Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:29 AM SAST

Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to make things for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale.

Articles About Manufacturing

Greek Exit the Main Topic of EU Meeting

By Oil N'Gold

Comments from Former Greek Prime Minister Papademos damped market sentiment which had shown signs of improvement due to hopes of Chinese growth and absence of particularly bad news from the Eurozone. The Wall Street strengthened in early trading sess... (9:32 am)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, EXISTING HOME SALES, CRUDE OIL, JAPAN

Austaralia is world's happiest nation, according to OECD Better Life Index
Australia Tops OECD Better Life Index of Industrialised Nations

By IBTimes UK

Australia ranks as world's happiest nation in OECD Better Life Index - ahead of Norway and US. (7:02 am)

MORE TOPICS: UNEMPLOYMENT, GDP, AUSTRALIA, INVESTMENT

Rare Earth Junior Miners Should Applaud China: Michael Silver

By Street Wise Reports

In a sector where the playing field is not always level, Michael Silver, chairman and CEO of rare earth supplier American Elements, makes a case for more cooperation. With China's quotas creating a marked price differential for critical metals, ... (11:42 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, GENERAL ELECTRIC, NYSE, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA

Markets
European Stocks Boosted By Positive Outlook: Daily Markets Wrap

By IBTimes

Comments regarding a rebound in the Chinese economy from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development lifted stocks earlier Tuesday and kept Asian and European bourses in the green. The comments came after Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiab... (10:13 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, FEDERAL RESERVE, DOW JONES, GERMANY, EUROPEAN UNION, JPMORGAN CHASE, CRUDE OIL

Xbox 720 Release Date Could Be Fall 2013, Documents Reveal Possible Next-Gen Titles [SPECS]
Xbox 720 Release Date Could Be Fall 2013, Documents Reveal Possible Next-Gen Titles [SPECS]

By IBTimes

No official release date has been set for Microsoft's upcoming Xbox 720, but legal documents could provide gamers with a time frame. According to TG Daily, Activision and Bungie have formed plans for a joint publishing deal. (8:50 pm)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT

Daily Summary on USD, Euro, GBP, JPY, CAD, AUD and NZD

By Union Bank of California

The dollar is mixed this morning, falling lower against many East Asian and Scandinavian currencies while pushing back to the top of its recent ranges against its other major counterparts. Stocks and commodities have generally extended yesterday's rally even as economic data came in mixed. (6:32 pm)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, UNEMPLOYMENT, IMF, EXISTING HOME SALES, JAPAN, COPPER

Commodities Sink as OECD Cuts Eurozone, China Growth Outlook

By DailyFX

Commodity prices are trading broadly lower in Europe, with investors seemingly taking their risk appetite cues from a downward reversal in S&P 500 stock index futures rather than well-supported regional shares. (4:51 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, CRUDE OIL, TWITTER, GDP, COPPER

Pre-Opening Soy Complex Market Report

By CME Group

July soybeans were trading 4 3/4 cents lower near 7:30 am. China futures closed down 0.1% in quiet trade overnight. Palm oil futures in Malaysia closed 0.4% higher. Hong Kong shares finally managed a small rise last night and in the process that market broke a long chain of daily losses. (3:44 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, EXISTING HOME SALES

Morning Silver Market Report

By CME Group

Like gold, the silver market isn't benefiting from a series of easing hints from widely diverse geographical areas. While the markets apparently need to see proof of an actual shift from austerity policies to growth policies in Europe, there are... (3:32 pm)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, EXISTING HOME SALES, COPPER, SILVER, LONDON

Morning Gold Market Report

By CME Group

The gold market is starting the Tuesday session under some fresh pressure. With the Monday trade ushering in the first losing session after two rather significant daily gains, the bull camp in gold has to be somewhat discouraged. (3:31 pm)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, EXISTING HOME SALES, GOLD PRICES, COPPER, LONDON