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THREE out of four jobs could be axed at Sheffield spring maker Tinsley Bridge.
A total of 150 jobs could go by Christmas even though the company has been busier than ever this year.Workers say the company announced the redundancies yesterday, but no one from the Shepcote Lane business was available to comment.Tinsley Bridge hit problems [...]

One of the hackers who demonstrated exploit code for a vulnerability in the way the Firefox browser handles JavaScript at a hacker conference in San Diego admitted yesterday that the presentation was meant to be a joke, according to the chief of security for Mozilla.

There are many reports, some of which are linked below which [...]

In the short term we forecast stainless steel prices moving even higher - due mainly to an unprecedented hike in the price of nickel on the LME during August. This gain will impact on transaction prices in October and November.
We believe that the year end will be the peak of the current cycle. In the [...]

Carbon Steel
The North American average flat products price is predicted to remain reasonably flat over the next few months. However, at the turn of the year prices are likely to commence a steady decline as inventory drawdown takes hold and negative pressure builds up on domestic selling values from cheaply sourced material from the Far [...]