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6:50

Monday Midday Business Report (January 15, 2008)
January 15 edition – Includes market alerts for scrap steel, iron ore, copper, steel wire rod, NAND Flash chips, DSPs, and ocean-freight rates. Plus, China may cut tin exports.

Posted: Jan 15, 2008  |   Permalink  |  

7:08

Monday Midday Business Report (January 7, 2008)
Jan 7 edition - sponsored by Digi-Key - includes market alerts for DRAM, passive electronic components, raw materials, mechanical steel tubing, spot copper and diesel

Posted: Jan 7, 2008  |   Permalink  |  

6:26

Monday Midday Business Report (Dec 17, 2007)
December 17, 2007 edition – sponsored by Motion Industries – Includes pricing outlooks for copper, platinum, chemicals, ethylene. Plus, technology spending won’t grow much next year, the results of our annual compensation survey are in, and the latest report on the economy

Posted: Dec 17, 2007  |   Permalink  |  

6:56

Monday Midday Business Report (Dec 10, 2007)
December 10 edition – sponsored by Ariba – Includes market alerts on steel tube, steel beam, semiconductors, aerospace industry. Plus, U.S. leads in development of renewable energy, tips on avoiding counterfeit parts, and mixed news on the economy.

Posted: Dec 10, 2007  |   Permalink  |  

6:46

Monday Midday Business Report (Dec 3, 2007)
December 3 edition – sponsored by Digi-Key – includes price wars on semiconductors, integrated circuit prices, electronic components, scrap steel and wood-pulp prices

Posted: Dec 3, 2007  |   Permalink  |  

7:10

Monday Midday Business Report (Nov 26, 2007)
November 26 edition – Includes market alerts for sheet steel, polyethylene, white-top linerboard, semiconductors. Plus, steel inventories are at a nine-year low, pros and cons of the weak dollar, demand is strong for lithium-ion batteries, and the changing demographics of the purchasing profession.

Posted: Nov 26, 2007  |   Permalink  |  

7:13

Monday Midday Business Report (Nov 19, 2007)
November 19, 2007 edition – sponsored by Motion Industries – includes pricing outlooks for magnesium, tin, platinum, molybdenum, DRAM; plus, the economy is still growing, so is the number of parts electronics manufacturers are obsoleting.

Posted: Nov 19, 2007  |   Permalink  |  

6:08

Monday Midday Business Report (Nov 12, 2007)

November 12, 2007 edition – sponsored by Ariba – includes pricing outlooks for crude oil, diesel-fuel, copper, steel, caustic-soda, semiconductors and hard-disk drives.

Posted: Nov 12, 2007  |   Permalink  |  

5:55

Monday Midday Business Report (Nov 5, 2007)
November 5, 2007 edition – sponsored by Digi-Key - includes pricing outlooks for NAND flash-memory, liquid crystal display, hot-rolled steel sheet and more.

Posted: Nov 5, 2007  |   Permalink  |  

5:41

Monday Midday Business Report (October 29, 2007)
October 29 edition – Includes market alerts for stainless steel, methanol, lumber, and image sensors; plus, aluminum production grows, semiconductor shipments increase, and business travel costs go up.

Posted: Oct 29, 2007  |   Permalink  |