With so many moving variables in the rare earth space, how can investors evaluate investment opportunities? Siddharth Rajeev of Fundamental Research Corp. finds his top prospects by zeroing in on a specific material and tracking its growth ...
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Intel has announced a decline in its sales forecasts for the third quarter (Q3) of 2012, due to lower demand for consumer and enterprise PCs. The world's largest chip manufacturer expects revenue from Q3 to sit between $12.9bn and ...
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Apple reported Monday that it had sold a "record" 2 million units of the new iPhone 5 during its first three days of sales in China–a report that emerged as Wall Street analysts downgraded the Apple's stock because of perceived ...
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ABN Amro expects gold prices to drop substantially over the next two years on a modest increase in supply and slightly lower demand. ABN Amro said that it sees gold averaging USD 1,400 per ounce in 2013 and USD 1,300 an ounce in 2014. The ...
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The main factor in determining oil prices next year, whether they will hold near current levels or come off what looks to be the highest ever annual average, will depend on how the economies of the world's main demand centers fare, ...
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Gardner Denver, Inc. reported third quarter 2012 revenues of $548.5 million, down 11% compared to the prior year third quarter (down 7% excluding the impact of foreign exchange). Operating income for the third quarter of 2012 was $89.1 ...
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Optical components, modules and subsystems developer Oclaro of San Jose, CA, USA has reported financial results for its fiscal first-quarter 2013 (ended 29 September 2012), including about ten weeks of operating results of Opnext Inc of ...
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Britain's food and drink manufacturers are bracing themselves for difficult Christmas trading,according to the Food and Drink Federation(FDF). Speaking after the FDF's latest business confidence survey,FDF's economic and commercial ...
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Huntsman Corporation reported third quarter 2012 results with revenues of $2,741 million and adjusted EBITDA of $401 million. Peter R. Huntsman, our President and CEO, commented: "Our third quarter 2012 Adjusted EBITDA of $401 million ...
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Computer chip maker Intel has reported falls in both sales and profits in the third quarter,saying the results"reflected a continuing,tough economic environment". The company reported a net profit of$2.97bn for the quarter ending 29 ...
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Holcim is to close its cement factory in the Hungarian city of Labatlan (N Hungary) by next year, communications director of Holcim Hungaria Zrt., Iren Marta told local press on Monday. According to reports in MTI, Holcim originally planned ...
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Cement companies Andhra Pradesh operations continue to suffer due to lower realisations and lower demand in the state.The price of cement in the state has corrected sharply by 10%in last few weeks and is 25%down from the peak levels of Rs ...
Much of Europe is now in the midst of an economic downturn,which is likely to plunge the region into its second recession in four years. But most of Europe's large and even medium-sized coating companies,as well as many of their raw ...
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WHEAT:The 2012/13 U.S.wheat balance sheet is unchanged this month;however,small by-class adjustments are made to projected exports and stocks.Projected exports for Hard Red Winter wheat are lowered 25 million bushels with Hard Red Spring ...
Gardner Denver, Inc. (NYSE: GDI) reported second quarter 2012 net income of $75.3 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, compared to $67.1 million, or $1.27 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2011. Results for the second quarter of ...
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