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Consumer Confidence Stalls in March
Apr 6, 2016GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index remained at zero in March, perhaps signalling Brexit fears. Two of the measures used to calculate it saw decreases this month, with one measure showing an increase and the remaining two ...
Tags: GfK, Joe Staton, Consumer Confidence Stalls
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Technavio Published a New Report on The Powder Coatings Market in Romania
May 20, 2015Technavio has published a new report on the powder coatings market in Romania, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 7% from 2015-2019. Powder coatings are a solvent-free product that facilitate a dry finishing process. The ...
Tags: Technavio, Powder Coatings
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The Oil and Gas Industry Is in a Period of Major Capital Investment
Dec 6, 2013LONDON, Dec. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifty-five percent of private equity (PE) executives cite the growing capital requirements of the oil and gas industry as the foremost driver of their investment activity in the industry, according to a ...
Tags: the oil and gas industry, private equity, major capital investment
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Worldwide Industrial Electronics Chip Revenue in The First Quarter Reached $7.71 Billion
Aug 16, 2013The market for semiconductors used in industrial electronics applications relished a better-than-expected first quarter as macroeconomic headwinds turned out to be less severe than initially feared, according to the latest Industrial ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, semiconductors
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ArcelorMittal Cuts Its 2013 Core Profit Guidance This Thursday
Aug 5, 2013Reportedly, global steel giant ArcelorMittal cuts its 2013 core profit guidance this Thursday on weaker demand and lower raw material prices. According to ArcelorMittal that the group's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and ...
Tags: ArcelorMittal, Mineral
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Cyber-Attacks Have Risen to The Top of The List of Threats for UK Banks
Jun 17, 2013Cyber-attacks have risen to the top of the list of threats for UK banks according to the Bank of England’s director of financial stability, Andrew Haldane, but understanding and management of the risk is still at an “early ...
Tags: Bank of England, Cyber-Attacks
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European Textile and Clothing Companies Are Looking Further Afield for Growth
May 17, 2013European textile and clothing companies are looking further afield for growth. The main causes are weak demand in the supply chain and cutbacks by retail buyers and consumers stemming from the eurozone crisis and fiscal tightening by EU ...
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Retail Giant Tesco Has Reported Pre-Tax Profits Down 51% to 1.96bn
Apr 18, 2013Retail giant Tesco has reported pre-tax profits down 51% to 1.96bn – its first profit drop in 20 years – and revealed plans to close its US chain of Fresh & Easy shops in its full-year results for the 52 weeks to February 23. ...
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Rio Tinto,Leading International Mining Group,Is Facing a Difficult Time
Apr 11, 2013Rio Tinto, leading international mining group, is facing a difficult time. The group’s aluminum subsidiary and by far the world’s 4th largest aluminum producer, previously known as Rio Tinto Aluminum, had suffered a write down ...
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Sharemarket Suffered Its Biggest Fall as Bank Bailout Plan in Cyprus
Mar 19, 2013The sharemarket suffered its biggest fall in more than three weeks yesterday and volatility soared as a controversial bank bailout plan in Cyprus threatened to reignite the European sovereign debt crisis. Cyprus proposed a tax on the ...
Tags: Investors, Cyprus Bank, economy
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The Export of Local Ceramic Tableware Is Likely to Experience a Boom From May 2013
Jan 31, 2013The export of local ceramic tableware, now hit hard by the eurozone crisis, is likely to experience a boom from May 2013, as the proposed European Commission's (EC) anti-dumping duties on Chinese products will be implemented from that ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use, Ceramic Tableware, Ceramic, Tableware
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Food and Drink Deals Dominated Large-Scale Merger and Acquisition Activity in The UK
Jan 8, 2013Food and drink deals, particularly the acquisition of Weetabix by China's Bright Food Group, dominated large-scale merger and acquisition activity in the UK in 2012, a new report by Experian shows. Food and drink was the most active ...
Tags: food, drink, acquisition, Bright Food Group
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M&A in Food Manufacturing Sector Helped to Set a Three-Year Record for UK Economy
Jan 8, 2013Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector last year helped to set a three-year record for the UK economy, according to information services company Experian. A key contributor to last year’s ...
Tags: UK, food, drink manufacturing, UK economy
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Businesses Rein in Their Spending on Hardware and Software Amid Continued Uncertainty
Dec 28, 2012Businesses are reining in their spending on hardware and software amid continued uncertainty in the global economy. Analyst group Gartner has revised down its forecast for spending on hardware and software,despite overall growth in IT ...
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The Wider World Is Ill-Prepared for a Potential Collapse of The Eurozone
Dec 28, 2012Businesses in the EU and the wider world are grossly ill-prepared for a potential collapse of the eurozone, wrongly expecting that they will have plenty of time to prepare for the conversion of one or more countries to a new national ...
Tags: businesses, EU, eurozone, Furlonger, collapse