Demand for gallium will rise rapidly between 2014 and 2020 as general lighting moves away from incandescent and fluorescent lamps to light-emitting diodes, but this strong growth is unlikely to result in any tightness in supply as the ...
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TreeHouse Foods (THS) today reported first quarter earnings of $0.38 per fully diluted share compared to $0.62 per fully diluted share reported for the first quarter of last year. The Company reported that adjusted earnings per share ...
With a variety of automated Environmental Management Information Systems (EMIS) to help track and report environmental, health and safetyClass X capacitors are used in “across-the-line” applications where their failure would not ...
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A majority of U.S. manufacturing executives expect their sales will grow a little more than 9 percent for the rest of 2014, according to the Institute of Supply Management’s semi-annual survey of purchasing and supply managers. Of ...
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BRP has announced its plan to reinforce its presence in Mexico with the opening of a new facility in Juárez to expand its Can-Am product offering and meet future demand in off-road segments. The 46,000-m2 (500,000-ft2) facility ...
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Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc., has launched nordstromrack.com, a new e-commerce site and mobile app, built on a shared platform with HauteLook, Nordstrom's flash sale business. The new site gives customers access to shop Nordstrom Rack ...
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Since the beginning of April when the Chinese government announced a lower starting auction price, the pace of sales from China’s reserve increased and the Type 328 China Cotton Index (a daily index of prices for domestic cotton ...
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CTS Corporation (CTS) today announced first quarter 2014 results: Revenues of $100.7 million, an increase of 2.7% compared to first quarter of 2013. GAAP earnings from continuing operations of $5.1 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, ...
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Revenues amounted to USD 100.7 million during the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 2.7% compared to first quarter of 2013. GAAP earnings from continuing operations of USD 5.1 million, compared to USD 3.0 million in the first quarter ...
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For first-quarter 2014, RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has reported revenue of $177.6m, down 34% on $267.7m last quarter (due to seasonality plus channel inventory ...
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Australian iron ore miner Atlas Iron has announced that it shipped a record 2.73 million wet metric tons of iron ore in the quarter ended on March 31, increasing by 1.1 percent compared to the previous quarter, despite inclement weather ...
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Warmer spring weather spurred continued consumer spending and activity this March. According to the National Retail Federation – the world's largest retail trade association – March retail sales, which exclude automobiles, gas ...
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The common stock of healthcare and medical device giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) soared to recent highs following the company's announcement of first quarter results that beat analysts' estimates. The company's robust performance was ...
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International credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term rating of India-based Tata Steel at BB+ and that of its subsidiary Tata Steel UK Holdings at B+, lifting the outlook for both companies to stable from negative. ...
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Heinz has seen a lot of press lately following its acquisition in 2013 by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital for $US28 billion – the largest food company acquisition to date. With Warren Buffet as an investor, it's likely the press ...