NYMEX January crude futures settled 88 cents lower at $85.89/barrel Thursday, while the rest of the complex also declined on a weak equities performance and US dollar strength. January heating oil settled 2.31 cents lower at ...
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The retail sales of apparels in Japan decreased by 2.2 percent year-on-year to 147,139 million yen in September 2012, according to the Japan Department Stores Association, which compiles data from 249 stores owned by 86 companies. The dip ...
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The latest figures of the annual IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index have revealed that online sales in November are up 18 per cent from last year as the festive rush has encouraged consumers to reach into their digital pockets. In ...
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Apple reopened a reservation program today for iPhone 5 retail sales, telling customers it's their best chance of scoring a new smartphone anytime soon. The company's website informed customers in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Japan and ...
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ITOCHU Corporation announced that it has concluded a sublicensing agreement with FINE PLUS Co. concerning Bear USA, a US brand in which ITOCHU holds master license rights in Japan. ITOCHU will launch casual wear products under the brand ...
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19-12-2012 China's manufacturing sector ended the year on a high note with promising signs for continued growth in the new year. The preliminary purchasing managers'index(PMI)released by global banking giant hit 50.9 this ...
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Confections and fine foods manufacturer Nassau Candy has relaunched its Nancy Adams brand of confections,pretzels and graham crackers in new brown'gift bag'packaging in order to help drive retail sales. According to the company,which is ...
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Disney rocked the world this week by announcing it will acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion – AND release Star Wars Episode 7 in 2015. The entertainment giant has come a very long way since its 1928 black and white Mickey Mouse film ...
Here in the states we’re entering the final week until Christmas and so far jewellery sales have been strong in all markets, according to a couple of surveys. Two surveys of independent retail jewellers reported that business got ...
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With just two months to go before the retail launch of Windows 8, Microsoft has yet to price the new OS. Analysts today blamed Microsoft's attempt to accommodate both desktops and tablets with Windows 8 for the lack of information. "The ...
Amazon.com made a net loss in the third quarter, its first loss in nine years, even as revenue increased by 27 percent year on year. The US$274 million third-quarter loss compared with a net profit of $63 million a year earlier. Net sales ...
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Although Apple on Tuesday unveiled redesigned iMac desktop computers,it has none to sell,nor is it taking pre-orders for the slimmer,higher-priced all-in-one. At the same time,Apple pulled the previous generation of iMacs from its ...
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A surge in mining activity and online retail sales in south east Queensland has prompted TNT Express to open a new freight facility in Brisbane’s north. The 5,000 m2 depot features a fully automated parcel sortation system ...
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Retail sales in November, which are typically viewed as the beginning of the holiday shopping season, showed a solid performance with annual and sequential gains, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce ...
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Bloomberg quoted Treasurer Mr Wayne Swan before a government report on gross domestic product this week said that growth in Australia, the world's biggest exporter of iron ore and coal, may have slowed last quarter as commodity prices fell. ...
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