Freedom Group, the parent of Remington, reported a loss of $6.4 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 28, against earnings of $30.6 million a year earlier. Sales slid 27.1 percent to $253.6 million from $347.1 million a year ago, ...
Tags: Freedom Group, Sporting Goods
China's imports shrank unexpectedly in November while export growth slowed, fuelling concerns that the world's second-largest economy could be facing a sharper slowdown and adding pressure on policymakers to ramp up stimulus measures. ...
Tags: export growth, economy
The signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Korea is expected to result in a structural change in trade patterns between the two counties. The FTA and its consequences thus offer a rare moment for Taiwan to review its ...
Tags: free trade agreement, tariff rates
Ohio State University and University of Illinois at Chicago have developed deep ultraviolet (DUV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on III-nitride semiconductor nanowires [Thomas F Kent et al, Nanotechnology, vol25, p455201, 2014]. The ...
The Platts Chinese 99.7% electrolytic manganese export price stood at $2,030-2,060/mt FOB basis Thursday, December 4, down from $2,050-2,100/mt last week. Lower domestic manganese prices due to prevailing weak demand from stainless steel ...
GW Plastics Supplier in Mexico grow with OEMs. As Mexico's automotive and aerospace industries continue to see rapid growth, suppliers are being encouraged to locate plants near these OEM and Tier 1 facilities to help reduce cost and ...
Tags: Plastics Supplier, Health
Honda has called other automakers to join in an industry wide third-party testing of Takata airbag inflators to fix the issue as soon as possible. The company is encouraging automakers to engage in independent engineering analysis to test ...
A haul of counterfeit dolls, umbrellas, watches, backpacks and blankets were seized by Nottinghamshire County Council. Hundreds of potentially dangerous Frozen toys and products have been seized from a toy shop in Nottinghamshire. A ...
Tags: Frozen Toys, Toys
A review of the chain of responsibility duties provides an opportunity for the transport industry to have a say in how these laws could be improved and encourage safer behaviour on our roads, says the NTC. The National Transport ...
Tags: transport industry, Heavy Vehicle, Service
UK-based establishment Chapel Foods has recalled certain packs of its Steak Pies as they may have been packed with Chilli Bean Pies, which contain gluten that is not mentioned on the label. The product associated with the recall include ...
Tags: Chapel Foods, Steak Pies, Agriculture
Three down, two to go when it comes to major regulatory hurdles that Medtronic and Covidien need to clear for their proposed $43 billion merger. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the European Union and Canada’s Competition Bureau ...
Hume Import & Export (Australia) Pty Ltd trading as Bera Foods (Bera Foods) has paid a penalty of $10,200 following the issue of an infringement notice by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, for a ‘false or ...
Tags: Bera Foods, Honey Label, Agriculture
At a workshop held in Dhaka on Nov 25, the need for a systematic and comprehensive follow up of fire and structural inspections of apparel factories by the Department of Inspections of Factories and Establishments (DIFE) was stressed. The ...
Volvo is making a provision of €400m ($497m) to pay any possible fine to be imposed by the European Commission as a result of its ongoing investigation into the company’s violation of antitrust rules. The provision will ...
China's top economic planner singled out on Wednesday seven areas for public-private partnerships to fuel the country's economic growth. The National Development and Reform Commission said the plan will be implemented as soon as possible. ...
Tags: economic growth, Private Companies