing to countries with a depressed currency.
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Weakening of summer storm intensifies heat extremes
2015-03-14 02:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Asian News International: A new study has revealed that summer storm weakening leads to more persistent heat extremes. Researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research suggested that storm activity in large parts of the US, Europe and Russia significantly calmed down during summers over the past decades, but this is no good news. The weakening of strong winds associated with the jetstream and weather systems prolongs and hence intensifies heat extremes like the one in Russia in 2010 which caused devastating...
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Senate Approves Bill Weakening Oversight of Electric Rates
2015-02-07 14:05:14| Energy - Topix.net
A bill that would weaken state oversight of the state's two largest electric utilities' rates is moving through the General Assembly. The Senate voted 32-6 Friday for a bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Frank Wagner that would exempt Dominion Virginia Power and Appalachian Power from comprehensive rate reviews for several years.
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