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BHP Billiton Price Target Cut to $2,350.00 by Analysts at Jefferies Group
The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the stock. BHP has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports.

Century Aluminum Company Announces Pricing of $250 Million Offering of Senior Secured Notes
The notes will have an interest rate of 7.5% per annum and are being issued at a price equal to 98.532% of their face value.

Precision Castparts (PCP) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.03
Precision Castparts announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 23rd, Analyst Ratings Network reports.

Natural Resource Partners LP (NRP)'s Safe, Strong 9.5% Yield
Natural Resource Partners LP continues to make good progress diversifying away from leasing its owned coal reserves in central Appalachia and the Illinois Basin.

Werner Enterprises Enhances Employee Convenience at Onsite Cafeteria with Cashless Payment Option
Werner Enterprises, a premier transportation and logistics company, was looking for a Point of Sale system which would allow employees to make cash and cashless purchases of food and beverages in the company cafeteria.

Glencore Xstrata Announces Inaugural $5 Billion Five-Tranche Bond Issue
Mining and commodities-trading giant Glencore Xstrata PLC , Thursday enounced the launch and pricing of a dollar denominated issue of notes in a $5 billion five-tranche transaction comprising 3 year, 5 year and 10 year fixed-rate Notes and 3 year and 5 year floating-rate Notes, issued through its subsidiary Glencore Funding LLC.

Growth expected in commercial aerospace
Forecasted growth in the commercial aerospace industry presents opportunities for local businesses to expand in the fast-growing sector, says an industry consultant.

Drumbeat: May 22, 2013
The investigation into possible oil-price fixing gathered pace as trading houses from Glencore Xstrata Plc, the $70 billion mining firm, to Gunvor Group Ltd.

New Mesmerizing Video Documents Incredible Moments After Okla....
Iconic shot of first responder Jim Routon discovering his neighbor Hezekiah Darbon, 6, had survived the Oklahoma tornado and scooping him up in his arms.

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCP): The Latest Aerospace Play Gives Earnings
Another week and another set of earnings in the industrial space that confirms the curious bifurcation in the sector.

Handy and Harman fine silver quotations: $24.27 oz., $780.28 kg.
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Insiders Are Buying These 2 Stocks Heavily...Should You?
Adem is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

Meena Krishnamsetty: Wells Fargo takes over as Buffett favorite
Ms. Krishnamsetty is editor and co-founder of Insider Monkey , a finance website that provides free insider trading and hedge-fund stock-holdings data.

Oil-Fixing Probe Accelerates as EU Asks Trading Firms for Help
An investigation into possible oil- price fixing gathered pace as trading houses from Glencore Xstrata Plc, the $70 billion mining firm, to Gunvor Group Ltd.

Waste Management Presents at Wunderlich Securities, Inc. Investor Summit at WasteExpo - Transcript
So joining me now on the stage is Waste Management. If you all remember, it's about a $13.9 billion revenue company.

StockCall Scrutinizes MTW, AGCO, CBI, PWR, and HW
StockCall.com Provides Stock Research on Manitowoc Co. Inc., AGCO Corp., Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V., Quanta Services Inc., and Headwaters Inc.

Centamin Receives Buy Rating from Investec
's stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Investec in a report released on Monday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports.

StockCall Pre-Market Review on VALE, ANR, ACI, and MCP
The slowdown in the Chinese economy last year had a significant impact on the mining industry.

Amcol declares 20 cent quarterly dividend
Marketwired HOFFMAN ESTATES - Amcol International Corp.'s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cents a share for the second quarter of 2013, payable July 9 to shareholders of record as of June 6. Shareholders also re-elected all class III directors to the board.

Andrew Mason's Manifest Destiny Strikes Silicon Valley
Groupon Co-Founder Brad Keywell has famously lamented that Chicago's best tech folks flee here for Silicon Valley.

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Plastics Industry News
Novomer demonstrates large-scale production of polypropylene using waste CO2
In a project funded in part by the US Department of Energy , Novomer Inc. has completed the first successful large-scale production of a polypropylene carbonate polymer using waste CO2 as a key raw material.

