Yahoo's revenue dropped slightly but earnings rose during the third quarter, the first complete one under the helm of new CEO Marissa Mayer. Revenue came in at $1.2 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30, down 1% year on year. Subtracting ...
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IDG News Service - Google plans to buy the travel guide publisher Frommer's, as well as other travel publishing assets, from John Wiley & Sons, as the search company continues beefing up its original content. The Frommer's content will be ...
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AP reported that a union official representing steelworkers at the shuttered Sparrows Point steel mill reacted angrily to reports key mill equipment has been sold. Mr Joe Rosel, president of a United Steelworkers local in Sparrows Point, ...
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Marissa Mayer, participating in her first Yahoo earnings conference call since becoming CEO, outlined a broad range of areas in which the company needs to improve. “It was an active and solid quarter with some nice ...
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Australian Wool Industries Secretariat Inc (AWIS) releases wool sales report for week ending November 2. The Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Regional Indicators finished 0.3% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle ...
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Apple has agreed to pay$60 million for ownership of the iPad trademark in China,as part of a settlement with a little-known Chinese firm called Proview that had tried to ban sales of the tablet in the country,according to a local court. ...
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, Wassily Kandinsky and Constantin Brancusi led the November 7 Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art at Christie's New York, realizing a grand total of $204,800,000 (£129,024,000/ €159,744,000). Of the 69 works offered by ...
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Premier Foods plc has offloaded another of its brands, this morning (30 October) announcing the sale of Branston pickle to Japanese group Mizkan. The UK food manufacturer has agreed to sell its sweet pickles and table sauces to Mizkan for ...
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Commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland has booked a drop in full-year profits as record corn prices hit earnings in the fourth quarter. In the three months to the end of June, net profit fell 25% to US$284m, while operating profits slid ...
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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA has reported 60.3% rise in its vehicle sales to 177,795 units in May 2012, when compared to the year-ago month. During the initial six months of 2012, the sales of TMS climbed 28.7% to 1,046,096 units. ...
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Cape Wools reported that wool prices rose sharply for a second week in a row with the market indicator gaining 4.5% at this week’s sale to close at R101.19/kg (clean). This is up almost 15% on the opening level and represents an ...
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The upward trend in wool prices continued at this week's sale and the Cape Wools indicator gained another 3.2% to close at R104.43/kg (clean). This is a 19.5% increase on the opening sale. The increase was prompted by good demand ...
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The market was slightly weaker at this week’s sale as demand conditions remain tough and the Cape Wools Merino indicator shed 0.8% compared with last week to close at R88.09/kg (clean). This is in line with the ...
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Leading UK packaging supplier Tri-Star Packaging has introduced the Nibble Box to its refreshed range of solutions for caterers looking to enhance their takeaway or food-on-the-go offer The Tri-Star Nibble Box is designed for caterers ...
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The wool market was softer at this week sale with the Cape Wools Merino indicator shedding 1.6% to close the day at R98.73/kg (clean). This is still 13% up on the opening sale but slightly lower than at the same sale last season. The ...
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