Antitrust regulators in the US have approved Microsoft's $7bn (£4.6bn) acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business. The deal, announced in September, sees Microsoft take ownership of Nokia's Devices and Services business, which ...
Driven by increasing demands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, automakers worldwide are in a race to find new ways for improving the fuel efficiency of passenger cars and trucks. Along with more aerodynamic designs and incremental ...
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Mary Ann’s Specialty Foods is recalling about 3,536 pounds of Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked Uncured Petite Ham as the labels do not feature establishment number, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection ...
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At an extraordinary general meeting shareholders in the Canadian OSB manufacturer Ainsworth Engineered approved the takeover by Louisiana-Pacific agreed on 4 September. On 31 October, the Supreme Court of British Columbia also approved the ...
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Intevation Food is recalling approximately 156,924 pounds of frozen chicken fettuccine alfredo products as they contain egg which is not declared on the product label, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and ...
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Fisker Automotive has officially filed for bankruptcy on the back of the Californian car maker’s sale to investment group Hybrid Technology. After several attempts to rescue the company, Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on ...
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As wood products companies continue to come under scrutiny for the sourcing of their lumber, it becomes even more important for companies importing wood into the United States to participate in programs that support the use of legally ...
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MetLife, a US life insurer, has been chosen as an official partner for the US Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Program (VADIP), for which enrollment started on 15 November, while the coverage begins from 1 January 2014. ...
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Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab Inc of Sylmar, CA, USA has raised its world record for energy conversion efficiency in a ground-based solar cell without solar concentration from 37.8% (set in April) to 38.8%, as verified by the US Department ...
The US Department of Commerce announced Monday that it has formally initiated antidumping (AD) investigations of non-oriented electrical steel from China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan. The estimated dumping margins, based on ...
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The US Department of Energy concluded that all 38 models of PAR38 lamps tested surpass halogen lamps in terms of energy efficiency. Subjective testing of some models by IES members determined that single emitters performed best. The US ...
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Increased liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports could have some impact on the US natural gas price, but it may not be as high as the chemical industry fears, the chief economist for the American Petroleum Institute said in Houston Wednesday. ...
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As much as 50 percent of the olive oil sold in the U.S. is not actually pure olive oil, as some brands claiming to be "extra-virgin" or "100 percent Italian," for instance, have actually been adulterated with toxic rapeseed oil, more ...
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The US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has formulated a highway safety initiative, 'Significant and Seamless' as a part of its efforts to cut down number of road accidents on the ...
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On Thursday, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) formally initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of non-oriented electrical steel from China, Korea, and Taiwan. The DOC will investigate 30 alleged subsidy programs in ...
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