The 100 Top Economy News Stories You Need to Know on Jan 14, 2016

In-depth coverage of the economy and industry latest headlines, breaking news and top stories:

What it takes to get a job as a 'driver' of one of Google's self-driving cars (GOOG, GOOGL)

Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Transportation

Since Google's self-driving cars first rolled onto public roads in 2014, they've had to cede control to their drivers roughly 350 times , mostly because their sensors failed to correctly recognize objects in the real-world. ...

• Clinton Would Raise Taxes On The Wealthy. Here's What You Need To Know
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from NPR Topics: Economy
  The Democrat's latest proposal would raise rates on the very (very) richest Americans and raise revenue, but it would further complicate the tax system and could be a minor drag on the economy.
• The Aftermath Of US Intervention: What The "Arab Spring" Looks Like 5 Years Later
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
  If you needed a crash course in how not to conduct foreign policy, you need only take a cursory glance at Washington’s trials and travails in the Mid-East over the last decade. On the way to documenting the the carnage unfolding in...
• Dominion Diamond chairman to step down, to be replaced by Jim Gowans
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Reuters: Basic Materials
  Jan 13 (Reuters) - Dominion Diamond Corp said on Wednesday its executive chairman will step down and be replaced by Jim Gowans, a mining industry veteran, who will take over as non-executive chairman no later than April 30.
• GE's move a blow to Connecticut, boost for run-down Boston area
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Reuters: Industrials
  BOSTON/FAIRFIELD, Conn., Jan 13 (Reuters) - General Electric Co's decision to move its corporate headquarters from Connecticut to Boston will boost the city's efforts to revitalize a run-down district where mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger...
• Check out America's latest supercar — Henrik Fisker's VLF Force 1
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Transportation
  At the Detroit Auto Show, Henrik Fisker staged a dashing comeback by showcasing his latest supercar and also launching a new car company, VLF Automotive. If all goes according to plan — and from what Fisker and one of his partners, auto...
• SK Hynix plans capital expenditure of at least $5 bln this year
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Reuters: Industrials
  SEOUL, Jan 14 (Reuters) - South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix Inc said on Thursday it plans at least 6 trillion won ($5 billion) in capital expenditure in 2016, a level similar to last year's, to improve its production technologies...
• 'Friends' cast scheduled to appear in NBC tribute to comedy director
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Reuters: Cyclical Consumer Goods
  LOS ANGELES, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The cast of NBC's hit sitcom "Friends" is scheduled to come together next month for the first time on the network since the series ended in 2004 for a tribute to TV comedy director James Burrows, NBC...
• In Latest Embarrassment For Obama, Iran Releases Footage Of Arrest, Apology Of 10 U.S. Sailors
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
  With just hours to go before Obama's last State of the Union address, the US president suffered his latest foreign policy fiasco when around noon local time, Iran arrested 10 US sailors in a boat that has allegedly entered deep into...
• Growth in ad budgets slows amid fears over UK economy
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Reuters: Cyclical Consumer Goods
  LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The number of British companies that raised their advertising budgets in the fourth quarter of 2015 slowed to its lowest level in nearly three years as concerns over the economy grew, according to an industry...
• COLUMN-Don't worry (too) much about China's commodity demand: Russell
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Reuters: Basic Materials
  SHANGHAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Just how worried should the commodity sector be about China?
• Rural distress: With Rs 17,600-cr crop insurance scheme NDA hopes to make a difference; here’s how
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Firstpost » Economy
  New Delhi - In a bid to address the rural distress that is driving farmers to suicide, the NDA government on Wednesday announced a new Rs 17,600-crore crop insurance scheme to cover loss of crops due to natural calamities like drought at...
• REFILE-UPDATE 1-Tech executives launch $100 million fund targeting software startups
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Reuters: Industrials
  Jan 13 (Reuters) - A group of technology executives have launched a $100 million venture fund targeting a range of business software startups across North America.
• Jeff Reeves's Strength in Numbers: China’s crash isn’t as bad as you fear
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
  The market selloff in China is not as apocalyptic as the headlines would have you believe, writes Jeff Reeves.
