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...Freed from the constraints of carving and joining — essentially editing — natural materials such as wood, or the expense of metal casting, furniture designers were able to realise bold new forms....
...But first it would sell those same plants the steel to make the pipes — at a huge mark-up from the price it had paid for the metal....
...“Aside from the occasional Norwegian death metal band, this is very safe,” says Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research....
...Precious v industrial metals: Buy precious metals when you are worried about growth, and switch to industrials when you think the economy can pick up....
...Those concerns weighed on metals prices, with the likes of copper, lead and zinc leading declines on the London Metal Exchange on Monday....
...Industrial metals need a similarly big fall. Broader social moods affect markets at these junctures....
...In one TV design that required double injection moulding, Samsung’s designers acquired injection machines from all over the world “just so we can get a look at it, to get an idea of what kind of design we...
...Bankruptcy We discussed this at some length on Monday because it reminded us of Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company LLC (TCEH) in 2011....
...Yildirim is a conglomerate founded in 1963, with interests in mining and metals production, shipping, shipbuilding and port management....
...Davies – global implications of QE2 The financial markets have now become convinced that another large round of US quantitative easing is on the cards, with predictions focusing on a maximum liquidity injection...
...Metals, oil and gas and agriculture are the Russian group’s main interests. The joint venture could be the first step towards a takeover by RenCap, Mr Golovynsky said....
...Silver Bait LLC produces fishing worms by the millions. But that’s only the beginning of what it produces....
...Last year Moooi showed Front’s Blow Away vase in Milan and it has now been selected for the new ceramic galleries at London’s V&A museum....
...Alisher Usmanov, an Uzbek metals billionaire, has bought a stake in Arsenal. Lakshmi Mittal, the steel magnate, invested in little Queen’s Park Rangers....
...Best regards, Andrew Lahde, CFA Portfolio Manager Lahde Capital Management, LLC...
...“The cantilever design is a statement of technical virtuosity and one that hasn’t been improved on since the 1930s – with the exception of Verner Panton’s one-piece, injection-moulded plastic chairs in the...
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