The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $74.65 billion during the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 6 percent from the first quarter when sales were $70.45 billion. ...
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Linglong Tyre holds a work seminar themed at “green technology drives the future” in Beijing on July 20, 2013. At the seminar, Linglong Tyre demonstrates its latest R&D on new products, application and market promotion to tens ...
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Australian iron ore giant Rio Tinto has announced its financial results for the first half of 2013, registering decreased earnings amid lower average market prices and a higher effective tax rate. However, the decrease in the company's ...
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The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association reported that its June 2013 booked orders decreased 14.0% when compared to June 2012 orders. Bob Reinfried, executive vice president for CEMA, said in a recent interview that the decline ...
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Median home prices continued to rise in the majority of metropolitan areas in the second quarter, with the national year-over-year price showing the strongest gain in seven-and-a-half years, according to the latest quarterly report by the ...
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Bedding specialty giant Mattress Firm will enter the Cleveland market this month with the first of seven planned stores. The publicly held Top 100 company will open in Massillon, Ohio, later this month. Two more will follow in Canton, ...
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Online furniture sales continue to tick up, increasing 11.1% in 2012 compared with the year prior according to comScore. Total retail online sales were $186.2 billion last year, up 15.3%. In 2011, online furniture sales comprised 8% of ...
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The Valspar Corporation has completed the previously announced acquisition of Inver Holding S.r.l., a leading industrial coatings manufacturer in Europe. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With 2012 sales of ...
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Fujitsu reported a consolidated net loss of 21.9 billion yen (US$221 million), representing an improvement of 3.5 billion yen compared to the loss posted in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. The operating loss was an improvement over ...
The Volvo Group’s sales for the second quarter of 2013 recovered considerably compared with the first quarter of 2013 and amounted to SEK 72.8 billion, up 25%. Profitability also improved thanks to higher sales volumes and better ...
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In a trading update for first-half 201, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says it expects first-half performance to be ahead of market expectations, with revenue approaching £63m, EBITDA (earnings ...
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Apple reported a drop in profits on roughly flat revenue for the April to June quarter, though the results were ahead of analysts’ expectations, providing something of a silver lining for the company. Revenue was $35.3 billion, up 1 ...
Tata Motors' British luxury car manufacturing subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reported an increase of 16% year-on-year (YoY) in its sales during the first half of 2013 to 42,155 units compared to the corresponding period of 2012 in ...
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Vuka has announced the launch of its Vuka Intelligent Energy drinks in new recyclable 16oz Alumi-Tek bottles supplied by Ball. Vuka CEO Alexia Bregman said, "Vuka is meant for a more sophisticated audience than the traditional energy ...
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OMNOVA Solutions announced a new business group management structure within its Performance Chemicals segment with the objective of more effectively leveraging its extensive technology and product capabilities and global infrastructure for ...