The Australian sharemarket had its strongest day in almost two weeks yesterday, outstripping minor gains on Wall Street as strength in healthcare stocks, banks, telecommunications and consumer discretionary companies offset a drop among ...
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Global food commodity prices dropped back in 2012, with dairy and sugar showing the sharpest declines, new figures from the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation show. Despite ongoing concerns around rising food prices, the UN ...
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For fourth-quarter 2012, GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical components enabling high-speed end-to-end information streaming over optical fiber and wireless networks) has reported ...
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Taiwan-based solar conductive paste maker Giga Solar has reported December revenues of NT$181 million (US$6.23 million), showing a decrease of 34.42% on month and a decrease of 0.18% on year. The accumulated total revenues for 2012 were ...
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Global steel production will fall over the next 12 months because of current overcapacity and the slowdown in the Chinese economy says Coface. The experts in assessing business sector credit risks have published a report on the challenges ...
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Metinvest BV the parent company of the international vertically integrated steel and mining group of companies published a trading update for the nine months of 2012 ended 30 September, 2012. 9 moths 2012 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 1. ...
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Steelhome website publishes monthly report on China Steel Market, International Steel Market, HRC/CRC, Construction Steel, Medium Plate, Stainless Steel, Iron Ore, Coke, Scrap and Ferroalloy each month. Summary: Forecast: 1. China ...
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Lindab International AB a Swedish maker of steel ventilation parts and building components, fell to the lowest level in four months after saying weakening demand had accelerated in the third quarter and continued in the fourth. The ...
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The US government has again cut its forecast for corn yields as the impact of the worst drought in the country for 50 years becomes clearer. Washington said the US corn yield is set to be the lowest since 1995-96, sending futures to a ...
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Cabela's Incorporated reported strong financial results for third quarter fiscal 2012. For the quarter, total revenue increased 9.2% to $741.2 million; Retail store revenue increased 15.8% to $456.0 million; Direct revenue decreased 6.7% ...
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For third-quarter 2012, , CA, USA has reported revenue of $20.8m, down 17.5% on $25.2m last quarter and down 26.5% on $28.3m a year ago. Gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate revenue was $12.9m, down 13% on $14.9m last quarter and 31% on ...
Buckeye Technologies Inc. announced first quarter net sales of $197 million and adjusted net income of $24.6 million or $0.62 per share. Net sales for the quarter were down $35 million or 15% compared to the year ago quarter, mainly due to ...
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Chinese solar companies have begun a round of belt-tightening as they struggle to maintain operations and pay down looming debt obligations,but layoffs might impede their ability to build market share if global demand for solar-powered ...
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Approved by the State Council,Ministry of Finance,State Administration of Taxation jointly issued a circular,clear from the November 1,2008 increase from the appropriate part of the labor-intensive and high-tech,high value-added commodities ...
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Swedish food-to-ethanol group Lantmannen has said that "weaker demand" in "several food categories" dented its half-year results. Announcing that the company's first-half figures were down year-on-year, Lantmannen said its food business ...
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