Medtronic as of Monday expected to complete its $48 billion merger with Covidien—after clearing its final hurdle with the Irish High Court's sanctioning of the deal. Bloomberg dubbed the merger the biggest inversion ever, while ...
Shares of the world's largest software company, Microsoft Corp, as sluggish personal computer sales dampened demand for Windows software and the company struggled with the impact of the strong U.S. dollar, which have surged to 14 year highs ...
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Coal provides nearly two thirds of China's energy, but for mining companies, this winter could not be more chilly. The government has done its best to save the day, but it is not enough to force up the price of coal, even in the short ...
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Although it’s been a quiet topic since jumping to Hawaii, the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) is still taking a toll on hog markets. The hog market yo-yo’ed throughout 2014, and we should expect that to continue into 2015 ...
Tags: hogs, pork, Agriculture
The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission has announced it has initiated a new investigation into the alleged dumping of prepared or preserved tomatoes into the Australian market, after a fresh application was lodged by Australian food ...
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UK-based Stock Spirits Group anticipates its full year results for 2014 to conclude around the lower end of its forecast, due to decline in sales volume in Poland. The company reported that sales in Poland has decreased during third ...
Tags: vodka, vodka-based flavored liqueurs, wines, Agriculture
For coatings producers one of the big benefits of the sharp fall in oil prices in the second half of last year (2014) should be a drop in raw material costs. Some commentators are also predicting a rise in demand due to the effect of ...
Tags: Oil Prices, Raw materials, Construction
Intel reported better than expected financial results and a record-breaking full year revenue of $55.9 billion. In a conference call highlighting his first full year, Intel’s CEO said the company is “in a very different ...
Tags: Sofia 3G, Sofia LTE, Electrical
Google Glass may still be the preserve of developers and early adopters, but that hasn't stopped Tesco launching an app for the device. Called Tesco Groceries, the glassware lets you search for products just by speaking. Say "OK ...
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There are news reports:recently,there is the inspectors to the publications of the bookstores,kiosks,stationery shops near the experimental school and surrounding district,they found that there is individual stationery shops selling ...
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In recent months, global milk prices are volatile and there is a lot of nervousness in the market. Some dairy farmers in UK have to sell milk for 11.4 penny every pint however the cost is 15.9 penny. Just one year ago, the milk price was ...
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After its successful inaugural season in 2014, Keen unveiled its second year of the Keen Effect program to support non-profits globally. For 2015, the Keen Effect II will award 10 grants to non-profits around the world. The Keen Effect II ...
Tags: outdoor recreation, environmental stewards, Sporting Goods
It is learned that China auto parts sales were increased a lot in 2014. And the sales revenues were 140.9 billion Yuan for the 20 surveyed list auto parts makers in this year, up 9.2% over last year and their net profits were 11 billion ...
Samsung reckons its profits have slipped by a staggering 37.4 per cent year-on-year in the run up to Christmas 2014. The South Korean tech giant outed its pre-earnings guidance, revealing a predicted operating profit of 5.2 trillion ...
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The firm, founded in 1947, saw its turnover grow to £14.7m, up from £12.9m the year before. Soft toy designer, Keel Toys has seen revenues grow to nearly £15million as the business continues to supply to blue chip ...
Tags: IT, customer services, social media, Toys