European airlines and airports are facing fundamental changes: The increasing popularity of low-cost carriers and airlines from the Middle East is changing the competitive landscape. Leisure and business travelers' strong price sensitivity ...
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Dairy Crest is poised for UK growth after the sale of its French spreads business, chief executive Mark Allen has confirmed. Dairy Crest results were 'modestly ahead of expectations', said Panmure Gordon Allen said: "The sale of our ...
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HP's shares rose after the world's largest PC maker's quarterly results beat analysts' low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's restructuring programme begins to take shape. The Palo Alto, California-based firm's profits for the second ...
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For first-quarter 2013, 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a producer of specialty metal and chemical products, has reported revenue of $118.4m, down 8% on $128.6m last quarter and 27% on $162.2m a year ago following a trend of ...
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An exhibition in Osaka, central Japan, has assembled a hall of fame for Japanese tech products, with hits including Sony's Walkman and Aibo, an original Tranformer toy, and Paro the baby seal robot on display. The "First in the World" ...
Tags: Walkman, Transformers, Tech Hall
At its annual general meeting (AGM), Martin Goetzeler, CEO of deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany since March, set out measures that the firm's executive board intends to implement together with Aixtron's team to return ...
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Chilled food manufacturer Greencore will continue to benefit from the long-term trend towards convenience food but, in the UK, the horsemeat scandal is continuing to depress its performance. Patrick Coveney predicted adjusted earnings per ...
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MHI to establish MHI Information Systems Co., Ltd. integrating businesses of eight IT-related group companies Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Effective July 1 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will integrate businesses of eight of its group ...
Embattled Japanese technology maker Sony has cut its sales expectations for cameras, smartphones and tablets for fiscal year 2014-2015. Reducing targets in smartphones and tablets from 1.8tn yen (£11.5bn) to 1.5tn yen (£9.6bn) ...
Tags: Sony, smartphone, camera, Computer Products
Spy Inc. reported overall first-quarter sales of $9 million, up 11 percent from $8.1 million a year earlier, and narrowed its net loss as the eyewear supplier’s Happy Lens Collection got off to strong launch. Income from operations ...
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Indonesia's textile sector needs to work on its efficiency to compete with the textile industries of other ASEAN countries, Ramon Bangun, director of textile and miscellaneous industries, at the Ministry of Industry of Indonesia, has said. ...
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Swiss-based special steel producer and distributor Schmolz+Bickenbach has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, reporting a net loss for the period. In the first quarter, Schmolz+Bickenbach registered a net loss ...
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Easton-Bell Sports is rebounding from a tumultuous year—a dramatic reshuffling of top management, the departure of key staff and the return of Terry Lee as the company's CEO. Its helmet division—Giro and Bell—had taken a ...
Tags: Transportation, Sporting Goods
The Romanian cement market declined 0.2 percent in 2012 owing to bad weather and an unfavorable economic context, and this year seems no better as yet. Any growth by yearend will be small, and could only come from infrastructure investments ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
Wesfarmers’ managing director Richard Goyder has announced that Target’s outlook has been downgraded. The retailer’s earnings for the 2013 financial year to date have been affected by a number of factors, including: ...
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