With fresh economic data for March revealing the impact of the stampede in demand before the consumption tax hike, private economists now estimate that the Japanese economy expanded at a brisk clip of 4.6% on the year during the first three ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, economy
After the first 200 C&C trucks delivered to Africa in early April, the truck maker delivered 25 K12 tractors to Vietnam recently and the delivery ceremony was held in their general assembly plant. And the ceremony was witnessed by senior ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto, Truck
In March this year, Japan's industrial production increased by 0.3 percent from February and rose by seven percent from March 2013, according to the preliminary indices of the Industrial Production report published by Japan's Ministry of ...
Tags: Iron, Steel Production
"We had a good start to the year in our chemicals business and in the Agricultural Solutions segment. We sold more. This more than compensated for the negative effects on sales from the comparatively weak U.S. dollar and currencies in ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Chemicals, Oil, Gas
The Federal Government's $1.5 billion commitment to the western section of the East West Link in Melbourne has been welcomed by the RACV. RACV general manager public policy Brian Negus said the western section of the new link from the ...
The U.S. economy slowed drastically in the first three months of the year as a harsh winter exacted a toll on business activity. The slowdown, while worse than expected, is likely to be temporary as growth rebounds with warmer weather. ...
Tags: economy, U.S.Economy
For many, Made in the USA is a sign of product quality, economic investment and some may even venture to say patriotism, and when it comes to buying floors, consumers' standards and expectations remain the same. In an industry that, like ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, floor, flooring
DENSO Corp. has announced a significant increase in part number coverage for its line of spark plugs, direct ignition coils and wire sets. The latest catalog (SPIWDIC-CAT-0314), available in print or electronic form, covers 239 million ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Ignition Products
Opel has unveiled new vehicles under its light commercial vehicle range, the new Vivaro and the Opel Movano at The Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham. The new Opel Vivaro is more practical, more efficient and more appealing than ever ...
According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, Cuba claimed that the law would be "anti-capitalist" and would threaten free trade. The Communist country added that plain packaging would lead to an increase in counterfeit cigarettes, leading ...
Tags: economy, cigarettes, Agriculture
Major freight logistics operators Asciano and Aurizon, along with the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), are calling on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to commit to ...
Tags: Service, freight logistics, logistics
The price of gold weakened on Monday after data showed a crimping of demand from top importer China. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for June delivery fell through the psychologically important ...
Tags: Gold Price, Housing Market
Swedish specialty steel producer SSAB has posted its financial results for the first quarter of the current year, reporting a net loss of SEK 49 million ($7.5 million) for the given quarter, compared to a net loss of SEK 137 million in the ...
Tags: specialty steel, steel market
"Clariant had a promising start to the year with good volume growth and an increase in operating profitability," said CEO Hariolf Kottmann. "Overall, our businesses performed well in an improving but still mixed economic environment. The ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, economy
Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, in the first quarter of 2014 has been upward adjusted from 3.02% estimated in February 2014 to 3.04%, according to advance estimates released by the Directorate General of Budget, ...