Downturn of economy in 2012 gave soda ash a heavy blow; so that soda ash is in a sluggish. According to the report of China Soda Ash Market Report of 2013-2017, it is still in difficult state in 2013. Huge social ownership and slow growth ...
Apple is clearly not Steve Jobs' company any longer, analysts said this week, citing examples from Tuesday's earning calls with Wall Street. Eighteen months after the co-founder and former CEO's death, Apple is a very different company, ...
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The Men's Clothing Stores industry has proven to be especially sensitive to the economic recession. Sinking consumer sentiment, brought about by skyrocketing unemployment and a slowdown in personal disposable income growth, limited ...
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What is high-end upholstery? Is it defined by a price point? OBentley Churchillr is it simply a matter of the best materials? Almost unanimously, retailers, manufacturers and designers agree that the buyer of high-end furniture bases her ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported selected financial metrics and business highlights for first-quarter 2013 (excluding revenue and earnings, due to the firm's ongoing ...
Sri Lanka's Piramal Glass said profits rose 5.6 percent to 724.3 million rupees in the year to March 2012 from a year earlier, exports were doing well, but warned against higher energy costs this year. The firm reported earnings of 76 ...
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The downturn in the euro zone manufacturing sector deepened at the start of the second quarter of the year. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was at 46.7 points in April, down slightly from 46.8 in March but ...
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In 2012, MCU unit shipments surged 16%, but total revenues declined 3% and ASPs plunged 17%, says IC Insights. While uncertainty about the global economy played a factor in lowering MCU revenues, the market was significantly ...
New commercial vehicle demand across the European Union (EU) in March this year was down for the 15th consecutive month, with a year-on-year decrease of 9.8 percent, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). ...
Frequent strike calls given by political parties is estimated to have caused Bangladeshi readymade garment industry to lose around US$ 3 billion worth of new business opportunities, so far this year, according to Bangladesh Garment ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported selected financial metrics and business highlights for first-quarter 2013 (excluding revenue and earnings, due to the firm’s ...
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High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
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Zhejiang Semir Garment (SZSE: 002563) recorded operating revenue of CNY 7.063 billion in 2012, falling 8.98% over a year earlier, according to its annual report released on April 22. Operating profits hit CNY 989 million, falling 38.85%; ...
Modern Material Handling magazine’s 16th annual survey of the world’s leading materials handling systems suppliers shows the top performers have held their ground and the rest on the list climb steadily upwards, despite the ...
Microsoft Took another hard knock this month when top tech researchers laid much of the blame for dwindling first-quarter PC sales on the beleaguered Windows 8 operating system. Estimates of first-quarter shipments, from both IDC and ...
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