TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, today announced a partnership with SkinnyPop Popcorn LLC founders Pam Netzky and Andy Friedman and food entrepreneur Jason Cohen to further build the brand and support continued ...
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The general trend in the German cotton market remained unchanged during the week. Purchasers enjoyed closing contracts at potentially lower quotations of the new crop, the latest Bremen Cotton Exchange report reveals. Thus, industry and ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA), has sent comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Docket Office regarding a notice of proposed rulemaking for tire identification and recordkeeping. NHTSA is seeking to ...
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VAFI CEO Tim Johnston has addressed concerns with timber harvesting being linked to the tragic Black Saturday bushfires. Mr Johnston has identified that the University of Melbourne’s Professor Peter Attiwill AM refuted these ...
Taiwan Polysilicon has indicated that Taipei Fubon Bank, the arranger of a syndicated loan consortium of 14 local banks, has stopped negotiation for a joint lending of NT$10.7 billion (US$357 million), signifying the company is likely to ...
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Medtronic isn’t the only medtech company facing criticism over potentially moving its headquarters overseas. Hospira is also taking flak—even though it is only rumored so far to be in talks with French company Danone for a ...
As we discussed last week, innovation and collaboration will be key tools for semiconductor makers as they drive the industry forward. This week, we continue our dialogue with semiconductor pundits and industry leaders quoted in a volume ...
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The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) has asked the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to exclude specialty trailer tires in the case it is investigating relative to unfair trade practices surrounding tires produced in ...
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President Obama clearly doesn’t like Medtronic’s plan to move its headquarters to Ireland through the acquisition of Covidien. Medtronic’s $43 billion acquisition of Covidien would be the largest tax inversion deal yet. ...
Tags: Medtronic-Covidien, Health, Medicine
The tariffs are coming. With them will be an increase in tire prices. That seems to be the way the winds are blowing, following early decisions by the United States International Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce. At ...
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Two Internet resellers of UPC barcodes used by retailers for price scanning and inventory purposes, have settled charges that they violated the Federal Trade Commission Act by inviting competitors to join in a collusive scheme to raise the ...
According to the Cotton Incorporated Lifestyle Monitor Survey, which has monitored consumer shopping habits and preferences for two decades, 62% of consumers agree that cotton clothing tends to be of better quality than apparel made from ...
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Medtronic officials apparently see the political blowback over their proposed $43 billion acquisition of Covidien as serious business. The company has paid $200,000 to lobbyists including former U.S. Sens. Trent Lott and John Breaux to ...