"Expanding the SoccerStarz line up with leading international teams has always been our objective." Creative Toys' new International SoccerStarz figures are now available to purchase at retailers worldwide. The two inch hand-crafted ...
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British vehicle brand MINI has launched its new coupe range including the updated MINI models at Auto China 2014 in Beijing. The world premiere of the new MINI Paceman will be one of the highlights awaiting visitors to the international ...
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Ukraine's natural gas output in March fell 5.6% year-on-year to 1.68 billion cubic meters, from 1.78 Bcm in March 2013, an energy and coal industry ministry official said Wednesday, citing preliminary figures. Production fell after the ...
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Delta Apparel, Inc. reported that for its fiscal 2014 second quarter ended Mar. 29, 2014, net sales were $114.5 million versus $120.1 million for the comparable 2013 period. The 5 percent sales decline was due primarily to unseasonably cold ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Sporting Apparel
Against the backdrop of unusually severe winter weather, the Remodeling Market Index (RMI) declined to 53 in the first quarter of 2014, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). This reading is down from the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Remodeling Market
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched an online data visualization resource that highlights real-time green building data for each state in the U.S. and Washington, D.C. The enhanced state market briefs — highlighting ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
For fiscal second-quarter 2014 (ending 28 March), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $481m, down 4.8% on $505.2m last quarter but up 13% on $425.2m a ...
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) launched its new online data visualization resource that highlights real-time green building data for each state in the U.S. and Washington, D.C. The enhanced state market briefs — highlighting ...
Tags: Green Building, EPA, Certification
GaN-on-Si technology has emerged naturally as an alternative to GaN-on-sapphire — the mainstream technology for LED applications. But today, despite potential cost benefits, the mass adoption of GaN-on-Si technology for LED ...
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As of April 21, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 108.41 million mt, indicating a decrease of 520,000 mt or 0.48 percent week on week, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same date, the ...
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Reduction in salt intake likely cause of lower death rates from heart disease in England The 15 per cent fall in dietary salt intake over the past decade in England is likely to have had a key role in the 40 per cent drop in deaths from ...
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According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2014-2015/Q2 2014 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), first estimates for construction sector activity in the first quarter of this year signal a ...
Tags: Construction, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Some rain fell in the parched Plains over the weekend, but it fell short of earlier expectations, while planters finally started rolling in earnest in the Midwest. However, more rain in that region this week -- though needed -- could keep ...
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According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2014-2015/Q2 2014 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), EU steel tube output fell by just 0.6 percent year on year in the fourth quarter of 2013. ...
Tags: Steel Tube, Construction
Indian refining and petrochemical giant Reliance Industries Ltd. Friday reported a 7.9% year-on-year decline in its gross refining margin for the January-March quarter, to $9.30/barrel. However, the company showed an increase of 22.3% ...
Tags: refining, petrochemical, refined products