The Chinese government on Tuesday began to solicit public opinion on a catalogue of industries to guide foreign investment. The draft axes the number of sectors that limit foreign investment from 79 to 35 and cuts the number of items that ...
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For its fiscal second-quarter 2015 (to 27 September 2014), RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has reported record revenue of $362.7m, up 14.7% on $316.3m last quarter and 16.7% on $310.7m a year ago. Fiscal Q2/2014 Q3/2014 ...
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For third-quarter 2014, RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has reported record revenue of $272.1m, up 18% on $230.8m last quarter and up 8% on $250.8m a year ago. This ...
The Crewe-based business is to be managed by investment firm Sullivan Street Partners, and employs over 100 staff, producing printed cartons, leaflets and labels. The transaction was an undisclosed fee. Medica has a strong heritage of ...
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Home furnishing retailer IKEA has announced total sales of £1.4b in the UK for the financial year ending 31st August 2014, an increase of 11.3% on the previous year. Following an ambitious pledge last year by UK country retail ...
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"Despite these challenges, we believe we are well-positioned for the all-important holiday season with our biggest ever line of fun educational content, filled with lots of new games, books and videos." LeapFrog Enterprises has revealed ...
Columbia Sportswear Company reported record net sales of $675.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $152.2 million, or 29 percent, compared with net sales of $523.1 million for the same period in 2013. Third ...
For third-quarter 2014, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €45.6m, down just 1.3% on €46.2m both last quarter and a year ago. The utilization rates of most tier-one LED chip makers ...
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Following the anti-dumping and countervailing measures imposed by the US on China and Taiwan solar PV makers, the European Union (EU) is now investigating other Asia countries for allegedly helping China violate the terms of a solar-export ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its 16th annual container stevedoring monitoring report. “Increased competition is delivering improvements in Australian stevedoring, which build on significant gains ...
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The LED packaging industry’s value is anticipated to only rise an estimated 3.2% on-year in 2015, from this year's US$14.6 billion to US$15 billion, according to the latest “Global LED package Industry Report” released by ...
Tags: LED Packaging, LED Lighting
Driven by a surge in apparel, footwear, accessories and international sales, third quarter of 2014 revenues at Under Armour, soared 30% from a year ago. In the three months to September 30, 2014, Under Armour revenues climbed 30% to $938 ...
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Daimler has sold its remaining 4% stake in electric car company Tesla Motors which fetched the company $780m. According to reports, the selling of shares will improve Tesla's ties with Mercedes rival BMW. Tesla supplies batteries and ...
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General Motors has announced plans to invest $240m at its Warren Transmission Plant in Michigan in the US to build electric drive unit for the second-generation Chevrolet Volt. The Volt powertrain components and battery cells are expected ...
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The biggest Brazilian fashion retailer - Lojas Renner S.A. reported a 15.5% year-on-year hike in third quarter ending September 30, 2014, sales. Lojas Renner said third quarter revenue surged to R$ 1,047.1 million, up 15.5% from the prior ...
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