Thanks to upturn in exports and investment, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (DGBAS) revised upward on Nov. 23 its forecast of Taiwan’s economic growth this year to 1.13%, confirming that the growth rate ...
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October retail sales data released this week by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) were down sequentially and up annually. The Department of Commerce reported that October retail sales at ...
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A Portland Cement Association (PCA) forecast has predicted a 7.5% growth in 2012's cement consumption, up 50 basis points from its summer forecast. However, the PCA has said that instability in the political landscape makes projecting 2013 ...
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IDG News Service-Though U.S.political leaders managed to spark some good news for the economy Friday,technology stocks are down for the week,showing a continued lack of confidence in the sector. The problem has been earnings.Tech ...
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. --- Manufacturer and importer Chromcraft Revington said third-quarter sales rose 3.4% on an uptick in shipments of commercial office furniture. The company, whose brands include Chromcraft, Cochrane, Peters-Revington ...
CIO-WASHINGTON--Government agencies have been feeling the squeeze in their budgets for some time,but looking ahead the spending cuts can only be expected to slice deeper,regardless of whether or not lawmakers manage to avoid the so-called ...
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EMC CEO Joe Tucci on Monday called for CEOs to put pressure on U.S. politicians to strike a budget deal, saying that the direction of the domestic and global economy depends on it. "I've never seen a time when the rest of the world was ...
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Barrack Obama has been re-elected to a second-term as the President of the largest global economy-the US,which is also the biggest buyer of textile and apparels in the world.However the biggest worry on the mind of an expert from Pakistan ...
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If there is one word that has defined this year, it's "uncertainty." It has been hanging over almost every economic and job growth analysis related to IT. Blame the elections, the fiscal cliff and Europe. But with less than two months to ...
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The US-based firm reported earnings of $51m, or 28 cents per share for the three months that ended 30 September. This is down from $117m, or 67 cents per share, a year ago. Adjusted for restructuring charges and income from discontinued ...
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Global trade patterns from August to September showed sequential declines and annual gains, according to data released by Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers. U.S.-bound ...
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The Dodge Momentum Index retreated 0.8 percent in September compared to August,according to McGraw-Hill Construction.The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning,which have ...
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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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Although U.S.manufacturers and distributors are increasingly optimistic about their own businesses,many are deeply troubled by domestic and global economic conditions.These are among the findings in a new report titled the The McGladrey ...
''If you are still here,then you have survived one of the most challenging economic cycles of our lifetime,''said Oliver Stepe,senior vice president of sales&marketing,YKK AP America,during the State of the Industry panel at GlassBuild ...
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