Taipei, Dec. 21, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan's exports orders topped US$40.73 billion in November, beating expectation and hitting record high, a performance which enabled the total amount of exports orders in the first 11 months to grow 0.4% ...
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Japan's crude steel production in November fell 2.3 percent from a year before to 8.498 million tonnes,down for the third straight month The Japan Iron and Steel Federation said that demand is sluggish among Japanese manufacturers such as ...
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LOCAL shares rose for the third straight day today, hitting a fresh 17-month high as investors sought defensive and higher-yielding stocks as concern grew over the fate of US negotiations on the so-called fiscal cliff. The benchmark ...
Chinese refiner West Pacific Petrochemical Corp,or Wepec,has sold 40,000 mt of gasoil for loading over January 18-22 to PetroChina via private negotiations,trading sources said Wednesday. This is the third spot parcel sold by the refiner ...
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas' natural gas consumption continued to fall as the market share of coal continued an upward trend while power consumption in the region remained steady in November from the same month a year ago, ...
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Reuters reported that Shanghai steel futures jumped 1.6 percent on Wednesday, tracking gains in equities, after China's next president said the state will fine tune policies to ensure stable economic growth next year, boosting the outlook ...
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Concerns over the Fiscal Cliff are front and center when addressing concerns about the United States economy, and today's November Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) was further proof of that. ...
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NEMA's Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American business conditions climbed nearly 13 points in October, its third straight monthly increase, to 58.3. The index reached its highest mark for since April, ...
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Billings at architecture firms accelerated to their strongest pace of growth since December 2010.As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,the Architecture Billings Index(ABI)reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag ...
Results for billings at architecture firms in October displayed the quickest pace of positive growth since December 2010, according to the latest American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index (ABI). The ABI score for ...
Taipei, Nov. 21, 2012 (CENS)--Thanks to upturn in orders from the U.S. and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Taiwan’s exports orders rose, for the second straight month, 3.2% year-on-year to US$38.38 billion in October, ...
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IDG News Service - Texas Instruments will lay off 1,700 employees as it refocuses its efforts away from the wireless sector -- including cellphones and tablets -- and toward embedded systems, the company announced Wednesday. The news ...
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Bain Projects Global Luxury Goods Market Will Grow Overall by 10%in 2012,Though Major Structural Shifts in Market Emerge Strong Holiday Sales Will Cap Off Strong Performance in 2012 Worldwide luxury goods market revenues will grow by ...
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Taipei,Oct.9,2012--In a reversal of six months of consecutive decline,Taiwan's exports jumped 10.4%year-on-year to US$27.166 billion in September,a 14-month high,reported the Ministry of Finance(MOF)yesterday(Oct.8).This is also the first ...
Taipei,Sept.28,2012(CENS)--The Council for Economic Planning and Development(CEPD)flashed a blue light for Taiwan's business performance in August,representing the 10th straight month for the economy to stay at the recessionary level,the ...
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