• UPDATE 1-Dominion Diamond chairman to depart, be replaced by De Beers veteran
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Reuters: Basic Materials
  Jan 13 (Reuters) - Dominion Diamond Corp said on Wednesday its executive chairman will step down and be replaced by Jim Gowans, a mining industry veteran, who will take over as non-executive chairman no later than April 30.
• What it takes to get a job as a 'driver' of one of Google's self-driving cars (GOOG, GOOGL)
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Transportation
  Since Google's self-driving cars first rolled onto public roads in 2014, they've had to cede control to their drivers roughly 350 times , mostly because their sensors failed to correctly recognize objects in the real-world. ...
• Fed Report Shows Modest Growth in Many U.S. Areas
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from NYT > Economy
  Economic activity expanded in nine of the nation’s 12 districts, the Fed said in its Beige Book report of anecdotal information on business activity.
• December WPI seen at -1.07% versus -1.9% for Nov
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Moneycontrol Top Headlines
  The wholesale price index (WPI) for the month of December is likely to come in at -1.07 percent versus -1.99 percent seen for the month of November.
• Naming GM's Barra chairman was 'tone deaf,' activist investor says
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Automotive News Breaking News Feed
  Harry Wilson, the activist investor who last year prodded General Motors to buy back $5 billion in stock, says that GM's recent move to make CEO Mary Barra board chairman was 'remarkably tone deaf,' even as he applauded her performance.
• Global deflationary pressures weigh on commodities: HSBC
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Energy
  Stephen King, senior economic adviser at HSBC, says a worldwide slowdown is causing commodity prices to fall.
• UPDATE 5-GE moving headquarters to Boston for tech talent, tax cut
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Reuters: Industrials
  * Massachusetts to give up to $120 mln in grants, incentives (Adds details about tax rates in Connecticut and Massachusetts, comment by Connecticut governor)
• Shipping unscathed as China flights raise South China Sea tension
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Reuters: Industrials
  * U.S. says China's expansion could threaten freedom of shipping
• GE Brings Things To Life In Boston; Lights Out In Connecticut
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from NPR Topics: Economy
  GE says it will move its headquarters from Fairfield, Conn., to Boston. The company will be getting huge tax breaks, but more than that, it will be gaining access to universities and nonstop flights.
• Why boring investments aren’t a bad thing
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
  Your bucket list probably contains some exciting goals: sky diving, learning to ride a motorcycle, venturing to a remote corner of the globe, or finally publishing that book.
• What Geniuses Come To Believe
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
  Submitted by Paul Rosenberg via FreemansPerspective.com, It recently struck me that the people we think of as “geniuses” tend to arrive, over time, at surprisingly similar sets of conclusions. It further struck me that a...
• Supplier Roechling extols engine encapsulation
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Automotive News Breaking News Feed
  German supplier Roechling Automotive is betting the next step in aerodynamic technology is something called engine encapsulation.
• This Is What The Powerball Ticket Line Looked Like In Nevada
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
  Seven years ago, America was promised hope and change. The change never came, but at least there is still hope, and it comes in the form of a voluntary tax known as the Powerball lottery. The only problem: it happens to be everyone else'...
• UPDATE 2-Boeing, engineers union reach tentative six-year labor deal
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Reuters: Industrials
  NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Boeing Co and its engineering union said on Wednesday they struck a tentative deal to extend labor contracts for more than 20,000 workers by six years.
• How China Almost Ran Out Of Physical Dollars
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
  On Tuesday, we weren’t surprised to learn that some banks in Shanghai and Beijing were apparently running short of physical dollar bills. According to Ming Pao , Shanghai residents were lined up at local banks in a frantic effort to sell...
• UPDATE 1-Bilfinger gets offers for building and facility segment
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Reuters: Industrials
  * Bilfinger trying to recover after profit warnings (Adds more detail on strategy)
• Oil price crash means petrol could become cheaper than bottled water
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Economics, interest rates, house prices, inflation, Bank of England
  Brent crude prices fall below $30 for the first time since April 2004 and could make fuel cheaper than water
• Odisha approves two projects worth Rs 470 crore
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Moneycontrol Top Headlines
  It also approved a proposal of Starlight Energy Limited to set up an integrated grain based distillery unit along with a parboiled rice mill and co-generation biomass power plant at Goud Sariguda in Kalahandi district with a total...
