The Australian share market has outperformed others in the Asian region, as strength in the banking sector pushed it higher. Commonwealth Bank shares closed at a record high, and its three rivals also posted strong gains. That helped ...
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AIXTRON SE, a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced revenues of EUR 45.3m for the second quarter of 2013, representing a quarterly sequential increase of 13 percent compared to EUR 40.2m in ...
Visual 2000 International Inc. announces that leading Canadian wholesale distributor LEF Industries has begun implementation of its Visual End2End enterprise solution. The distributor of global fashion apparel, footwear, and action sports ...
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Resource companies have shaken off a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing to help the Australian sharemarket finish higher. At 4.15pm AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 5035.1. The broader All ...
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Philips has reported second quarter sales growth of 3%, but much better results for LED and lighting, while Xicato has a new version of its remote-phosphor modules that render colors in a superior fashion. EpiLEDs buys new MOCVD reactors ...
Tags: LED Business, Xicato Module
ROAL Electronics SpA and Efore Plc, a company based in Finland and listed in NASDAQ OMX HELSINKI, announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Efore to acquire ROAL Electronics. The transaction has been closed ...
Philips reports second-quarter comparable sales growth of 3% to EUR 5.7 billion; operational results improve by 30% to EUR 530 million Comparable sales in growth geographies up 12%, driven by China EBITA was EUR 603 million, or 10.7% of ...
The Australian share market fell today as Japan's share market succumbed to profit taking, reports from Orica and Santos disappointed the market, and some traders predicted a sharp fall in the US share market. Investors were sidelined ...
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China credit crunch fears sent the stockmarket tumbling almost 1.5 per cent lower, with investors fleeing materials as China called on its banks to control credit expansion risks and declared liquidity in its financial system was at "a ...
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Fears of a possible global slowdown as US money printing tapers off sent Asian markets into a tailspin yesterday, pulling the Australian equities market back towards a level that has all but wiped off the gains it has made this year. ...
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RLM Apparel Software Systems Inc., solutions provider of choice to leading and emerging fashion companies, reports that prestigious designer Jason Wu has begun implementation of its FashionManager enterprise software solution at its New ...
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RLM Apparel Software Systems Inc., solutions provider of choice to leading and emerging fashion companies, reports that prestigious designer Jason Wu has begun implementation of its FashionManager enterprise software solution at its New ...
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IDC today drastically lowered its forecast for PC shipments in 2013, a prediction that if accurate means more bad news for Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. "Lower PC sales are certainly not a positive for Microsoft," said Loren ...
Although global capital spending this year in the solar supply chain is expected to fall to its lowest level since 2006, indications signal that the downturn in investment has hit bottom and that purchases of equipment may soon rebound. ...
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The local sharemarket fell in cautious trade yesterday before US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to US congress and the release overnight of the minutes of this month's Fed board meeting. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed ...
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