Microsoft is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband access using TV white spaces and solar-powered base stations, as part of a long-term strategy to spread mobile telephony and ...
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National Cotton Council economists say cotton’s 2013 outlook will be influenced by China’s policy decisions and continued competition from man-made fiber (MMF). Dr. Gary Adams, the NCC’s vice president Economics & Policy ...
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Renesas Electronics continues to feel the pressure from the market and is predicting a larger than expected loss for the year ending March 31, in a revised financial forecast. The Japanese chip maker now forecasts a full year loss of Yen ...
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The relentless rise in raw materials costs, which has been hitting European coatings producers over the last 2-3 years, has at last been easing. But the relief from the constant pressure of rising input prices may be short lived. The ...
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India’s Gem & Jewellery (G&J) sector witnessed another volatile year with weaker rupee and sluggish global economy adding more agony to its exports which declined by 17.09% in dollar terms and 4.65 per cent in rupee terms in 2012. ...
The sharemarket rebounded yesterday after US stocks rose due to better-than-expected economic data, suggesting optimism over the global economy is stronger than political concerns in Spain and Italy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up ...
Australian businesses have pulled back their profit expectations for the coming months as they anticipate modest sales activity, difficult trading conditions and subdued consumer activity. After showing signs of optimism leading into the ...
Microsoft has announced that it is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband access using TV white spaces and solar-powered base stations. The move comes as part of a long-term ...
The Chinese firms will invest more than US$1.6 billion to build steel, aluminum and palm oil processing plants and to expand a port in a new industrial zone on the Malaysian east coast. This is a part of total joint investments of ...
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US manufacturing activity continues to grow steadily, buoyed by an increase in new orders and blue collar employment. The Institute for Supply Management index of manufacturing activity rose to 53.1 in January from 50.2 in December. ...
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The sharemarket rebounded today after US stocks rose due to better-than-expected economic data, suggesting optimism over the global economy is stronger than political concerns in Spain and Italy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.8 ...
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IDG News Service - Increased sales of electronics and new forms of computing devices will drive the worldwide semiconductor market to growth this year after a slowdown in 2012, the nonprofit organization World Semiconductor Trade Statistics ...
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According to the data released by the Export and Import Division of South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy, the country's trade balance indicated a $870 million surplus in January this year, with a total export value of $46.1 billion. ...
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Panasonic has reported its consolidated financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2012, of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. Consolidated fiscal 3Q12 results Consolidated group sales for the ...
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Manufacturing growth began 2013 on a strong note in January, according to the January Manufacturing report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, ...
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