• Connectivity, cooperation to boost India-CLMV ties: Nirmala
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Moneycontrol Top Headlines
  The trade investment between India and the ASEAN countries are crucial since the CLMV countries cover 32 percent of the ASEAN region and has a huge market for Indian products and with a 165 million strong population, Chanthol said.
• Fitch affirms Noble Group credit rating at investment grade
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Reuters: Industrials
  HONG KONG, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings affirmed Noble Group's BBB-minus rating with a stable outlook on Thursday, remaining the only agency to assign the coveted investment-grade rating on Asia's biggest commodities trader.
• U.S. Air Force shelving plans to retire A-10 "Warthog" -report
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Reuters: Industrials
  WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force is shelving plans to retire the aging A-10 "Warthog" aircraft, a heavily armored tank killer, because of its role in the fight against Islamic State, online publication Defense One...
• UK house prices: 'Tide turns' in central London as property values tumble after stamp duty hike
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from IBTimes.co.uk : Economy
  Greater London still showing strong house price growth despite drop in central areas.
• JPM's "Gandalf" Quant Is Back With A Startling Warning
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
  Two days ago we reported that one half of JPM's Croatian "Duo of Doom", namely equity strategist Dubravko Lakos-Bujas, became every BTFDer's worst enemy when he said that the time of BTFDing is over, and a regime change has arrived one...
• Europe Markets: European stocks set to hit 1-year low as oil, China spook investors
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
  European stock markets slump as investors continue to fret about the ongoing selloff in oil prices and choppy Chinese markets.
• Minimum Wage Misunderstandings: Incompetence Or Dishonesty
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
  Submitted by Walter E Williams via The Burning Platform blog , Michael Hiltzik, a columnist and Los Angeles Times reporter, wrote an article titled “Does a minimum wage raise hurt workers? Economists say: We don’t...
• It's the end of these 3 long-term trends: BMO AM
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Energy
  The end of double-digit China growth, low global interest rates and OPEC unity has disrupted markets, explains Ernesto Ramos, MD and head of equities at BMO Asset Management U.S.
• Dealerships accuse Fiat Chrysler of falsifying U.S. sales
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Automotive News Breaking News Feed
  Two Fiat Chrysler dealerships that are part of a suburban Chicago dealer group filed a civil racketeering suit against Fiat Chrysler, alleging the automaker offered dealers large amounts of money to report unsold vehicles as sold.
• Goyal invites Japanese cos to invest in India's energy sector
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Moneycontrol Top Headlines
  Piyush Goyal, who is here to take part in the India Japan Strategic Energy Dialogue, also said that companies and lenders in Japan have evinced interest in setting up big solar projects and setting up equipment manufacturing lines in India.
• Wednesday Humor: "This Is Why Obama Is Bullish On The Economy"
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
  ... As he points in the right direction. Thanks for the laugh Yahoo . h/t @Estimated_0
• "Very Worrisome Signal For Fed Credibility" - Former Fed President Trolls Federal Reserve
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
  It's one thing for a fringe website to mock the Fed (on a daily basis, for the past 7 years), with articles such as this one we posted just before noon today, showing that inflation expectations have once again imploded, less than a...
• Your Digital Self: ‘Smart’ guns may actually get you killed
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
  Technology, in this case, hinders the normal functioning of the weapon, writes Jurica Dujmović.
• Correlation Or Causation: How The Fed Helped Create The Global Oil Glut (In 1 Simple Chart)
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
  Correlation or Causation?   h/t DoubleLine Easy money by The Fed expanding their balance sheet ENABLED tight oil to be produced 'economically' ... But the signals this sent to the market became self-fulfilling (thanks to an...
• UPDATE 1-Boeing and engineering union reach tentative contract deal
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Reuters: Industrials
  NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Boeing Co and its engineering union said on Wednesday they reached a tentative agreement to extend the labor contract for more than 20,000 workers.
