Tech stocks have been climbing recently as key vendors such as Cisco and Lenovo report positive quarterly earnings and the U.S. economy offers glimpses of good news. So far this year, shares in IT companies rose steadily until April and ...
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Bloomberg reported that Schmolz+Bickenbach AG dropped as much as 3.8%after Standard&Poor's said the Swiss maker of steel for the car industry risks breaking covenants on its debt next year. S&P downgraded the steelmaker's credit rating to ...
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The shipbuilding and ship repair industry is a key component of Malaysia's maritime industry and the importance of the industry to the nation's economy should not be overlooked. The significance of the industry is supported by the fact ...
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US poultry giant Sanderson Farms has reported an annual profit thanks to higher poultry prices and increased production. The return to profitability reflected higher production In the 12 months to the end of of October, earnings ...
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Brent Crude oil has, despite times of elevated uncertainty, been trading within a relative stable trading range during the last couple of years, especially compared with previous years where extreme peaks and troughs appeared. Looking ...
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When the recession hit in 2008, Congress put the idea of a "skills shortage" and a need for more H-1B visas in a closet. That didn't mean, however, that interest in raising the H-1B cap went away for everyone. New York City Mayor ...
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Fighting economic downturn in Europe, TATAs are working to lower costs at its Jaguar Land Rover and steel operations there including a possible sale of any piece of business but the outgoing group chairman Mr Ratan Tata said that "Will try ...
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Growth in the industrial electronics semiconductor market is set to fall short of previous expectations in 2012 as the business is buffeted by weakening global economic conditions, with the LED market the sole bright spot, says IHS iSuppli ...
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Despite Intel's claim that 40 percent of all laptops sold this year would be ultrabooks the most popular, mid-tange priced ultra-portable notebook today is Apple's MacBook Air. Intel defines an ultrabook as an ultra-portable computer ...
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Can you imagine asking two major retailers to pitch for the right to list your products in an ever upward spiralling bid process? Not likely. And yet that’s pretty much how the licensing process works. Licensors are in effect ...
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Hiring is flat and Europe's economy continues teetering, but IT spending is beating forecasts, says Gartner. Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $3.6 trillion this year, a 3% increase over last year, reports Gartner. The report, ...
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How did you come up with the Slow Toy concept? What inspired you? I’ve got a strong feeling about what I would call the ‘slow toy’. It’s a concept that was introduced to me when I went to France and met a lady ...
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Reuters reported that London copper hit its highest in almost two months on Monday after data showed China's factory output growth accelerated to eight month highs in November but lingering worries that the euro zone may return to recession ...
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Southern African tour and travel specialists, Africa Southern Adventures (ASA) has recently launched its portfolio of affordable adventure safari packages. The Cape Town based company has formed strategic alliances with reputable service ...
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View more Latest Digitimes news Timing is good for WP8 phones,but Microsoft faces challenges to maintain relationships with partners3D IC commercialization to take place in 2015-16,says ASELenovo acquires CCE in BrazilWafer foundry houses ...