Global gold demand totaled 1,290 mt in the first quarter, up 21% from 1,070 mt a year earlier, as the biggest quarterly inflow into exchange-traded funds since 2009 offset a steep decline in jewelry demand, the World Gold Council said in a ...
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Associated British Foods (ABF) is reportedly contemplating the sale of its unprofitable sugar business in China to remain focused on its sugar operations in Europe and Africa. For this purpose, the food company has invited bids for five ...
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Manufacturers have finished negotiating for May orders, leading to smaller fluctuation in prices. Due to the interruption of trade wars, the polysilicon market still witness slight supply shortage, resulting in stronger prices. But prices ...
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For its fiscal third-quarter 2016 (to 26 March), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $101.1m, up 7.4% on $94.1m last quarter (a third ...
Dollar General has committed to providing high quality, in-shell eggs at affordable prices to meet the needs of its customers. Affordability is critically important to the Dollar General customer, and eggs are often a primary source of ...
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The shipments of smartphones worldwide in the first quarter marked the smallest year-on-year growth on record, and Chinese smartphone makers Oppo Electronics Corp and Vivo Mobile Communication Technology Co Ltd pushed out previous fourth ...
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Orders have been confirmed for May. Aside from polysilicon that sees stronger prices, prices in all segment of PV supply chain have weakened. The industry will cool down after June 30th, where grid-connection will mostly be completed by ...
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Profits of China's major industrial firms rose 11.1 percent year on year in March, widening from a 4.8 percent growth in the Jan.-Feb. period, official data showed on Wednesday. The profits of major industrial companies with annual ...
Many of China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) reported drops in profits in Q1, as building materials, electronics and tobacco firms reported large profit declines, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday. The combined profits of ...
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Makers in the PC and handset supply chains in Taiwan are conservative about a business rebound in the second half of 2016 as well as the overall performance for the entire year amid unfavorable business news from the sectors, including ...
The Architecture Billings Index reflects consecutive months of increasing demand for design activity at architecture firms. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead ...
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Despite a dip in results during March, the April edition of the Stifel Logistics Confidence Index returned to the trend of month on month improvements seen in January and February. Nonetheless, structural issues within both the air and ...
According to the newest production and sales data CAMM released, in this first quarter, light-duty trucks (including LFN) were produced 392 thousand units, down by 7.2% year-on-year, and that were sold 391.4 thousand units, down by 3.36% ...
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LEDinside, a division of the global market research firm TrendForce, held an exclusive analyst symposium on April 15 at Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall. During this special meet-and-greet event, LEDinside analyst based in ...
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Performance Sports Group Ltd. swung to a net loss in the fiscal third quarter ended February 29 as expected due to a precipitous drop in baseball and softball sales, retail bankruptcies and the impact of currency exchange rates on its ...