Italian insurer Fondiaria-Sai is prepared to go ahead with initial plans to merge with Unipol Gruppo Finanziaria, together with its parent company, Premafin Holding di Partecipazioni and its subsidiary Milano Assicurazioni. Fondiaria-SAI ...
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US-based commercial insurer CNA Financial has reported a net income of $166m, or $0.62 diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2012, compared to $124m, or $0.46 diluted earnings per share, for the same period in 2011. For ...
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Generali, an Italian underwriter has inked a deal with Eliahu Insurance to dispose its 69.13% controlling stake in Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings for €705m, which is 16% down compared to a price of €835m settled in March ...
Tags: Generali, insurance, acquisition agreement, Solvency
US carmaker Ford Motor is planning to debut its Ford Focus ST in China at the Auto China 2012 in Beijing this month. The new model will be powered by 2.0 litre Ford EcoBoost four-cylinder petrol engine mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox ...
HCC Insurance Holdings has reported that its net earnings jumped by 75% to $82.6m for the first quarter of 2012, against $47m during the corresponding period previous fiscal. Net earnings per diluted share stood at $0.79 for the first ...
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Mr Jyotiraditya Scindia minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power informed the Lok Sabha that as per 18th Electric Power Survey report, the projected all India peak demand and energy requirement at the end of 12th Plan was 199,540 MW ...
Tags: Lok Sabha, Electric Power Survey, power, Indian power
Due to the global economic downturn,demand for LED lighting has been weakening.Meanwhile,efficiency and price-performance ratio have been increasing,and the penetration rate of the LED lighting market is expected to continue rising.Market ...
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Acer America announced availability of the new TravelMate B113 notebook PC for U.S. and Canadian customers. An ideal solution for institutional customers, the TravelMate B113 meets all the needs for productivity, communication and mobility ...
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A review of operating costs for Gunson's Coburn Zircon Project indicates potential cost savings of AUD 122 million across the 23 year mine life. Further improving the financial returns from the project, an additional USD 1.2 million could ...
Tags: zircon, mining costs, zircon producer, mine, pit optimization
Mazda Motorsports is planning to supply racing variants of its new SKYACTIV-D clean diesel powertrains to the participants of GRAND-AM's new GX Class, starting with the 2013 season. According to the company, the engines will be ...
Tags: Mazda Motorsports, racing variants, SKYACTIV-D clean diesel powertrains
Why have satellite makers and astronomers beaten a path across Essex? To get to the best image sensors in the world, probably. E2V not only made the CheMin and ChemCam image sensors within NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, it is also the ...
Tags: satellite, astronomer, Essex, Britain
US carmaker Fiat Motor has unveiled the new 500 Turbo small car at the Concorso Italiano event in North America. The new car is powered by 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo engine, featuring an intermediate shaft to mitigate torque steer, will ...
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Canada-based Eco Entreprises Quebec (EEQ) has announced the launch of the Voluntary Code for the Optimization of Containers, Packaging and Printed Matter intended for companies targeted by the curbside recycling compensation plan. The ...
(China Glass Network) The world's first glass futures is listing on Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange on Monday. Unfortunately, the glass futures experienced setbacks on the first day. The current contract all fell between 4% - 6%, and the main ...
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Administrators of Cubbie Station, Australia’s largest cotton farm based at Dirranbandi, have confirmed sale of the farm. Informing the employees at the 92,000 hectare farm regarding the development, the administrators said they ...
Tags: cotton farm, cotton market, cotton industry, cotton