A new sportswear market research covering 46 countries, each capturing trends and developments in performance, outdoor and sports-inspired clothing and footwear, offers insight into key strategic and competitive issues within the athletic ...
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Websites affiliated with U.S. broadcaster NBC were hacked for several hours on Thursday, serving up malicious software intended to steal bank account details. On its own technology blog, NBC released a statement saying, "We've identified ...
In February this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) decreased to 50.4, indicating a four-month low and comparing to the final value of 52.3 recorded in January, as announced by the HSBC. The new ...
In the week from February 18 to February 24, the scrap indexes started to increase on the Orbis Steel Index. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index continued to increase. The Black Sea HRC export index started to move downwards, while ...
Production in the Colombian manufacturing industry (excluding coffee processing) decreased by three percent in December 2012 compared to the same month of 2011, as announced by the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics ...
British mineral exploration and development company Afferro Mining Inc. has announced that it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with POSCO Africa (Pty) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Korean steel producer ...
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As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the total price-adjusted value of orders received by building construction and civil and underground engineering enterprises in Germany increased by 4.2 percent in 2012, ...
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In his recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama had some nice things to say about tech vendors, specifically drawing attention to Apple, IBM and Intel. The president praised Apple for its plan to begin "making Macs in ...
Mobile phone operators will make more revenue from data use than voice calls by 2018, according to a new report from mobile operator body GSMA. The report comes as Mobile World Congress (MWC), The GSMA's annual mobile device convention, ...
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HMRC is trawling the internet, including social media and other websites in which people share information, in a bid to find potential evidence of tax fraud that it can feed into its new Connect data warehouse. Although HMRC is reluctant ...
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According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in February this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 73.8 percent, falling 3.6 percentage points ...
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The return of the Lexus ES to Australia for the first time since 2006 has been confirmed by the Japanese brand. Lexus had been expected to bring the mid-size luxury sedan back to the local market after the company revealed in April 2012 ...
Australia's three major iron ore ports were shut down on Monday, February 25, as the tropical cyclone Rusty was closing in on the coast of Western Australia, according to media reports. With rough sea conditions forcing suspension of ship ...
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BMW Australia has introduced High-line editions of its 1 Series and 3 Series coupe and convertible models, enhancing the specification and value of its small- and mid-sized two-door line-ups. Fifty 1 Series coupes and convertibles will be ...
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The Hyundai Grand Santa Fe has been confirmed for Europe, with the long-wheelbase version of the full-size SUV set to debut at next month’s Geneva motor show. The Grand Santa Fe originally debuted at last year’s New York motor ...
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