Journals By Industry - Price Increases

As a result of a growing number of industries setting up in Sohar, Muscat in 2008 created of a new economic zone in Sohar. It had already attracted a number of projects to...

The use of rare earth minerals may become a logistical bottleneck plaguing the deployment of wind turbines, photovoltaic cells, and electric vehicles, according to a report recently updated by the U.S. Department of...

The reality is, at least according to one analysis of the stock market, most returns come from dividends, and over long periods stocks do not perform better than inflation (see "How to get...

HEADNOTE On November 15, 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference to explore what has been driving the large and rapid increases in Midwest farmland values. Academics, industry representatives, and...

HEADNOTE According to participants in the Chicago Fed's annual Economic Outlook Symposium, the U.S. economy is forecasted to grow at a pace below its historical average in 2012, following a year with an...

While the housing market has a long, hard road ahead of it, signs abound that the market is finally in the throes of a genuine, sustainable recovery. Among the key statistics and forecasts...

HEADNOTE The Klingele team now has firm control of papermaking and anaerobic wastewater treatment The Klingele recycled liner mill, near tlie North Sea in Germany, has proven that the elimination of traditional organic...

Profit Up in Technology Solutions Segment, Although Thai Floods Hurt Results in Ubiquitous Solutions and Device Solutions Segments Tokyo, Jan 31, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today reported a consolidated net loss...

Oman in 2008/09 weathered the global financial crisis and since then the economy has returned to pre-crisis GDP growth levels. In 2011, the government began investing RO30bn ($77.9bn) under a five-year plan to...

The search for oil in Oman began in 1925, soon after D'Arcy Exploration Co. won a two-year licence. Then the country was a British protectorate. The firm made geological surveys but failed to...

Energy Ministry does not rule out raising export duties on thermal coal Russia's Energy Ministry is unhappy with rising prices for "certain brands of coal" and is prepared to raise the issue of...

Liquid expands as the temperature increases. That simple law of physics is at the heart of a consumer class action that alleges Chevron is cheating California consumers by selling motor fuel at an...

It's right there on the Sewerage and Water Board website: The president of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board is the mayor of New Orleans. But recent developments point toward the need...

The number of mortgage loans paid off, an indicator of real estate market health, fell 6.4 percent statewide from 2010 to 2011. However, the number of loan payoffs rose from the third to...

By IsraelNatiobnalNews.com Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday said sanctions have no effect on Iran and added that anybody who wants to threaten Iranians' rights will be confronted proportionally, the Iranian-based IRNA news...

There are fuel shortages in the country caused partly by financial difficulties being faced by the interim government since the fall of President Mubarak and partly in view of rising domestic prices. Long...

Ukraine announces plans to observe gas contract, talk price - Miller Ukraine has said it will abide by its contractual obligations to Russian gas giant for purchases in 2012. However, it will be...

Multif amily home construction will still lead the way in 2012, according to Jeffrey Otteau, president of Otteau Valuation Group, but recent increases in the number of existing home sales may turn 2013...

Those shopping for a home this year could encounter an unexpected dilemma: Fewer properties to choose from. About 12,000 homes were listed for sale at the end of December in the nine-county central...