Thinking of adding a patio or deck to extend your home's living space? Concrete decks and patios have a well-deserved reputation as being easy on the budget. But their affordability is not their only virtue. Outdoor concrete installations ...
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China's declining use of coal may be felt from Australia to the United States, especially the US state of Wyoming where coal is major part of the economy. Last week Premier Li Keqiang said China wanted to reduce its energy intensity ...
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Texas Instruments Inc (TI) has introduced what it claims is the first 80V, 10A integrated gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistor (FET) power-stage prototype, consisting of a high-frequency driver and two GaN FETs in a half-bridge ...
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China's cooling growth prospects are expected to shift the economic agenda away from the eurozone, although Greece remains firmly in the spotlight because of its precarious funding outlook. China is expected to provide further hints of ...
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China is toughening its examination of milk powder imported from New Zealand, according to the quality control watchdog, after revelations emerged on Tuesday of a criminal threat to contaminate some products with an agricultural poison. ...
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Indian fair trade watchdog, Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposal of Reliance Industries to sell 49 per cent stake in a newly-formed textile firm to Chinese company, Shandong Ruyi. “The Commission is of the ...
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China's auto sales accelerated in the first two months of this year, led by demand for sport utility vehicles and minivans. Retail deliveries of passenger vehicles increased by 16 percent to 3.49 million units in January and February, the ...
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China's trade rebounded in February from the previous month's surprise contraction, but imports were subdued in another sign of continued weakness in the world's second-largest economy. Exports surged 48.9 percent in February from a year ...
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The latest data from the Australian Industry Group (AIG) Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) indicates that Australia's manufacturing sector has contracted for the third month in a row, and that subdued domestic demand is ...
Owing to its large population and rising disposable incomes, India continues to be an attractive long-term retail destination, says the Economic Survey 2014-15. Citing AT Kearney’s Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), the ...
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Sony’s latest mid-range smartphone has made a splash at MWC 2015, with the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua landing as a waterproof Android offering. Featuring IP65 and IP68 certification, the M4 Aqua can be submerged in 1 metre of water for up ...
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Italian coffee maker Luigi Lavazza has sole rights to consider the acquisition of Carte Noire coffee business from Mondelez International, as part of its contractual agreement with the latter. Lavazza was quoted by Reuters as saying: ...
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Keurig Green Mountain is planning to buy back more than 50% of Italian coffee maker Luigi Lavazza for around $624m. This comes as Lavazza is currently raising funds for the acquisition of D.E. Master Blenders' L'Or and Mondelez ...
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Rolls-Royce is planning to venture into the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment and the development has been confirmed by an open letter from company chairman Peter Schwarzenbauer and chief executive Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes. The company ...
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