Confidence is clearly returning within the UK printing sector, according to the latest BPIF Printing Outlook survey. When questioned regarding the general state of trade during the final quarter of 2013, more than half (55%) believed that ...
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MINNEAPOLIS—Mattress manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort said its fourth-quarter sales rose 4.7%,but profits fell almost 50%due largely to higher sales and marketing expenses. The company,which makes the Sleep Number ...
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Philips’ lighting division achieved total sales of €8,442 million in 2013, with LEDs accounting for 34 per cent of overall lighting sales in the final quarter. Releasing its Q4 results, the Dutch manufacturing giant revealed ...
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If the trucking industry is still struggling, it's not for lack of freight to haul. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Truck Tonnage Index just concluded its strongest year since 1998. For-hire truck tonnage in the US rose 0.6% in ...
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Jan 22, 2014 01:44 PM ARLINGTON, VA — Truckers, do you feel the weight of the load you’re hauling It’s getting heavier, the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) reports, and that’s a sign that the U.S. economy is ...
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US chip giant Intel said Friday it will trim its workforce by five percent this year as it shifts from personal computers to powering mobile gadgets. Word of the job cuts came a day after Intel reported that its net profit last year sank ...
New solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the US reached a record 4.2GW during 2013. Since 2012, the US market has grown 15%, making it the leading solar market outside the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, according to Solarbuzz. Solar PV ...
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The Mercedes-Benz S600 will introduce a host of new safety and convenience technologies to the limousine range when it launches internationally in March. Officially unveiled at the Detroit auto show, the V12-powered S600 will sit at the ...
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The upturn in the eurozone private sector economy gained momentum in December. Although the recovery remained modest and fragile overall, growth of output was nonetheless recorded throughout the second half of 2013. At a three-month high ...
The Peugeot 308 SW has been revealed, expanding the French brand’s all-new small car range with a versatile wagon body style. The 4580mm Peugeot 308 SW is 330mm longer than the new 308 hatchback, and features a 610-litre boot, ...
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Australia’s large car class continued its downward spiral in 2013 as the segment’s traditional heavyweights slumped to record lows. Large car sales slipped 14.7 per cent as a whole in 2013, and a larger 17.2 per cent in the ...
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Sales of newly built, single-family homes declined 2.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 464,000 units in November 2013 from an upwardly revised strong pace of 474,000 units in the previous month, according to data released by the ...
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Details of the new additions to Hyundai Australia’s showroom in 2014. Hyundai Elantra update (January) The 2014 Hyundai Elantra will arrive in January with a significantly different suspension set-up tuned by Australian engineers. ...
The firm says the spike in business activity was not just seasonal, but "an underlying increase in general sales". Simon Balderson, Sirane managing director, said: "New innovations are starting to take off, and we've put a lot of energy ...
I have fond memories of 2010 when our industry catapulted out of the recession. Distribution and component suppliers were in flat-out growth mode as all struggled to deal with rapidly rising demands that rapidly swamped capacity levels that ...
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