VDOT Holds Hearing on Western Bypass Design Options
The controversial Route 29 Western Bypass is back up for debate - this time at a VDOT-sponsored public comment session.

Carlisle Companies Inc: Fundamental Stock Research Analysis
Before analyzing a company for investment, it's important to have a perspective on how well the business has performed.

Agree To Buy Goodyear Tire & Rubber At $10, Earn 8.5%
Tire & Rubber Co. shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $14.49/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal.

Carlisle Construction Materials to expand, add 50 jobs
Gov. Tom Corbett announced today that Carlisle Construction Materials will expand its operations, retain 537 jobs and add 50 new jobs in Cumberland County.

Bridgestone Launches Construction on "Plant" Plant
Announcement: GlobeSt.com now offers Phoenix commercial real estate executives easier access to more information and resources via our NEW dedicated Phoenix edition.

23rd Annual Int'l Food & Agribusiness Management Assn World Forum Announced
The overarching theme of the event "The Road to 2050: The Talent Factor" will focus on how to develop and sustain talent across the diverse value chain of global food production - from smallholder farmers in emerging regions of the world to the sophisticated commercial agriculture practices in mature economies.

Pilot for a day
Outfitted in a pint-sized flight suit and a pink U.S. Air Force ball cap, Kylee Vidas, 9, was ready to be Pilot for a Day on Wednesday at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station.

Tredegar Corp. - Shareholder/Analyst Call
Good morning. I'm Greg Williams, Chairman of the Board of Tredegar. Welcome to the 25th Annual Meeting.

UPDATED: Albemarle Police Tight-Lipped About Crozet Fatal Shooting
UPDATE: Virginia Church of God released a statement Wednesday afternoon regarding the fatal shooting in Crozet Tuesday.

Is Now the Time to Buy E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (DD)?
With a market that seems to hit new highs every day, it's getting tougher to find a good business trading at a fair price.

When natural gas prices rise, who loses?
Workers tend to a well head during a hydraulic fracturing operation outside Rifle, in western Colorado.The companies at most risk from high natural gas prices are chemical companies and biofuel companies, Reich writes.

Japanese JV selects Freeport for chemical plant
A joint venture between Mitsui & Company Ltd. and Idemitsu Kosan Company Ltd., two Japanese chemical companies, has chosen to build an alpha olefins chemical plant at Dow Chemical Co.'s Freeport location.

VA's GOP Candidates Stop in Albemarle on Fly-Around Tour
The republican nominees for statewide office are making their way around the commonwealth this week.

Eastman Tritan™ Copolyester Provides Superior Clarity to Tzeng Shyng Tableware Line
Several of the company's blow-molded products, which are part of Tzeng Shyng's top retail drinkware line, will be on display at Eastman's booth, No.

Annual Sustainability Research Conference Inspires Collaboration and Shares Solutions
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia - The Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability , housed at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business , held its fifth annual research conference at the Berkeley-Haas School of Business on Monday, 29 April through Wednesday, 1 May.

Eastman Executives to Address Basic Materials 2013 Conference
Updated Media Advisory Issued May 20, 2013 Basic Materials Conference 2013 Mark Costa, President, and Ron Lindsay, Executive Vice President, Eastman Chemical Company , will address the Basic Materials Conference 2013, sponsored by Goldman Sachs, in New York City on May 21 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

ColorMatrix unveils oxygen scavenger for PET packaging
ColorMatrix has launched an oxygen scavenging solution for PET packaging claiming it offers enhanced container clarity to help customers achieve aesthetic and recyclability goals.

Eastman Introduces a Line of Low Volatile Pure Monomer Resins
Eastman Chemical Company has introduced a new line of low volatile pure monomer resins including: Kristalex 5140LV, Kristalex 3115LV, Kristalex 3100LV and Plastolyn 290LV.

Dow Lab Safety Academy Promotes Safety Mindset in Future Chemical Workforce
Explore the Dow Lab Safety Academy at http://safety.dow.com . The Dow Lab Safety Academy includes dozens of videos featuring lab safety guidelines for a variety of real-life scenarios, grouped under four comprehensive lab safety categories.

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