Cotton Council International (CCI), through its COTTON USA Sourcing Program, will host a booth at the Colombiamoda trade fair in Medellin from July 23-25 to promote U.S. cotton yarns and fabrics. The Sourcing Program will showcase 13 U.S. ...
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During an automated packaging process, materials can shift and become unstable causing components to move during transport. An international manufacturer of solar cells turned to Glue Dots Intl. to resolve this very issue. The problem: ...
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U.S.retail sales were also up 3.7% in Q1, according to monthly data. The sporting goods reported an adjusted sales increase of 3.9% in March to 7790 million dollars and 6.4% increase in Q1 to 21347 million dollars. The clothing accessories ...
Hooker Furniture said sales rose 9.7% in the fourth quarter, as the company finished its fiscal year with solid performances by its case goods and upholstery segments. Profits also jumped to $3.7 million, or 34 cents per share, in the ...
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It’s reported that the ASEAN countries’ steel consumption is expected to rise healthily in the new few years, according reported of the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI). It’s known that the steel ...
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THE sharemarket has bounced back to close above the key 5000 point mark for the first time in a month amid hopes that local interest rates will fall. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 39.1 points, or 0.79 per cent, ...
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THE dollar hit a fresh 10-week high following gains on US sharemarkets, but lost some ground due to disappointing jobs figures. At 5pm AEST today, the currency was trading at $US1.0521, up from $US1.0509 yesterday afternoon. It earlier ...
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In the last days, the New York futures registered a considerable decrease to a level that had been seen at the beginning of March lastly. The reasons for the strong futures movements were not always comprehensible. Some can be named: ...
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THE Australian share market is trading higher, boosted by a solid performance from US markets and expectations interest rates may fall following disappointing local jobs figures. The local bourse was buoyed by stronger markets on Wall ...
In February this year, the unemployment rate of the 34 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries decreased to eight percent, compared to the 8.1 percent recorded in the previous month, according to new ...
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"MOVE along now, nothing to see." Constable Plod's old refrain looks an apt way to sum up Criterion's performance in the March quarter, with his "buy" calls rising an average 1 per cent in a quarter in which the broader market surged 5 per ...
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The Australian dollar opened higher as a fresh bout of US dollar weakness and firmer commodities prices pushed the local currency towards 105 US cents. At 7am AEST the dollar was at 104.90 US cents, up from yesterday’s local close ...
The sharemarket has closed slightly weaker as investors sold off defensive and high-yielding financial stocks after a couple of days of gains. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 8.8 points, or 0.18 per cent, at ...
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In Q4 2012, activity in the Eurozone contracted by 0.6% (-0.1% in the previous quarter). The decrease in exports put a drag on GDP growth while domestic demand remained on a negative trend. However, in the first quarter of 2013, the ...
The multinational has agreed to sell the Van der Windt Group, which has operations in Netherlands, Belgium, England and Ireland, to Dutch distribution business the Paardekooper Group for €68.5m. In North American, meanwhile, ...
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