Troubled smartphone maker has moved to reassure its customers - by writing to them and taking out full-page press advertisements telling them that it isn't going out of business. The letters to key customers and partners, reproduced in 30 ...
Tags: Blackberry, software, Computer Products, smartphone
The remaining former assets of bankrupt auto parts giant Fenco are up for bid following the successful large-lot sale of the majority of the assets. Tiger Group's Remarketing Services Division is liquidating the bankrupt companies' ...
Tags: Fenco, brake calipers
China's third auction for exploration rights for shale gas blocks is set to start soon, a source at the National Development and Reform Commission was quoted as saying by Shanghai Securities News on Friday. "The process will start at the ...
Tags: Chemicals, Gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production PCL, the country's flagship petroleum explorer, might invest in North American shale-gas and Myanmar deep-water projects as part of its plan to nearly double its output by 2020. PTTEP, which made ...
Tags: Shale Gas, flagship petroleum
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. APOG -1.35% on Sep 18, 2013 announced fiscal 2014 second-quarter results. Apogee provides distinctive solutions for enclosing commercial buildings and framing art. Operating income up 24 percent, EPS up 17 ...
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China's top three oil and gas producers have signed up for bidding for a block of a deepwater oil field in Brazil, each. Brazil will hold a bidding for a pre-salt block in the Libra oil field and the first round is scheduled to be held on ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, gas, oil
Apogee Enterprises Inc. reported improved second quarter results in a Sept. 18 press release, with architectural glass segment revenues of $70 million up by 11 percent year-over-year. The segment's operating income of $800,000 improved from ...
Tags: Glass, Construction
A 34% rise in wool prices and a six-fold uplift in the volume sold to date compared with the same point in the 2012-sales calendar are a clear signal of the benefits sheep farmers gain from selling their wool through the British Wool ...
Existing-home sales increased in August and reached the highest level in six-and-a-half years, while the median price shows nine consecutive months of double-digit year-over-year increases, according to the National Association of Realtors. ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Did you ever wonder where glass bottles come from or why they look the way they do? The answer to that question is a lot more interesting than you might think. The process, which involves carefully constructed molds, also has a long ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Crafts Frames, glass
If you've ever wanted to work like a Canadian prime minister (or at least work behind the desk of a Canadian prime minister) here's your chance. A set of office furniture owned by the charismatic Canadian politician Pierre Elliott Trudeau ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Shelves
Strong LED backlight and lighting product performances pushed Taiwan LED package manufacturer revenue for Aug. 2013 up 10.13% to NT$ 2.41 billion (US$ 8 million) compared to NT$ 2.19 billion in July. The company announced Monday its ...
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia was a defensive move to keep the Finnish phone maker from going under or falling into the hands of an Android-first rival, several analysts argued this week. “Had Nokia abandoned Windows Phone, ...
Tags: Nokia Deal, Microsoft
The construction boom in the Middle East is fuelling a period of unprecedented growth in the glass industry. A report by the UK's Bowmedia Groups says that the demand for glass will continue to grow as a result of high rise building ...
Tags: Glass, Construction, Decoration
Mid-power LED shortages are expected to ease in the third quarter of 2013 due to increasing LED suppliers while high-power LED prices have dropped as outdoor lighting demand and construction bidding projects fell below market expectations ...