Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc announced its market outlook for its first quarter of fiscal 2013. During the first half of the quarter, both export and domestic sales prices for ferrous metals dropped approximately USD 50 per ton from ...
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Global trade activity saw a steep dip from September to October, according to data released by Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers. U.S.-bound waterborne shipments, which were ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has reported 16% rise in its worldwide sales to 12,391 vehicles in July 2012, compared to 10,722 vehicles for the same period in 2011. The company sold a total of 81,562 vehicles in the first seven ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan has reported 5% rise in its sales in Europe to 366,000 units during the initial six months of 2012, an increase of 18,000 units over the same period in 2011. According to the carmaker, the overall customer demand ...
In a world of rising energy prices, pressure on resources and economic uncertainty we simply cannot afford to miss the huge opportunities offered by greater energy efficiency. That is why the coalition government is acting now to make ...
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IDG News Service-News of weak server sales,continuing turmoil at Hewlett-Packard and the ongoing U.S.political impasse over the so-called"fiscal cliff"have not given tech industry watchers much to cheer about this week. Major IT companies ...
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Mohawk Industries Inc. announced 2012 third quarter net earnings of $70 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.01. Excluding restructuring charges, net earnings were $72 million and EPS was $1.04, a 25% increase over last year's ...
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At Rautaruukki's Capital Markets Day hosted in Helsinki, the company's management will present their review of the sector and shed light particularly on business opportunities in Russia. With the Fortaco arrangement, Ruukki will in future ...
IDG News Service-Worldwide server shipments went up in the third quarter of 2012,but revenue from those sales dropped due to economic uncertainty in some parts of the world,research firm Gartner said in a study released on Wednesday. ...
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SAP's UK and Ireland managing director, Tim Noble, failed to dispel increasing unrest among the firm's UK user base at the SAP User Conference 2012 in Manchester this afternoon, as group leaders came away dissatisfied on licensing issues ...
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Schaefer Ranchwear,one of America's last full-line clothing companies is looking forward to a record year for 2012 and is optimistic for 2013 and beyond by churning out a number of new jean,shirt and outerwear styles keeping the collection ...
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IDG News Service-Though U.S.political leaders managed to spark some good news for the economy Friday,technology stocks are down for the week,showing a continued lack of confidence in the sector. The problem has been earnings.Tech ...
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PILKINGTON owner Nippon Sheet Glass has gone into the red and shed 1, 750 jobs worldwide this year as it restructures to cope with the effects of the global recession. The group, which employs some 1, 600 people across its sites in St ...
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SAP is urging businesses to rethink core business values to become more consumer-centric using mobile, social, cloud and business intelligence (BI). Addressing delegates via a video link at the opening of SAP TechEd Madrid, Bill ...
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Britain's food and drink manufacturers are bracing themselves for difficult Christmas trading,according to the Food and Drink Federation(FDF). Speaking after the FDF's latest business confidence survey,FDF's economic and commercial ...
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