BlackBerry's appointment Monday of former Sybase CEO John Chen as its next executive board chair and interim CEO could be the best news in months for the struggling smartphone company. Chen is seen as someone who can give business ...
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Fairfax Financial Holdings, the Canadian investment fund leading a takeover of smartphone maker BlackBerry, is to invest $250m in BlackBerry via a $1bn private placement of convertible debenture. The financing move marks the close of ...
Paraxylene market participants expect another tough round of negotiations for the Asian Contract Price for October amid tight PX supplies and a bearish downstream purified terephthalic acid market, sources close to the negotiations said ...
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ExxonMobil was heard nominating its October US butadiene contract price up 2 cents/lb ($44/mt), to 49 cents/lb ($1,080/mt), sources said Tuesday. ExxonMobil was unavailable to confirm the nomination immediately. Market expectations have ...
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The International Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Council of Associations (IICRCA) is announcing today an open call for nominations for the 2013-2014 IICRCA Board of Directors. Nominations for the seven open seats will be accepted ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
US propylene contract prices for September have reached a full settlement at a rollover, market sources said Thursday. As first reported by Platts, propylene contracts began to settle Wednesday flat to August, with polymer grade at 70 ...
The CFR Taiwan/China paraxylene price benchmark fell $8.50/mt from Friday to be pegged at $1,511.50/mt early Monday, after negotiators reached no settlement for September Asian Contract Prices, market sources said. Market sources said ...
The call has once again gone out to North American drivers and owner/operators, to nominate their fleet for the Best Fleet to Drive For competition. The competition is hosted by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and administered by ...
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TPC Group was heard nominating its September US butadiene contract price at a rollover from August at 40 cents/lb ($882/mt), sources said Thursday. TPC Group was unavailable to confirm the nomination. Market expectations have been for a ...
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Nominations are now being accepted for Tnemec's 2013 Tank of the Year competition, announced Doug Hansen, Director of Sales, Water Tank Market. "This will be the eighth consecutive year we will recognize the aesthetic, creative and ...
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Lingerie brand Freya has been short-listed for a place on the CoolBrands directory – the prestigious annual collection of the coolest brands in Britain. The selection is made by an Expert Council of creative, technology, business ...
ExxonMobil was heard nominating its September US butadiene contract price at a rollover from August at 47 cents/lb ($1,036/mt), sources said Monday. ExxonMobil spokeswoman Margaret Ross declined comment on the nomination as it is ...
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Bank of Beijing (SHSE: 601169), a city-level commercial lender in the Chinese mainland, is brought under the limelight owning to a president personnel change. It said in a statement recently that Yan Xiaoyan, the former president of ...
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Than Vermilyea, a Belleville, Ont.-based independent owner/operator with 40 years experience, has been named the 2013 Truck News Owner/Operator of the Year. Vermilyea was presented with the award in Toronto last night. The award, ...
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Simparel, developer of the fastest growing fashion and apparel ERP solution in the North American marketplace, released its second 2013 quarterly update highlighting new projects, internal expansion and customer success stories, continuing ...
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