The negative impact on PC sales from tablets is decreasing and global PC demand is expected to significantly rebound in the second half of 2014, Jonney Shih, chairman of Asustek Computer said at the company's 2014 shareholders meeting on ...
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) on June 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$267.97 billion (US$8.89 billion) for May, slipping 8.99% on month and 10.82% on year, and NT$1.45 trillion for January-May, rising on year by ...
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So far, the manufacture of electronic cigarettes has remained exclusively in China , almost. Electronic cigarettes circulating on the world market are almost all e- cigarettes "Made in China" . For some brands , which sell their products ...
German factory orders rebounded in April, rising by a stronger-than-expected 3.1 percent compared with the previous month with help from a surgeA transient variation in the current and/or potential at a point in the circuit. in demand from ...
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US demand for solvents is expected to increase at a 1.5 percent annual pace through 2018 to 11 billion pounds, driven by a robust recovery in construction spending along with a continued rebound in manufacturing output. Strength in both ...
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U.S. productivity fell even more than previously thought in the January-March period while labor costs rose at a faster pace. The Labor Department says productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, declined at an annual rate of 3.2 ...
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The U.S. economy took a beating from an especially harsh winter during the January-March quarter, skidding into reverse for the first time in three years. But spring has arrived and along with it, signs that the chill was just a temporary ...
World cotton trade in 2014/15 is forecast to reach only 36.3 million bales, 10 percent below the previous season and the lowest since 2010/11. While imports by China have supported cotton trade over the last several seasons, expectations ...
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Northwest European styrene monomer prices fell $91.50/mt or 5.5% from the start of May to close Thursday at a one-year low of $1,553.50/mt FOB ARA, Platts data showed. The last time it was lower was April 23, 2013 at $1,544.50/mt FOB ARA. ...
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Spot Asian coking coal prices moved sideways Monday as ominous signals from the Chinese steel industry, nagging concerns about lower costs and abundant supplies hurt trading sentiment. Lower domestic prices continued to be used as a key ...
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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.6 percent in March from February, rising for the second consecutive month, according to the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation ...
US recycler Metalico expects domestic ferrous scrap pricing to remain under pressure until the American scrap export market improves, it said Thursday. First-quarter US scrap exports were at an eight-year low, leading domestic exporters ...
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The seaborne iron ore market ended a brief two days of gains Thursday as buying activity failed to hold up. Platts assessed the 62% Fe Iron Ore Index at $103.25/dry mt CFR North China Thursday, down 75 cents/dmt on the day. Despite spot ...
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Northwest European methanol spot prices have fallen below Eur300/mt for the first time since October 2, 2012, under pressure from ample supplies in the market, according to sources. Platts assessed spot methanol at Eur299.50/mt ($411/mt) ...
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Despite a recent recovery in London Metal Exchange copper prices, market analysts were still bearish this week on the metal's price for the rest of this year, based on factors such as a surge in supply and a weak Chinese construction ...
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