The penetration of Internet has rapidly increased the competition in apparel retailing as it creates a platform for the consumers to browse for their favorite wardrobes from anywhere in the world. In order to compete with the rising ...
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The National Assembly (NA) of Venezuela, located on the northern coast of South America, has approved the Cooperation Agreement between the Government of Venezuela and the Government of Bolivia, a land-locked country in Central South ...
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When the market moved above a two-month old triangle formation on Wednesday, it generated a flood of new spec buying that lifted the December contract to its highest close in over 15 months. Today’s high of 89.42 cents came within ...
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The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) announced the appointment of former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Augustine “Auggie” Tantillo as the NCTO’s new president. Mr. Tantillo brings more than 25 ...
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ICE cotton futures exploded to the upside this week with the spot December contract advancing 395 points to close at 88.93. New longs entered the market during the rally with the overall open interest rising by over 18k contracts, and specs ...
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For second-quarter 2013, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $10.6m, down 38% on $17m ...
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RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA says that its board of directors' Compensation Committee (which consists solely of independent directors) has approved stock options ...
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The growing oil sand industry in Alberta necessitates a better understanding of the fate and transport of oil sand process-affected water (OSPW) seepage from these facilities. This study characterises the potential for major ion and trace ...
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The growth rate of the export value of China's machinery industry continued to decline during the first half, but experts say it may stop falling in the second half. In June, China's machinery export value was $29.9 billion, down 4.63 ...
For second-quarter 2013, broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA has reported net sales of $34.6m, up 31% on $26.4m last quarter and up 37.7% on $25.1m a year ago. Fiscal Q2/2012 ...
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Broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA says that its AWT6751 and AWT6755 dual-band ProEficient-Plus WCDMA power amplifiers (PAs) are enabling wireless connectivity in Samsung ...
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The sales process in Freight Transportation has undergone major changes over the last decade. The economics of having a street sales team is being called into question when you consider the compensation, incentives, office space, car ...
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China has fined six baby milk formula companies a total of 670 million yuan (US$108 million) for price-fixing, following an anti-trust investigation launched in early July, the country's top economic planner announced Wednesday morning. ...
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The New Zealand government will conduct a top level inquiry into how Fonterra’s whey product, which was potentially contaminated with botulism causing bacteria, was distributed globally. Prime Minister John Key said that Fonterra's ...
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Flint Group has launched the new Ultraking family of low-migration UV curable offset packaging inks for the North American market. The new Ultraking 4500 LM PREMIUM and 4600 LM PLAS PREMIUM low-extractable, low-odor and low-migration ...
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