• Canadians Panic As Food Prices Soar On Collapsing Currency
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
  It was just yesterday when we documented the continuing slide in the loonie, which is suffering mightily in the face of oil’s inexorable decline. As regular readers are no doubt acutely aware, Canada is struggling through a dramatic...
• UPDATE 4-Slowing auto market puts GM and Ford to the test
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Reuters: Cyclical Consumer Goods
  DETROIT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - A looming slowdown in global auto demand will test U.S. automakers General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co as they try to funnel more cash to shareholders while still investing adequately in new vehicles and...
• Sonic (SONC) Down In After-Hours Trading
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from TheStreet Search RSS Feed: Stock Market Today
  Click to view a price quote on SONC . Click to research the Leisure industry.
• Economic growth to gather momentum in coming quarters: Jaitley
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Moneycontrol Top Headlines
  The Council reviewed the major issues and challenges facing the economy. FSDC is a high-powered body, whose members include RBI Governor, Sebi Chairman, IRDAI Chief and heads of other regulatory bodies.
• NV awards Ames $76M contract to extend highway to Tesla gigafactory
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Construction Dive - Latest News
  NDOT Commissioner Len Savage called the project a "lifeline to the new Nevada."
• Food Innovation conference: early bird ticket offer
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from FoodManufacture RSS
  The latest trends in food and drink innovation will take centre stage at the Food Manufacture’s one-day conference in London on Thursday 17 March and there’s still time to benefit from the early-bird ticket rate of £361 plus VAT per person.
• DSM offers digestive health advice
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from FoodManufacture RSS
  A collection of scientific studies, applications expertise, regulatory knowledge and consumer insights concerning digestive health has been launched by DSM Nutritional Products.
• CSX Predicts Challenging Year For Railroad In 2016
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Manufacturing.net All
  News The railroad's forecast for lower freight volume suggests the overall U.S. economy may be slowing after several years of steady growth. Contributed Author:  Josh Funk, AP Business Writer Topics:  Economics
• G6 Alliance to Operate its Service Structure as Aligned Through 2016
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding News
  On 7 December 2015, Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), parent company of G6 Alliance member APL, announced the potential acquisition of NOL by CMA CGM.     The transaction
• Hain Celestial under pressure in the U.S.
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Food Business News Latest News
  In the face of increasing competition the company is considering productivity initiatives and divestitures
• Telecom Italia unveils new TIM symbol, Rome HQ
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Telecompaper Headlines
  (Telecompaper) Telecom Italia has officially unveiled a new "modern and simple" TIM logo and announced a new Rome headquarters in a presentation attended by World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee. The adoption of the TIM mobile...
• Interest Rates Likely To Rise Again This year
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Agriculture News
  Many analysts think the Feds will bump up interest rates again in 2016.
• AUTO SHOW: Google Expects Partners for Autonomous Car Project
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from IndustryWeek
  Project CEO: “We are going to be partnering more and more and more” and we will need “a lot of help.” read more
• Shepton Mallet Cider Mill to close – 127 job losses
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from FoodManufacture RSS
  Shepton Mallet Cider Mill is to close with the loss of 127 jobs as its owner C&C Group moves production to Ireland.
• US hotel construction surge to add 103K new rooms in 2016
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Construction Dive - Latest News
  Chicago, Washington, DC, and Detroit have all seen increased hotel building this year, but New York is the definitive winner with the greatest number of units under construction.
• Biggest Galaxy Cluster In Early Universe Found
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Manufacturing.net All
  Videos A group of U.S. astronomers used data from three of NASA's Great Observatories to study the most massive cluster ever found in the early universe Contributed Author:  Wall Street Journal Topics:  Aerospace
• New Permanent Mount LED Deck Light
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding News
  Industrial lighting specialist Larson Electronics announced the release of a 30 watt LED deck light equipped with a 360° spindle that allows for complete rotation while being permanently mounted.
• Bacon in the fast lane
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Food Business News Latest News
  Monogram Foods teams with Steve Harvey to deliver Easy Bacon which cooks up quickly minus the mess
• Valterra to focus on Swift Katie gold/copper BC project
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from EBR - News
  Valterra Resource reports that it has elected not to exercise its Property Option Agreement dated June 1, 2012 wherein the company had been granted an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Bobcaygeon Graphite Property in Southern...
