According to the news from BBC on December 8, McDonald's global sales figure fell 2.2 percent in November and US sales continues to weaken for six months. Sales at U.S. stores open at least 13 months fell 4.6% in November, the company, ...
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China's non-manufacturing sector activity showed a slight improvement in November, as new export orders and employment added stabilizers to the economy. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector came in at 53.9 ...
Tags: Service Sector, PMI
The idea of universal design is all about offering quick and easy access to every part of your home. It builds in the flexibility to accommodate users in any state of health or physical mobility. Whatever the current age and level of ...
Tags: Shower, universal design, Construction
The hog market has been a good place to be in the last year. Live hog prices in the last few months have trended almost $20 a head higher than the same period in 2013. So, what's the outlook heading into winter? Feed supplies remain low, ...
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Mondelez International has agreed to acquire 80% stake in Vietnam-based Kinh Do's snack business for $370m, in order to strengthen its presence in emerging markets. The transaction includes the acquisition of Kinh Do's two production ...
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Taiwanese machine-tool makers Fair Friend Enterprise Group, Goodway Machine Corp., and Hiwin Technologies Corp. have decided to acquire Japanese machine-tool makers in a move widely seen as an attempt to convert the threat of the weak yen ...
Tags: Triggers, Machine Tool
Now that the end is in sight for most farmers -- and fortunately so on account of the Arctic blast of freezing temperatures and snow that have moved into the nation's center this week -- corn and soybean harvest have both caught up to the ...
Tags: Corn Harvest, Agriculture
Adidas AG reported third-quarter profits slid 11 percent due to negative currency effects and a continuing slide at its golf division. Currency-neutral (c-n) sales increased 9 percent. In currency-neutral (c-n) terms, sales increased 9 ...
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In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2014, UK online fashion retailer – ASOS reported a 14 percent year-on-year drop in pre-tax profits to £47 million. ASOS said profits were impacted from the huge fire at its Barnsley depot ...
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Armstrong World Industries announced that following its assessment of preliminary third quarter results and projections for the fourth quarter of the year, it is revising its full year expectations for sales and adjusted EBITDA. The company ...
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Spring '15 is officially the season of flashy footwear. Whether opting for unlikely takes on the classics or shoes straight from Bizzare-o-land, designers thought up footwear inspirations each wackier than the next. Jeremy Scott beheaded ...
Tags: Runway Shoes, Shoes
With thousands of shoes on display, the fashion capital’s footwear presentations offered many memorable moments. Here, FN pinpoints a selection of like-worthy outliers. Fresh Loaf:Designers modified the menswear loafer with kilties, ...
A protein microarray (or protein chip), according to Wikipedia, is a high-throughput method used to track the interactions and activities of proteins, and to determine their function, and determining function on a large scale. The main ...
Tags: Creative Biomart, Protein Expression Microarray, Medicine
Children can stand on this style strap, and it is a godsend for parents. Now to introduce you the straps which can provides our adults more easily traveling. It looks like a backpack, your child can stand safety on the non-slip ...