WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission has reached an agreement with seven rent-to-own companies and a software design firm to settle charges the companies spied on consumers who rented their computers. The settlements bar the ...
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On a three-month average basis,North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.12 billion in orders worldwide and a book-to-bill(B/B)ratio of 0.84 in August 2012,the new low so far this year. SEMI(Semiconductor ...
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The Architecture Billings Index(ABI)shows positive growth for the first time since March,according to the latest report from the American Institute of Architects.The ABI inched nearly three points up.August held an ABI score of 50.2,in ...
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NEMA's Lighting Systems Index has shown a positive performance in the first half of 2012, as it gained 2.9 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis from the first to second quarters of 2012. On a year-over-year basis the index increased by 6.6 ...
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On the heels of a nearly three-point increase,the Architecture Billings Index(ABI)climbed into positive terrain for the first time in five months.As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,the ABI reflects the approximate nine ...
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PV Book-to-bill ratio of just 0.33 measured in second quarter of 2012,with SEMI seeing no near-term recovery. Heading south:the global PV equipment market The market for photovoltaics manufacturing equipment continued to decline in ...
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The National Lighting Bureau(NLB)reports that second-quarter 2012 NEMA Lighting Systems Index(LSI)performance gained almost 3%over first-quarter 2012's performance and 6.6%over second-quarter 2011's.NLB Executive Director John Bachner ...
The Architecture Billings Index(ABI)pointed to a slower decline in July in design activity at U.S.architecture firms.As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time ...
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SAP's revenue for the second quarter grew 18 percent over the same quarter last year to AA!3.9 billion(US$4.9 billion)following record software revenue of over AA!1 billion,it reported on Tuesday. The business software company in ...
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SAP's cloud business is growing thanks to the acquisition of online HR software provider SuccessFactors, according to the company's latest financial results. Last December SAP acquired SuccessFactors for $3.4bn, as a key part of SAP's ...
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Following the first negative reading in five months, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has had a significant drop in May. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month ...
The Architecture Billings Index(ABI)has had a significant drop in May 2012,following the first negative reading in five months.The American Institute of Architects(AIA)reported the May ABI score was 45.8,following a mark of 48.4 in ...
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After five months of positive readings,the Architecture Billings Index(ABI)has fallen into negative terrain.As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between ...
SOLON, Ohio, May 15, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Energy Focus, Inc. today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Financial results for the first quarter of 2012 include the following: -- Net sales ...
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