• Report Shows Self-Driving Cars Require Human Intervention To Stay Safe
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Manufacturing.net All
  News The reports show wildly different levels of success since on-road testing started in September 2014. Contributed Author:  Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press Topics:  Automotive
• Theme Park To Create Virtual Reality Rollercoaster
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Manufacturing.net All
  News Slated to open in April, Galactica will present adventurous ride-goers with a launch that produces a total g-force of 3.5. Staff Author:  Jake Meister Topics:  Product Development
• 1-13 TP Podcast with Pam Fretwell-Communication Equals Success Part 1
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Agriculture News
  In today's podcast we sit down with Bob Grace with The Leadership Effect out of St. Louis, Mo. Bob talks about how communication is the key to success of anyone's organization or business. Part 1 of a 2 part series.
• The Frozen Bean to print labels directly onto its packaging with Domino
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from BeverageDaily RSS
  The Frozen Bean has partnered with Domino, to print labels directly onto its packaging thanks to changes in the law in countries such as Saudi Arabia, India and the Middle East.
• Winter wheat plantings estimate falls well below expectations
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Food Business News Latest News
  Area would be smallest since 2010
• Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of January 14, 2016
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Supply Chain Digest
  Amazon Looks Increasingly Serious about Flying Own Air Cargo Planes, US Frackers in Deep Financial Troubles, Supply Chain Demography is Destiny, Dematic May Move Factory South of the Border
• CGN to build floating reactor
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from World Nuclear News
  China General Nuclear (CGN) expects to complete construction of a demonstration small modular offshore multi-purpose reactor by 2020, the company announced yesterday.
• Bill seeks to stimulate US nuclear innovation
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from World Nuclear News
  A US House of Representatives committee has approved a bipartisan bill to support federal research and development (R&D) and stimulate private investment in advanced nuclear reactor technologies. The approval came as President Barack...
• Underwriters Laboratories creates free global ingredients database
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from FoodManufacture RSS
  Food manufacturers are now able to access a free online global database of more than 70,000 ingredients.
• Singapore's Sops to Ailing Shipping
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding News
  The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singaporehas announced an additional 10 per cent concession on port dues for container vessels calling in Singapore, with port stays of up to five days,
• Upcoming EU sports nutrition law revamp – a win for industry?
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from BeverageDaily RSS
  The way sports foods are regulated in the EU is set to change. But how? Craig Simpson, EU food law expert with Steptoe & Johnson in the UK, gives his view likely outcomes and industry impacts.
• General Mills takes investment lead in Rhythm Superfoods
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Food Business News Latest News
  Superfoods snacks maker closes on 3 million in financing
• COSCO Shipyard Acquires Cosco Xiamen Repair Yard
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from World Maritime News
  COSCO Shipyard Engineering Service (Dalian), a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group, has entered into a deal to acquire the entire registered capital of COSCO (Xiamen) Shipyard. Pursuant to agreement, CSES will acquire a 51% interest in...
• Wärtsilä Introduces Zero Emissions Shuttle Ferry Design
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from World Maritime News
  Wärtsilä is launching a complete concept for a series of shuttle ferries, featuring zero or low emissions. The concept has been developed in line with the Norwegian government’s new environmental regulations for ferries emphasising the...
• Scorpio Tankers Takes Higher Loan from ING Bank
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from World Maritime News
  New York-listed tanker owner Scorpio Tankers Inc. has upsized its previously announced USD 87 million credit facility with ING Bank N.V. to USD 132.5 million. The facility will bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.95% per annum, the...
• Svitzer Seeks to Put an End to AIMPE’s Strikes
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from World Maritime News
  Following Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers’ (AIMPE) decision to escalate a strike campaign at the nation’s ports, Danish tug operator Svitzer has turned to the Fair Work Commission seeking to terminate these actions,...
• Kettle Chips maker buys stake in Metcalfe’s Skinny
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from FoodManufacture RSS
  Kettle Chips maker Diamond Foods has bought a 26% stake in the innovative ‘healthy’ popcorn manufacturer Metcalfe’s Skinny.
