On the heels of a pessimistic outlook during the fourth quarter of 2012, US business leaders show signs of increased optimism in the performance of the nation’s economy according to the latest data from the Grant Thornton ...
According to the Shipbuilders Association of Japan (SAJ), its members' consumption of ship plates is predicted to be at 3.03 million tons in the fiscal year ended on March 31st, 2014, falling by 11% year on year. It's known that SAJ's ...
Tags: Ship Plates, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Wolverine Worldwide reported record financial results for the first quarter ended March 23, 2013. This marks the first reporting period for the Company that includes a full quarter of results from the Sperry Top-Sider, Saucony, Stride ...
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Following the settlement of its debt tender offers, and in keeping with the company’s intention to provide an update as stated in its March 13, 2013 announcement regarding completion of its credit card portfolio sale, Target ...
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LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $4.8m, down 23% on $6.2m last quarter and 39% on $7.9m a year ago, for its fiscal second-quarter 2013 (to end-February). Impacted by the drop in ...
According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Indian motor vehicle production in March this year decreased 8.7 percent as compared to March 2012 and was down 2.7 percent month on month with 1,685,355 vehicles produced. ...
Tags: Motor Vehicle, Mineral
The sharemarket was hammered yesterday after Chinese economic data missed market expectations, adding to pressure from a slump in commodity prices that followed the release of disappointing US retail sales and consumer confidence data on ...
Tags: sharemarket, economy
Today marked one of the biggest one-day HP events ever to hit the Middle East, with its Road To Innovation show stopping off at the Jumeriah Beach Hotel in Dubai. As well as hundreds of delegates, customers and guest speakers, it was also ...
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Indian outsourcer Infosys saw its profit drop even as revenue grew in the first quarter, as margins were hit by staff salary increases, and investments and acquisitions by the company in new technology areas and markets. The ...
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Hudson's Bay Company reported its results for the 14-week and 53-week periods ended February 2, 2013. The 14-week period was characterized by strong same-store sales growth at Hudson's Bay in Canada and early progress on cost reduction ...
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Despite lower demand from some of the key Western markets, Indian handicraft exports have achieved the target of US$ 3.3 billion set for fiscal year 2012-13. The items that posted highest year-on-year export growth during the period ...
Tags: Handicraft Exports, Textile
For its fiscal second-quarter 2013 (to end-February), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $4.8m, down 23% on $6.2m last quarter and 39% on $7.9m a year ago. Fiscal Q2/2012 Q3/2012 Q4/2012 ...
Destination Maternity Corporation, the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, reported sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 ended March 31, 2013, and announced that it expects its second quarter fiscal 2013 earnings to be in the ...
Fast Retailing Group announces first half sale and income for the first half of fiscal 2013, or the six months from September 2012 through February 2013. Group Performance: The Fast Retailing Group achieved considerable gains in both ...
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Consumers cooled spending in March as the impact of colder weather across the country and harmful fiscal policy, namely the payroll tax hike, caught up to the economy and weakened retail sales. According to the National Retail Federation, ...
Tags: Economic Policy, Retail Sales