Dutch organic food specialist Wessanen has seen its second-quarter profits slide as a result of lower sales volumes and higher marketing spend. The company today (25 July) booked net profits of EUR3.1m (US$3.8m) in the quarter, down from ...
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IDG News Service-News of weak server sales,continuing turmoil at Hewlett-Packard and the ongoing U.S.political impasse over the so-called"fiscal cliff"have not given tech industry watchers much to cheer about this week. Major IT companies ...
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IDG News Service-Though U.S.political leaders managed to spark some good news for the economy Friday,technology stocks are down for the week,showing a continued lack of confidence in the sector. The problem has been earnings.Tech ...
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Taiwanese PCB (printed circuit board) makers reported mixed operation results for the third quarter, with Compeq Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Witnessing after-tax net income surging the most sequentially and Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. ...
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Fonterra,the New Zealand dairy group,put in a"strong operating performance"in the last year,its CEO said today(26 September)after announcing a cut in the payout to its farmer-owners. Theo Spierings pointed to a 2%increase in normalised ...
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Taiwan major LED companies Everlight,Lextar,Unity Opto Technology Co have released mixed results for July. Everlight's revenue fall 4.83% Everlight's filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange has shown that its revenue fall 4.83 percent ...
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Despite a years-long upgrade of Australia's payment systems, fraudsters are still profiting, leaving a questionable record for a vast program to equip debit and credit cards with new security features. For several years, Australia has ...
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Quarterly earnings from some of the biggest tech companies in the world this week were decidedly mixed,but showed some signs of strength,particularly in enterprise IT spending. Tech vendors with exposure to the hardware market have ...
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The US Department of Energy(DOE)has published the final evaluation report from a retrofit of track lighting at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington,DC.During the demonstration,LED PAR-30 and MR-16 lamps replaced all traditional ...
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The U.S.Department of Energy(DOE)has published the final evaluation report from a retrofit of track lighting at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington,DC.During the demonstration,LED PAR 30 and MR16 lamps replaced all traditional ...
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IDG News Service-A mixture of intense excitement and skepticism followed the launch a year ago of Office 365,as backers and critics debated whether the cloud collaboration,productivity and communication suite would succeed. Skeptics said ...
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The U.S.Department of Energy(DOE)has published the final evaluation report from a retrofit of track lighting at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington,DC.During the demonstration,LED PAR 30 and MR16 lamps replaced all traditional ...
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STATIONERY NEWS: Australian Paper recently announced a feasibility study into the development of a major recycling plant at its Maryvale Mill as part of its Future Fibre Strategy. Can you summarise some of the key aspects of the Future ...
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In 2011, the German Power Tools market experienced mixed results. While there was a significant increase in sales value, volume saw a minor decline of 1.4% against 2010. This differing development was heavily influenced by increasing price ...
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Taiwan-based LED makers have reported mixed results for November, with Epistar, Edison Opto, Wellypower, Bright LED, and Ledtech Optoelectronics posting sequential revenue gains for the month, and Everlight Electronics, Unity Opto and ...
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