The European Commission (EC) announced on June 4 a punitive tariff rate of 11.8% on China-made solar panels and main components such as solar cells and wafers, according to The Wall Street Journal. The tariff rate is lower than expected ...
As environment ministers await the final economic analysis on a national container deposit system(CDS), a recently released study has confirmed significant savings for local councils.* “Some members of the beverage and packaging ...
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The average production margin for Asian purified terephthalic acid in May rose to minus $48.89/mt, the highest level seen since July 2012, amid firm PTA demand for polyester, Platts data showed. In April, the average stood at minus ...
The European Union (EU) is expected to penalize nine companies, including Denmark-based Lundbeck and Indian firm Ranbaxy for halting generic medicines from entering into the market and violating competition laws. Other companies scheduled ...
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In booth 2507 at the 2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Seattle, WA, USA (4-6 June), GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components enabling ...
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Apple appears to face an uphill battle as it goes to trial Monday in New York on e-book price fixing charges brought by the U.S. government. In a courtroom packed to capacity, the company squared off alone against the U.S. Department of ...
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Maine is one step closer to becoming the first state in the nation with a law that would require police to obtain a court-issued search warrant in order to obtain a person's cell-phone location data. The State Legislature, by a vote of ...
Tags: Cell-Phone Tracking, Warrant, Maine
The NASDAQ stock exchange has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with violating security laws as a result of its "poor systems and decision making" during the initial public offering (IPO) and secondary market ...
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Texas is poised to become the first state in the U.S. to require law enforcement officers to get a search warrant based on probable cause before they access any electronic communications and customer data stored by a third-party service ...
Australia-based iron ore company Centaurus Metals Limited has announced that it will commission its flagship Jambreiro iron ore project in Brazil in mid-2014 instead of at the end of 2013 as originally planned. Centaurus said that it has ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Google is reportedly bidding for crowd-sourced map app provider Waze, igniting a possible bidding war with Facebook. Citing unnamed sources, Businessweek today reported that Google is one of multiple companies negotiating to buy Waze, ...
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged the Nasdaq stock exchange with violations of securities law for its "poor systems and decision-making" during Facebook's initial public offering, the agency has announced. Nasdaq has ...
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As the PC desktop and laptop market slumps and the tablet market grows, it might seem obvious to tablet users why that's so. However, details shared by analysts dramatically highlight three reasons behind robust tablet growth. Tablets are ...
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Kuwait's government has accepted the resignation of the country's oil minister, Hani Hussein, the official KUNA news agency reported Monday. Sheikh Mohammed Abdulla, minister of state for cabinet affairs and for municipal affairs, issued ...
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Paragon Print & Packaging has partnered with UK retailer Tesco to develop a new film which is designed to extend asparagus shelf life further by an extra two days. The new film, which has been developed at Paragon Flexibles' Food Science ...
Tags: Paragon, Tesco, Packaging for Asparagus