In January this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) decreased to 49.6, the lowest level of the past six months, down from December's final reading of 50.5, as announced by the HSBC on January 23. In ...
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Jan 22, 2014 03:03 PM Mark Lampert PORTLAND, Ore. - - Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced that Mark Lampert, senior vice president of sales and marketing, will retire March 31, 2014. Richard Howard will assume the ...
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The stable and good momentum of economic growth in recent months will ensure that China is able to fulfill its expected growth target. The question is how long this growth momentum can last. The consensus is that China’s economy is ...
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FOR MANY years of his life, Ho Chong Choai watched his father Ho Kian Chuan labour over glass and frames in a small business with four workers in Kampung Pantai Malacca. Over 35 years, Chong Choai, now the managing director of SecuGlass ...
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Although the contraction of Taiwan's machine-tool exports slowed to 5.8% for the month of November 2013, the Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders' Association (TMBA) estimates that the island's overseas shipments of machine tools for ...
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In 2014, we'll hear precious little about food safety from the federal government that will truly be new. For sure the White House has decisions to make on everything from poultry inspections to whom to nominate as the next Under Secretary ...
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Zuoan Fashion Limited, a leading design-driven fashion casual menswear company in China, announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. Third Quarter 2013 Financial Highlights • Revenues in the ...
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The Societe Generale bank said in a report, the per capita GDP in the Euro area would be flat from 2007 to 2007, which means that it will be the Europe's "lost decade". The main reason of European economic growth weakly lies in the fact ...
Norsk Hydro, one of the world's largest aluminum producers expects global aluminum demand will rise over the next decade. It will increase capital expenditures by about 40% to equipment next year. Impact of the global economic downturn ...
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Bassett Furniture Inds.' board has declared a special dividend of 20 cents per share, payable Dec. 20 to shareholders of record on Dec. 10. "2013 has been a year of improved performance for Bassett as sales and operating profit have ...
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Although, mid and large sized LED backlight market was affected by the economic downturn, LED prices for backlight applications overall declined stably at 3-6% in 4Q13, according to LEDinside’s 4Q13 LED price trend report. LED prices ...
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North America is the world's largest consumer of packaging. Since a brief dip in 2009, the North American packaging market has recently been growing steadily. Although market sentiment is still cautious in the region, the North American ...
North America is the world's largest consumer of packaging. Since a brief dip in 2009, the North American packaging market has recently been growing steadily. Although market sentiment is still cautious in the region, the North American ...
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Markets for pulsed RF power devices up to 18GHz are expected to show continued solid growth over the next five years - exceeding $250m by 2018 - despite the current economic turmoil and cuts in defense spending, according to the study ...
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Showing a steady increase in the demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) continues to accelerate, as it reached its second highest level of the year. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ...