China’s manufacturing contracted in April for the fourth straight month but the pace of decline was less severe, suggesting the downturn in the world’s No. 2 economy is bottoming out. HSBC’s purchasing managers’ ...
After a week of what in spots felt more like March, the first full week of May will likely see a lot of planting and other fieldwork throughout the nation's center, allowing farmers a lot of catch-up time in what's started out as a virtual ...
Bernard Amos, CEO of environmental consultancy and contract management firm Helistrat, discusses the recent rise in Landfill Tax and the impact and opportunity for UK businesses Most of us probably think that when it comes to recycling we ...
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Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) has reported a 10.5% increase in global sales continued in April 2014, against the same month last year and driven by strong growth in the US and China. China was once again Volvo Cars' largest market in April ...
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UNSW Australia researchers have invented a new type of tiny lab-on-a-chip device that could have a diverse range of applications, including to detect toxic gases, fabricate integrated circuits and screen biological molecules. The novel ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Chip
Vistaprint N.V., a leading online provider of professional marketing products and services to micro businesses and the home, announced financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2014, the third quarter of its 2014 fiscal ...
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New records for exhibitor numbers and exhibition space Presenting innovations and trends in the environmental technology sector at IFAT 2014 between May 5 and 9, was a total of 3,081 exhibitors from 59 countries (2012: 2,939 ...
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DENSO Corp. has announced a significant increase in part number coverage for its line of spark plugs, direct ignition coils and wire sets. The latest catalog (SPIWDIC-CAT-0314), available in print or electronic form, covers 239 million ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Ignition Products
Talk about bringing back manufacturing to the US has been on the lips of many people for some time now. But, the buzz is contagious and has traveled overseas to European shores. In an effort to keep Europe competitive, discussions about ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Liquor retailing is growing, and sheltered from supermarket price wars Much has been reported on the battle for consumers' hearts, minds and money by Australia's two biggest supermarket groups, and liquor retailing may yet play a key role ...
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A growing economy, pent-up demand, competitive mortgage rates and affordable home prices will keep housing on an upward trajectory through 2015. However, several obstacles including tight consumer credit, shortages of lots and labor and ...
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Total semiconductor revenue in 2013 reached USD 318.1 billion, up from USD 303.1 billion in 2012. Last year’s growth effectively reversed the disappointing 2.4 percent loss of 2012, when revenue contracted from USD 310.6 billion in ...
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BRC-Google Online Retail Monitor reports global results for Q1 2014 depicting increase in the total volume of overseas consumers searching for UK apparel retailers. BRC-Google Online Retail Monitor Q1 2014 results -Q1 2014 experienced a ...
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UK shale gas exploration and production could generate a GBP33 billion ($55 billion) investment boom, according to a report published by the UK shale lobby group UK Onshore Operators Group. Drafted by EY -- formerly Ernst & Young -- the ...
Even in a quarter that saw no product introductions, Apple boosted its sales and profits over the previous year. The company released its fiscal second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, reporting revenue of $45.6 billion and a net ...
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