February retail sales exceeded expectations, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that February retail sales at $421.4 billion were up 1.1 ...
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Counterfeit food robs Americans of $10 billion each year Californians lose 800,000 acre-feet of water to 305 minnows Golden rice battle only just beginning As we head into a new year, U.S. agriculture faces 2013 filled with opportunities ...
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According to the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV), accumulated net income for 2012 reported by Mexican steel distributor Grupo Collado amounted to 316.3 million pesos (US$25.41 million), reflecting a distinct turnaround from the company's net ...
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced that gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area grew by 0.5 percent quarter on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with 0.6 percent ...
By Christian Gregor Dieseldorff, director, SEMI Industry Research & Statistics, San Jose, CA USA Despite difficult times, growing demand for mobile devices (such as tablets and phones) inspires an improved outlook for chip sales in ...
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Reportedly, Italy’s seasonally adjusted and calendar adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 2.8% year on year and decreased by 0.9% from a quarter ago in the fourth quarter of 2012m according to data released by the ...
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The European Economic Advisory Group at CESifo (EEAG)* has released its twelfth Report on the European Economy today in Brussels. The international group of scholars expects world GDP to grow by 3.3 percent this year, up from 3.0 percent in ...
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The wages in the Sri Lankan apparel sector have not risen at the same pace as the growth in GDP, export earnings or cost of living, and hence, there is a need to revise the wage formula, a noted economist has said. Speaking at a seminar ...
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The international rating agency Fitch has downgraded Italy's long-term rating to 'BBB+' from 'A-'. The outlook on the long-term issuer default rating (IDR) is negative. According to Fitch’s press release, the inconclusive results of ...
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According to the revised data issued by Italy's national statistics institute Istat, in the fourth quarter of 2012 Italy's seasonally adjusted and calendar adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) fell 2.8 percent year-on-year and by 0.9 ...
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Industry consolidation to just three big DRAM suppliers and a reduction in capital expenditures among these manufacturers helped propel DRAM average selling prices (ASPs) up 13% year over year in January, which contributed to a 19.9% jump ...
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Blue chips continued to climb to new heights, pushing beyond the record levels reached in yesterday's rally after a better-than-expected reading on the labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 42.47 points, or 0.3 per cent, ...
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The local sharemarket rose to a 4 1/2-year high yesterday as the economic outlook for the US and China brightened and eurozone worries eased, with National Australia Bank spiking higher on reports of a cost-cutting plan. The benchmark ...
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According to the second estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, during the fourth quarter of 2012 gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.6 percent in the euro area and by 0.5 percent in the EU-27, ...
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Middle East IT spending is projected to total $192.9 billion in 2013, a 5.5 percent increase from 2012, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The findings were revealed by Peter Sondergaard, Senior VP and Global Head of Research, ...
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