Given the fact that retail sales and consumer spending represent roughly two-thirds of total economic activity in the United States, it is fairly east to surmise that the current numbers are not where they need to be to lift economic growth ...
Tags: NRF, Lower Retail Sales, 2013
Fourth Quarter: -Fourth quarter 2012 earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations, excluding significant items, were $.11 versus prior year earnings of $.26. Reported fourth quarter 2012 EPS from continuing operations was $.02 ...
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) have jointly released the December 2012 update to the 2011/2012 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast. According ...
Tags: residential construction, AAMA, WDMA, nonresidential construction
US demand for liquid fuels will rise slowly over the next two years to 18.77 million b/d in 2014, driven by distillate and liquid petroleum gas consumption from a recovering industrial sector, the Energy Information Administration said ...
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Business Standard reported that senior executives of the country’s leading manufacturing companies are optimistic that the industrial sector, currently reeling under economic slowdown, could return to high growth trajectory with a ...
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DECC has decided to reduce support for solar power under the Renewables Obligation from 2 ROCs today to 1.6 ROCs from April 2013 – a reduction of 20%. This is higher than the level of 1.5 ROCs which was initially proposed. The STA ...
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In terms of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, portfolio changes and investment projects, one of the most active sectors in the European coatings supply chain is dispersions. Despite a slow growth in demand for coatings, ...
Tags: coatings supply, European, VOCs, dispersions market
Jotun opened in March at Sandefjord, Norway, a decorative paints plant costing NOK 500 million ($87 million), which the company claims is one of the most modern in the world. It replaces two other decorative paints units in the country. ...
Tags: Jotun, Meanwhile AkzoNobel, high-tech decorative paints
The coatings industry in Europe has been bracing itself for an extremely difficult 2012 in which much of the region will be suffering from the effects of a severe economic downturn mainly due to the impact of the troubles with the euro on ...
Tags: coatings industry, Europe, OECD, severe economic downturn
IDG News Service - Name: Joe Busky Age: 45 Time with company: 4 years Education: Bachelor of Arts in accounting; MBA in business administration from Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore Company headquarters: Chicago Revenue: ...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer saw his bonus shrink a little in 2012 while that of other Microsoft executives rose significantly, the software maker said Tuesday. Ballmer received a bonus payment of US$620,000, about 91 percent of his ...
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According to Minister of Economy and Energy Delyan Dobrev, Bulgaria's gross domestic product is expected to mark a total growth of around 1% for 2012. Dobrev in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio Sunday that "This GDP growth ...
The "Glass Tableware Market - Global and Egypt Industry Analysis, Market Size, Trends and Forecast, 2011 - 2017," published by Transparency Market Research, reports that the highest contribution to the net market growth is expected by the ...
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Europe's wood coatings sector is one in which there are pockets of sluggish growth or even decline but others in which there has recently been strong increases in demand, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe(CEE). It is a relatively ...
According to industry and government officials at the OECD's Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 6-7 December 2012,the growth in global steel demand is expected to be slower in the coming decade than during the previous 10 years but longer ...
Tags: OECD, global demand, steel, non-tariff measures