Earnings per share on a non-GAAP basis surged 23 per cent at apparel marketer PVH Corp which has brands like Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger in its portfolio for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014. PVH said its fourth quarter ...
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More than 9,000 smallholder farmers in North-Western Ethiopia will now be supported by the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) following successful verification in accordance with the Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) sustainability standard. ...
ConAgra Foods has posted a higher-than-expected profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 and raised its full-year earnings forecast.The company's Consumer Foods Segment reported sales of about $1.8bn and operating profit of $274m. ...
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The lowest price for an LED light bulb will drop from US$8 in 2014 to US$5 in 2015 and ex-factory prices will slip to US$2-3 in 2015, according to chairman Lee Biing-jye for Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar. The ...
The Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia held its first discussion session on Thursday afternoon. For the first time, issues of China's inclusive approach to international finance and rural banking were high on the official ...
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Japan-based Mitsui has announced an agreement to acquire 15% stake in Turkey’s integrated packaging manufacturer Sarten Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret. In a statement, Mitsui said that it will acquire the stake after accepting a ...
Alchemist Brewery has received a land use permit to construct a new brewery at Stowe, Vermont, the US. District 5 Environmental Commission has given the permit to the brewery, reported Burlington Free Press. According to the permit, the ...
FESPA 2015 which runs from May 18-22, 2015 will introduce a new feature, 'Industrial Showcase" to highlight innovations taking place in industrial printing in both, screen and digital processes. “The feature will occupy 100 sq ...
China's State Council pledged Wednesday to boost the implementation of the "Made in China 2025" strategy, which will upgrade the manufacturing sector. Accelerated industrialization is supported by the manufacturing sector, according to a ...
This emerald, ruby and diamond necklace by Bulgari is expected to fetch up to $400,000 at Christie’s on April 14. The New York sale is expected to total in excess of $40 million. An 80.73-carat cushion-shaped colorless diamond, a ...
During the developer event (via NYT), Facebook showcased the latest design for its Aquila unmanned aerial vehicle which it hopes to use to connect the estimated 5 billion people on earth without reliable web access. The new V-shaped ...
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Researchers at University of Notre Dame (UND) in the USA have claimed record high breakdown voltage for aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN/GaN) lateral Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) on silicon [Mingda Zhu et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, ...
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“All India kappas (raw cotton) arrivals have touched approximately 3 crore bales and CCI cotton procurement has crossed approximately 80 lakhs bales till now,” informs the fortnightly report of Indian Cotton Federation. It ...
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The 2016 January Furniture Show has got off to a flying start as the organisers confirm that three halls are already fully booked. Just a few months after the resounding success of the 2015 exhibition, halls 1, 4 and 5 at the NEC in ...
Strauss Group, an Israel-based food and drinks manufacturer, is exploring an initial public offering of its coffee unit on the US stock exchange. Strauss and TPG Capital Management, its partner in Strauss Coffee, have submitted a draft ...
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