• Pakistan Sets Sights on 2nd LNG Import Terminal
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from World Maritime News
  Energy-hungry Pakistan is planning to meet its gas needs by commissioning a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, Reuters reports citing an unnamed government official. As disclosed, the tender for the import terminal has...
• Iran in Talks to Build LNG Carriers
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from World Maritime News
  Iran seems to be losing no time with the preparations for the post-sanction era which seems to be ever closer. Namely, the country is in talks with European counterparts Belgium, France and Germany on construction of liquefied natural...
• 'Organic is now mainstream': Daymon exec talks Gatorade’s organic launch
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from BeverageDaily RSS
  PepsiCo recently announced the launch of organic Gatorade for 2016, something an executive with Daymon Worldwide said is a forward-thinking move that is quickly becoming the norm.
• Elon Musk Believes Apple Is Working On An Electric Car
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Manufacturing.net All
  News Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Apple developing an electric car is an “open secret” in the tech world. Staff Author:  Megan Crouse Topics:  Tech
• P&O Ferries Closes Loss-Making LarneTroon Route
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from World Maritime News
  Ferry operator P&O Ferries has decided to close its loss-making LarneTroon route with immediate effect. “P&O Ferries has proudly operated this additional seasonal route since 2003, but the stark reality is that the company...
• General Electric To Move Headquarters To Boston
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Manufacturing.net All
  News GE announced in June that it was unhappy about legislative tax proposals in Connecticut and was thinking about a move. Contributed Author:  Susan Haigh, The Associated Press Topics:  Operations
• Economic Development from a Personal Perspective
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from IndustryWeek
  The initial spark for enterprise-wide supply chain initiatives usually comes out of the mind of single individuals. read more
• Photo Of The Day: A Peek Inside A Swedish Rocket Launch Tower
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Manufacturing.net All
  News This launch site — more than 90 miles above the Arctic Circle — must be enclosed and heated to protect the rockets from the elements until launch. Staff Author:  Katie Mohr Topics:  Aerospace
• Team selected for US deep borehole field test
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from World Nuclear News
  A team led by Battelle Memorial Institute has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to drill a 16,000 feet (4880 metre) test borehole into a crystalline basement rock formation in North Dakota as part of studies into the...
• AUTO SHOW: Can Car Crashes Become Passé?
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from IndustryWeek
  Dramatic improvement in collision avoidance tech has helped automakers foreign and domestic aim for a future free from wrecks: “The long term vision is that cars shouldn’t crash.” read more
• Meadow Foods slammed by NFU for ‘morally wrong’ milk pricing
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from FoodManufacture RSS
  Meadow Foods, the UK’s largest independent dairy, has been slammed by the National Farmers Union (NFU) for the “unsustainable price” it pays for its milk.
• B&G Foods to put marketing muscle behind Green Giant
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Food Business News Latest News
  Company plans to be leading spender in the category support the brand
• Hapag-Lloyd Announces SAL - MV Hanjin Aqua Update
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding News
  Hapag-Lloyd announces the South East Asia - Australia Service (SAL) update in regards to the recent CustomerInfo in relation to M/V Hanjin Aqua (Voyage 0029N).
• Closing the Nation’s Skills Gap
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from IndustryWeek
  Glenn Marshall, Newport News Shipbuilding (retired) Augmented Reality plus Training Within Industry equals a skills gap solution. read more
• Singapore: New Bunker Sales Record, Container Throughput Falls
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding News
  Singapore’s maritime industry had a mixed performance in 2015. While the Republic remained the world’s top bunkering port, with the volume of bunkers sold last year increasing by 6.
• Interview: Larger LNG-Powered Boxships Only a Matter of Time
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from World Maritime News
  Cutting emissions in a world already experiencing climate change has been one of the key topics last year as world powers met in Paris to talk measures aimed at curbing global warming  of more than 2°C. Even though shipping has been left...
• Aldi to offer healthier choices at checkout
  Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from Food Business News Latest News
  Discount grocery chain also expanding organic offerings
• The Legacy Of Alert: BIMCO
  Thursday, January 14, 2016 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding News
  For twelve years the International Maritime Human Element Bulletin Alert! has been regularly published, its mission being to raise awareness of human element issues.