Apple climbed the Fortune 500 this year to the No. 6 spot, its highest-ever ranking, its first time in the top 10, and the top technology company on the influential list, replacing sagging HP. Fortune, which ranks firms by annual revenue, ...
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Markel Corporation, a US based financial holding company, has completed purchasing Bermuda-based Alterra Capital in a deal valued at nearly $3.13bn in a cash and stock deal. Originally signed on 19 December 2012, the transaction was ...
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Genesee & Wyoming, the largest shortline holding company in the US, reported a 4% year-on-year increase in coal and coke shipments in the first quarter largely because of higher domestic demand for thermal coal, said the company Wednesday ...
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Aimed at keeping workers connected to each other and the back office Alliant Energy, a US Midwest-based energy holding company, announced it's aiming to better connect its field technicians across a large geographical area, thanks to the ...
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On 23 April, the EU Commission‘s competition authorities approved the takeover of Spano by Unilin, which is owned by the US-American company Mohawk. The approval under cartel law had already been granted following the provisional ...
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Apple will challenge a November 2012 jury verdict that awarded $368 million in damages to Nevada patent-holding company VirnetX, a filing with U.S. regulators showed. In a Form 10-Q filed this week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
Russian mining and steel group Mechel has announced the signing several loan agreements totaling $1 billion in value with Russian bank Gazprombank. In Mechel's steel division, Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant signed a loan agreement for RUB ...
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Mexican holding company Grupo Simec SAB de CV announced Monday that its subsidiary, Ohio-based Republic Steel has entered into a five year supply agreement with United States Steel Corporation, to provide Tube Rounds to the US Steel Tubular ...
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CompWest Insurance has signed an agreement with Phoenix Risk Management Insurance Services, to write California health care workers' compensation insurance program for specific classes in the health care industry. Under the terms of the ...
China Specialty Glass AG (CSG) hereby announces the expansion of its Management Board from three to four members. The Supervisory Board appointed Mr. Chao Zhou as new Member of the Management Board effective as of May 1, 2013. Mr. ...
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Nokia has accused supplier STMicroelectronics of selling microphones Nokia says it developed to rival HTC, and on Monday won an injunction in the Amsterdam District Court preventing their sale. STMicroelectronics must stop supplying HTC ...
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Infor is hoping a new social collaboration tool, updated middleware and user interfaces, as well as options for cloud-based deployments, will help cement its place as one of the industry's largest ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendors ...
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A2, a New Zealand-based dairy company, is set to introduce its new infant formula – a2 Platinum – in China as part of plans to tap the growing demand for New Zealand products in the country a2 Platinum will be initially rolled ...
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Agria, a China based holding company for investments in the agriculture sector, has established a new research and development center in Shenzhen, China as part of its efforts to support the company's growing operations in China and other ...
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Multinational insurance holding company AmTrust Financial Services has completed the acquisition of Sequoia Insurance and its subsidiaries, Sequoia Indemnity and Personal Express Insurance (Sequoia), for a consideration of nearly $60m. ...