It's reported that Starbucks coffee and mugs were more expensive in China than in other countries, so that Starbucks obtained high profits. Starbucks have been the foreign-funded enterprises under fire from Chinese state media after ...
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Labelling them a "luxury in coffee," a China Central Television report yesterday said Starbucks coffee and mugs were more expensive in China than in London, Chicago and Mumbai. A cup of 354 milliliters of Latte coffee costs 27 yuan ...
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Asia Cement, the Thai unit of Italy s Italcementi Group, projects slower revenue growth next year on a likely weaker domestic market and uncertainty over the government s THB 2 trillion infrastructure investment. Co-managing director ...
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The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index is in for August and the numbers are rosy. Sell-siders are happy. China bulls just got one more boost from a lengthening list of comfortable economic figures. “It's a real ...
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Overall, the global economic recovery was muted during the first quarter of the year under review, though there were signs of a bottoming out. Regionally, the U.S. economy recovered at a gradual pace, getting a boost from improved ...
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Steelmaker Ternium reported Wednesday net income of $134.4 million for Q2 2013, down from $151.4 million in the previous quarter, but higher than the $115.4 million reported in Q2 2012. Steel shipments in Q2 2013 of 2.2 billion tons were ...
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The Australasian Railway Association has questioned the Coalition Opposition’s intentions with Infrastructure Australia’s funding allocation policies if they were to win government. In presenting their plans for infrastructure ...
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UK-based plastics manufacturer Sone Products has secured £250k of government funding to develop its manufacturing site in County Durham and support its growth strategy. The investment will enable the company to increase the range of ...
‘Moving Freight’ outlines Queensland’s ten-year strategy and policy direction for the freight system. Its objective is ‘to facilitate the efficient movement of freight.’ Its four main functions are to: ...
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Pilot Chemical Company announced the completion of its largest infrastructure investment in the company’s history at its Middletown, Ohio facility. The capital improvements and enhancements to the facility support the company’s ...
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The U.S.Green Building Council(USGBC)and the American Institute of Architects(AIA)this week commended the U.S.Conference of Mayors(USCM)for passing a slate of sustainability resolutions that renew its commitment to local green building and ...
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While the rail industry did not find the budget entirely positive, there are many good points for rail in the Budget. ARA: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown The 2013 Federal Budget has delivered largely positive outcomes for commuters, ...
The 2,600 primarily customer attendees at this year’s JDA FOCUS were looking for lots of things. They wanted to know how JDA’s acquisition of RedPrairie is going, four months later, and what it will mean to them. They wanted to ...
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Urgent action is needed to reduce the U.S. military's dangerous dependence on foreign suppliers for the raw materials, parts and finished products needed to defend America, according to a new study prepared by Brigadier General John Adams ...
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Incentives in Canada have resulted in so much solar energy that only a move to smart grid can use it all. So claims National Instruments (NI), which is to provide monitoring and control equipment. "To promote conservation and ...
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