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Winter Weather Chills Profit at J.B. Hunt
2014-04-14 16:46:39| Trucking - Topix.net
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell reported a 6 percent decline in first-quarter profit, as harsh winter weather disrupted rail and trucking operations.
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North Dakota Jan oil output flat as winter chills drilling-data
2014-02-28 10:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Oil production in North Dakota's Bakken shale stayed flat in January after falling sharply the month before, according to independent data that illustrate how this winter's bitter cold put a freeze on the world's fastest-growing oil patches. Although December's extraordinary chill gave way to relatively warmer weather last month, Bakken output hovered just below 860,000 barrels-per-day, according to calculations by LCI Energy Insight, a Texas-based energy intelligence firm. In December, Bakken...
La-Z-Boy results miss expectations as US weather chills sales
2014-02-19 04:43:43| Furniture - Topix.net
La-Z-Boy Inc, known for its namesake recliners, reported a quarterly profit that missed market expectations as unseasonably cold weather in the United States, its biggest market, hurt sales.
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Polar vortex chills January U.S. auto sales
2014-01-31 23:42:32| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Snow and bone-chilling weather likely hurt U.S. auto sales in January but should not prevent the industry from continuing its rebound, analysts said.
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Bullish Gasoline Bets Slump as Cold Blast Chills Demand: Energy
2014-01-20 10:46:20| Energy - Topix.net
Hedge funds reduced bullish bets on gasoline by the most since June as stockpiles surged to an 11- month high before a cold blast that probably will curb demand in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
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