On the back end of an earnings season that by many accounts could have been worse, tech investors appeared to be in the mood to celebrate on Friday, sending shares of IT companies higher as key stock-market indexes hit milestone highs. ...
Tags: Tech Stocks, Market Indexes
Local shares closed higher yesterday, even after paring a sharp rise early on in the session, as investors took profits ahead of an interest rate decision due from the Reserve Bank of Australia today. The stockmarket was buoyed by growing ...
Tags: Local shares, US Jobs Growth
Many tech companies have called for Congress to ease restrictions on high-skill immigration because they can't find qualified tech workers to fill open positions. Yet, many veteran IT tech workers say they can't find jobs. More than a ...
Tags: Veteran Tech, Computer Products
The dollar is still higher after getting a boost from better US employment figures, increasing optimism about the America's economic recovery. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.0272, up from $US1.0254 on Friday. The Aussie ...
Tags: US Unemployment Rate, Service
China's Non-manufacturing PMI Decreased in April National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-05-06 15:38:26 Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) In April, non-manufacturing ...
Tags: Manufacturing, PMI
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that while showing a bit of a decline overall, non-manufacturing activity in April remained in growth mode. The ISM's monthly Non-Manufacturing Report on Business stated that the ...
Tags: Non-Manufacturing Index, economy
May 3, 2013 - The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) insists that, contrary to a Fraser Institute report entitled “Environmental and Economic Consequences of Ontario’s Green Energy Act”, wind energy has helped ...
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The Men's Clothing Stores industry has proven to be especially sensitive to the economic recession. Sinking consumer sentiment, brought about by skyrocketing unemployment and a slowdown in personal disposable income growth, limited ...
Tags: Ibisworld, Mens Clothing
Going green campaign is gaining momentum worldwide and so is the objective of many companies to recycle used products. From paper to various metals, companies are seen paying increased attention to recycling secondary items. The process of ...
The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) registered 50.7 percent, a decrease of 0.6 percentage point from March's reading of 51.3 percent, but still indicating expansion in manufacturing for the fifth ...
Tags: US Manufacturing Activity, Mineral
China's PMI Decreased in April National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-05-02 16:35:49 Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchases (CFLP) In April, China's manufacturing purchasing ...
The NRF Foundation, the careers and education division of the National Retail Federation, announced the launch of its new Retail Insight Center, a website designed to serve as a resource for researching industry, government, economic and ...
Tags: NRF Foundation, Apparel
An estimated 34.1 million hectares of cotton are being harvested in 2012/13, 5% below the previous season; another 5% drop to 32.2 million hectares is forecast in 2013/14. Accordingly, global cotton production is estimated down 5% from 27.8 ...
The NRF Foundation, the careers and education division of the National Retail Federation, announced the launch of its new Retail Insight Center, a website designed to serve as a resource for researching industry, government, economic and ...
Tags: NRF Foundation, Apparel, Textile
Engineering skills initiative the UK Electronics Skills Foundation has added three more universities to its programme. The initiative is working with universities to address the declining number of electronic engineering degree students ...
Tags: Universities, UK Skills Initiative, Consumer Electronics