SHOWING signs of fresh life, smartphone maker BlackBerry eked out a small profit in a transition quarter in the midst of its rollout of a make-or-break platform to challenge Apple and Android. The Waterloo, Ontario firm said profit in the ...
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British insurer Legal & General Group has entered into an agreement to purchase 75% share capital of Cofunds Holdings, in a deal valued at approximately 131m in cash. The acquisition, which will be financed form the existing cash ...
Today The Aspen Institute and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) released a new econometric forecast model showing that there is ample potential for U.S. manufacturing to undergo a resurgence that by 2025 ...
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Voith Hydro and RusHydro signed a contract establishing the inception of the joint venture VolgaHydro LLC in Moscow. Each company holds a share of 50 percent of the joint venture. RusHydro will exercise the industrial leadership, Voith ...
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The affluent income groups dominated the syrups and spreads market in Italy, in 2011 according to a report by Canadean Food. The report titled "Consumer Trends in the Syrups & Spreads Market in Italy, 2011' says that the affluent ...
Russia should maintain Gazprom's monopoly on exports of Russian gas to Europe but allow other companies to export LNG to rapidly growing markets of the Asia-Pacific region, energy minister Alexander Novak said Saturday. As Gazprom has the ...
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The better off and the moderate income consumers are the biggest patrons of soy products in the UK with nearly 68% of market share, says a report by Canadean Food. According to the report, "Consumer Trends in the Soy Products Market in ...
In 2012, German exports to China increased by 2.7 percent compared with the previous year to €66.6 billion, while imports from China were down 2.8 percent year on year to €77.3 billion. As reported by the Federal Statistical ...
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Mongolia-based Chinese miner Mongolian Mining Corporation (MMC) has announced its financial results for 2012. In 2012, MMC registered a net loss of $2.5 million, compared to a net profit of $119 million in the previous year, due to the ...
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LEDs are projected to grow more than six-fold to nearly $100 billion and power conversion electronics to $15 billion over the next decade as the desire for energy efficiency drives adoption, says Lux Research. While the market opportunity ...
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US independent Cub Energy said Friday is has agreed to acquire a privately held Ukrainian oil and gas explorer, PrivateCo, for $25 million to increase its existing gas acreage in Ukraine. Under an all-share deal, Cub will pick up some ...
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Samsung will acquire 3% of Sharp for 10.4 billion yen (HK$856.8 million) to secure liquid crystal displays for smartphones and televisions. It is emphasising OLED technology that offers sharper, brighter images while consuming less power. ...
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The news of higher revenues and more listeners encouraged investors, prompting a surge in after-hours trade of Pandora by 18.6 percent to $13.92. Paul Ausick at 24/7 Wall Street said the latest earnings report was "not substantially ...
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As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2012 motor vehicles and parts thereof accounted for €190 billion or 17.3 percent of Germany's total exports and, as in past years, were the most important German ...
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A range of improvements have been recommended to the current heavy vehicle charging system to ensure it is more practical and fair, according to a discussion paper released by the National Transport Commission (NTC) for public consultation. ...
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