Spring is officially here! Yes, the 2014 spring equinox (vernal equinox to those of you outside the Northern Hemisphere) began on March 20 at 12:57 p.m EST. But with the launch of the Auto Care Association (ACA) comes another rebirth -- ...
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Taiwan-based flip-chip LED makers generated a total production value of US$11.63 million in the first quarter of 2014, taking up 3.1% of total LED production value, and flip-chip LED production value in 2014 is expected to reach US$160 ...
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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Jerome's Furniture announced their title sponsorship of NBC 7's weekly sports program, hosted by Jim Laslavic. The show is being renamed as Jerome's Furniture SportsWrap. Jerome's Furniture commits to the local community through sports ...
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Corn planting remains behind the normal pace, though a weather window may be opening this week to allow farmers to play a little much needed catch-up. As of Sunday, 6% of the nation's crop was planted vs. the usual 14% for this point in ...
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PPG Industries reported record first quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.6 billion, up $528 million, or 17 percent, versus the prior year. First quarter 2014 reported net income from continuing operations was $277 ...
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Microsoft today said that it will close the $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's handset business on Friday, about eight months after revealing the deal. Microsoft announced the acquisition of Nokia's devices arm?- and an associated patent ...
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There's mounting evidence to support the idea that this spring might be a repeat of last year's cool, wet season that had some farmers planting corn and soybeans well into June. The last few days have seen about the best planting ...
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Jaguar Land Rover has completed the installation of the UK's largest rooftop solar panel array at its new state-of-the art Engine Manufacturing Centre at i54 South Staffordshire. The new facility has been designed with sustainability ...
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This year, La Cornue has extended its offer of cooking islands, not only in the Chateau range, but also in the more accessible La Cornue 1908 range, and of the very spectacular and innovative induction cooking table, La Cornue W. by ...
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Truckers hauled more goods in March 2014 than ever before, according to data records from TransCore Link Logistics' Canadian Freight Index. Truck load volumes have been on a rising trend for the past four months in a row, but March ...
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Many people consider quinoa to be a vital tool for food security in the era of climate change. But in order to be grown outside its native climate, this crop must be adapted by plant breeders. The challenge is that quinoa's seed is tightly ...
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Falling hardware sales and the cost of layoffs hit IBM's profit hard in the first quarter, sending it down 21 percent from a year earlier.? Sales also fell, sliding 4 percent from last year's first quarter to US$22.5 billion. The ...
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In case it wasn't clear already, Intel and Microsoft are no longer joined at the hip. Intel is trying desperately to grow its share of the tablet market, and with Windows flunking out on those devices, Android is the flavour of the month. ...
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The Northwest European styrene monomer/benzene spread rallied to a month-high Tuesday of $203/mt on stronger styrene, rebounding from a one-year low of $148/mt established April 4 but still representing deeply negative production margins, ...
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