HP's shares have plummeted to a nine-year low after its CEO Meg Whitman stated that revenue for 2013 would decline and that it would take five years to revive the firm financially. Whitman – the third HP CEO in as many years – ...
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European regulations for the gambling sector,launching new products and driving revenue growth as a recently floated public company put enormous pressure on the IT team at Betfair. But chief technology officer(CTO)Tony McAlister,in post ...
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Hewlett-Packard has outlined a turnaround plan that includes slashing the number of PC models it sells by 25 percent over the next two years. At its financial analyst day in San Francisco on Wednesday,HP also painted a weak financial ...
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Staples has announced plans to phase out the Corporate Express name in Australia as part of the company's move towards a single global brand. The rebranding of the Australian company, which has used both names in the region following ...
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The Finish Line Inc. reported results for the 13-week and 26-week periods ended September 1, 2012. For the thirteen weeks ended September 1, 2012: Consolidated net sales, inclusive of Finish Line and The Running Company, increased ...
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News reports, backed up by several industry sources, say that the sale of KraussMaffei Group -- the world’s largest manufacturer of plastics equipment -- could be coming soon by Madison Capital Partners. Reuters and the German ...
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Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) releases the Interim Report for the nine month of fiscal year (1st Dec 2011 – 31st Aug 2012). Nine Month The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased by 11 percent in local currencies and in SEK ...
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There is plenty of fear, uncertainty and doubt out there over the upcoming federal ban on incandescent light bulbs. The very thought of losing that pear-shaped giver of warm, yellow light drove Europeans to hoard Edison's invention as the ...
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Ennis Inc.reported financial results for the three and six months ended August 31,2012. Financial Overview Our consolidated net sales were$138.3 million for the second quarter ended August 31,2012 compared to$130.4 million for the ...
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Estée Lauder cosmetics conglomerate sells 12 of its 28 cosmetics brands in China,but the Chinses beauty market deserves more.The beauty group focuses the company's resources on markets with the greatest growth ...
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According to Japanese media reports,Japan's Hitachi Construction Machinery Company on September 20,said in a news release,dump trucks running test of self-discipline operation will be implemented in 2013.screen Welding Machine Management ...
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Japan’s Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd. is buying one of India’s largest injection molding machine producers, L&T Plastics Machinery Ltd., in a move that will significantly expand its presence in a market of growing importance to ...
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Fourteen months after opening, the Vancouver Tool Library has more than doubled its tool inventory and signed up 450 members. The library, located at 3448 Commercial St., launched in July 2011 with 400 tools for loan-a number that's since ...
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STOCKHOLM -- Ikea will accelerate its store opening pace over the next few years, as it aims for a bigger share on the market in the face of the global economic slowdown, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal and Reuters news ...
PV Book-to-bill ratio of just 0.33 measured in second quarter of 2012,with SEMI seeing no near-term recovery. Heading south:the global PV equipment market The market for photovoltaics manufacturing equipment continued to decline in ...
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