Trucking conditions in the US continue to strengthen, according to the latest Trucking Conditions Index from FTR. The July index reading of 8.41 represented a 30% improvement over June. The index reflects a forward look at an expected ...
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Retail sales increased in the month of August but came in at a much slower pace than anticipated. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) – the world's largest retail trade association – August retail sales (excluding ...
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According to a new report from Canadean, the skin care sector in Italy is expected to face a decline in value growth up to 2017, following the global economic downturn. Sponsored Links Acute Pain Management Training The decline, ...
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) have jointly released the August update to the AAMA/WDMA 2012/2013 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast. This report ...
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Mergers and Acquisitions activity is expected to intensify in the transportation sector over the next several years. Aging Baby Boomers are seeking opportunities to capitalize on their years of hard work. The Great Recession "took the ...
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The top three carriers on Today's Trucking's Top 100 For-Hire Canadian fleets — TransForce, Mullen Group, and Vitran — have finished reporting their second-quarter 2013 results. Each company reported revenue drops of various ...
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Mullen Group’s second quarter net income rose 13% to $20.9 million this year, once adjusted for any unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses and the change in fair value of investments. Mullen’s Q2 revenue was $310.3 ...
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Retail sales data for the month of June from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed relatively positive traction on the consumer spending front despite tailing off at the end of the second ...
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Non-manufacturing activity took a dip in June but remained in growth territory, according to the June edition of the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Report on Business. ISM said that the index used to measure ...
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Japan-based underwriter Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance is engaged in advance negotiations to acquire a 15% stake in Thai Life Insurance, for nearly $700m. People familiar with the matter were quoted by Reuters as saying that the proposed ...
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Jürgen Zeschky, CEO of wind turbine equipment maker Nordex, said in general generalholders meeting that Nordex's sales of this year was expected to increase by 10%-20%, reaching euro1.2-1.3 billion. EBIT margin was expected to reach 2% ...
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Global research firm Gartner has released the findings from its ninth annual Supply Chain Top 25. The goal of the Supply Chain Top 25 research initiative is to raise awareness of the supply chain discipline and how it impacts business ...
“In a disturbing report, the Federal Reserve announced that U.S. industrial production (manufacturing, mining, and utilities) contracted by 0.6 percent after strong gains in February and March,” said Cliff Waldman, senior ...
Natural gas vehicles (NGV) sale, among the world's seven largest automobile markets, is expected to only reach 7.5 million units by 2020, according to a report for the Lux Research. The slow growth of the vehicle sales is due to the ...
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Downturn of economy in 2012 gave soda ash a heavy blow; so that soda ash is in a sluggish. According to the report of China Soda Ash Market Report of 2013-2017, it is still in difficult state in 2013. Huge social ownership and slow growth ...