According to a USDA December report, global cotton output in 2014/15 is forecast at 119 million bales, slightly below the previous season as a yield reduction more than offsets increased area. “Considerable production declines in ...
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In the past two weeks, China's stock market, long the subject of neglect, became a public focus, indicating the likely arrival of a bull market period. From Nov. 24 to Dec.5, 2014, the Shanghai and Shenzhen composite indexes rose by 18.13 ...
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According to the data from US Commerce Department, US retail sales keeps growing in November due to the rebound of auto sales in the US. The data says that US retail sales increases 0.7% to $44.93 billion. The growth rate of retail sales ...
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Taiwan LED maker Advanced Optoelectronic Technology (AOT) has reported its revenues during the third quarter of 2014 reached NT$1.79 billion (US$57.28 million), up 5.86% on quarter, with a gross profit margin of 12.43%, down 7.54pp on ...
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China imports growth percent declined and the trade surplus expanded 61.4% in November. According to the data released by National Statistics, China total imports and exports value reached $368.85 billion in November, down 0.5%. The export ...
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Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by 2.7% in 2014, an improvement from the previous forecast of negative 3.7%, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Although third-quarter results were a few points ahead of forecast ...
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The Indian economy is showing signs of a turnaround, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). However, new reforms, some of which are introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, need to be implemented ...
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Global demand growth for fluorochemicals is forecast to accelerate, rising 3.8 percent per year to 3.8 million metric tons in 2018. Above average growth in higher value products will help drive increases in value demand more than seven ...
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Conditions Index (EBCI) for current conditions in North America improved to 58.3 in October as the share of panelists reporting improved conditions rose by a larger amount than the share reporting they ...
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After falling by about 50% from 2009-2014, pricing for solar glass is set to commence a rebound starting in 2015, as anti-dumping duties levied by the European Union go into effect on China suppliers. Average global pricing for glass used ...
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For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (ended 28 September 2014), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $427.7m, up 9% on $391m a year ago but down 2% on $436.3m last quarter (and below the $440-465m forecasted in mid-August). ...
The diamond and jewelry market, like the global economy, is sending mixed messages ahead of the holiday shopping season. The prevalent claim that the economy is showing its strongest prospects since the 2008 crash is being disputed by ...
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Cabela's Inc. reported total revenue increased 4.1 percent in the third quarter, to $886.0 million. Retail store revenue increased 8.7 percent to $598.7 million; Direct revenue decreased 11.7 percent to $175.3 million; and Financial ...
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US construction firms added jobs in 39 states between September 2013 and September 2014 while construction employment increased in 34 states and the District of Columbia between August and September, according to an analysis of Labor ...
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Both Taiwan's machinery export and machine-tool export in September missed growths expected by industry executives probably due to lagging shipments, according to president of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), J.C. Wang. ...
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