Ardagh is currently negotiating a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) of the antitrust complaint on the basis of proposals made by Ardagh on 11 December 2013. These proposals involve Ardagh divesting six ...
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The Council of Fashion Designers of America announced the group of designers selected to participate in the CFDA’s 2014 – 2016 {FASHION INCUBATOR} program. The designers include A PEACE TREATY – Dana Arbib, Farah Malik ...
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'Smart' Contact Lenses Would Measure Sugar Levels in Diabetics Google is working on smart contact lenses that would measure sugar (glucose) levels in the tears of people with diabetes. If successful, the contacts would offer diabetics a ...
Many products, like cigarettes and medications, are stamped with warning labels alerting consumers to their risks. Common sense suggests these warnings will encourage safer choices. But now Dr. Yael Steinhart of Tel Aviv University's ...
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Tangiers Petroleum Limited (ASX: TPT; AIM:TPET) (Tangiers) advises that the government have formally indicated that no further extensions of time will be granted for its two remaining Australian exploration permits. Consequently, it is ...
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The $1 trillion spending bill that lawmakers introduced Monday cuts $1 billion from the health law's Prevention and Public Health Fund and holds down funding for other health law programs to 2013 levels, but leaves it otherwise untouched. ...
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) which represents the $827 billion equipment finance sector, revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014. Given U.S. businesses, nonprofits and government agencies will spend ...
According to data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance, the country’s H-beam exports totaled 34,200 tons in November, falling by 8.7% from a month ago and jumping by 89.4% year on year. The country’s export prices of ...
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RadioShack has appointed Dollar General finance chief John Feray executive VP/chief financial officer, effective Feb. 6. He will succeed interim chief financial officer Holly Etlin, a managing director at consultancy AlixPartners, which ...
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Strad Energy Services Ltd., (TSX:SDY) ("Strad" or the "Company"), a North American-focused, energy services company, has approved its preliminary 2014 capital expenditure program with an initial budget of $17 million for the first half of ...
In December last year, the value of Taiwan's iron and steel exports increased by 5.58 percent year on year and by 11.18 compared to November to $1.48 billion, according to the preliminary statistics issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Finance. ...
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As global environmental pollution escalates, the new generation lighting technology LED has become a major focus. LED replacement trend has been initiated as LED lighting efficiency and lifetime improves significantly, and has evident ...
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MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc., an emerging manufacturer and marketer of specialty pre-prepared, frozen and refrigerated "all natural" food products (as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture), today announced that it has ...
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This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE. Two years ago, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote a much-discussed piece on the ...
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The Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) has set a target to achieve 12 percent growth in exports this year, reports Vietnam Plus. Although economic difficulties are forecast for 2014, Vietnam’s apparel sector is ...