India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) has revised the outlook on the cotton sector to negative to stable for FY15 from negative. The agency has also revised the rating Outlook on cotton companies to Stable for FY15 from Negative. This is ...
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The Adidas Group has appointed Mark King, who had been TaylorMade-Adidas Golf's CEO, as president of Adidas Group North America effective June 1, 2014. King succeeds Patrik Nilsson, who has decided to leave the company for personal reasons ...
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The Victoria PLC Board is pleased to announce that the Group's profits before tax and exceptional items are likely to be ahead of market expectations for the full year to 29 March 2014, as a result of continued improvements in like-for-like ...
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In case it wasn't clear already, Intel and Microsoft are no longer joined at the hip. Intel is trying desperately to grow its share of the tablet market, and with Windows flunking out on those devices, Android is the flavour of the month. ...
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International credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term rating of India-based Tata Steel at BB+ and that of its subsidiary Tata Steel UK Holdings at B+, lifting the outlook for both companies to stable from negative. ...
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On April 14, Mika Seitovirta, CEO of Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu, stated at the company's annual general meeting that in 2013 the weaker-than-expected market and the remedy requirement set by the European Commission ...
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European coatings companies have been hoping that this year would bring a revival in their domestic markets as the European Union economies, particularly those in the eurozone, started to show signs of recovery around mid-2013. But the ...
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Driven by the fanfare over (and over-estimation of) the LCD display market, the LED front-end equipment market experienced an unprecedented investment cycle in 2010-2011, driven mostly by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) ...
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LED epitaxy equipment market has always been of central interest to equipment manufacturers due to its high average selling price (ASP), strong profitability, and large market volume (compared to other equipment markets). "Since 2010, ...
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The container shipping industry is stuck in a vicious cycle: although new ships may give carriers lower slot costs, the supply/demand dynamics are out of kilter and freight rates remain very volatile Drewry's 1Q14 Container Forecaster ...
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Cargill today reported net earnings of $319 million in the fiscal 2014 third quarter ended Feb. 28, down 28 percent from $445 million in the year-ago period. Nine-month earnings were $1.45 billion, down 21 percent from $1.83 billion a year ...
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Sweden-based special steel producer Ovako has announced that in 2013 it registered a net loss of €21 million, widening from a net loss of €4 million in 2012, while the company's sales revenues amounted to €850 million, ...
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Computers, printers, desktops, laptops, monitors, extension cords, phone lines, wireless routers… Technology is an inescapable part of the modern office landscape. However, not every office was built or planned with the dependence ...
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Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. reported it will cease domestic furniture production in the factory that supports its Young America brand. “We have decided to cease manufacturing operations in Robbinsville,” said Glenn ...
Citing a source from Panasonic invested company Idemitsu Kosan, the report noted lower profitability in the OLED sector was the main reason behind Panasonic’s withdrawal from the OLED market. OLED related businesses will be dissolved ...
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