On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
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Luxtera, the global leader in Silicon Photonics solutions, today announces the hiring of Brad Byk as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Kelly Perez as Vice President of Finance. Luxtera will leverage their considerable experience and ...
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Feldmuehle Uetersen, a paper mill located northwest of Hamburg, will present products from its Board Solutions, Liner Options, Labelling Applications and Flexible Packaging segments at the FachPack 2015 trade fair. Since July 2015, ...
Chinese consumers of luxury products are spending increasingly big money online, as growing use of smartphones makes Internet shopping ever easier, according to a new industry report. The report, by auditor KPMG, Chinese e-retailer ...
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Only 27 percent of U.S. merchants will be EMV-ready by the October 1st liability shift, down from 34 percent estimated in March, according to a survey by the Strawhecker Group (TSG) released Thursday. By December 2015, 44 percent of ...
For the second fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2015, US based maternity apparel retailer Destination Maternity Corporation slipped in to a GAAP net loss vis-à-vis GAAP net income in the prior fiscal second quarter. For the second ...
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Hearthside Food Solutions is investing in the US and Europe to increase its bar production, under two separate agreements. The company will acquire VSI, a producer of nutrition, diet, and functional bars in Europe, as well as a ...
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Every 30 seconds, global e-commerce industry generates over $1.2 million revenue with Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter contributing $5,483, $4,504 and $4,308 respectively, according to an ASSOCHAM-Deloitte joint study. The study found that ...
China's central bank has devalued the yuan by almost 2 per cent - its lowest rate against the US dollar in almost three years. The People's Bank of China (POBC) said the decision to devalue the yuan by 1.9 per cent was a "one-off ...
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In line with its strategy to focus its consumer board offering on high quality virgin fibre products, Stora Enso has sold its Barcelona mill, which produces recycled fibre based consumer board, to private equity fund Quantum. “The ...
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Researchers in the USA have developed vertical Schottky and pn gallium nitride (GaN) diodes on silicon with performance comparable to devices grown on much more expensive substrates [Yuhao Zhang et al, IEEE Transactions On Electron Devices, ...
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South Africa-based wood pulp and paper maker Sappi has sold its Cape Kraft recycled packaging paper mill to Golden Era Group. The development comes a fortnight after Sappi inked a pact to sell its Enstra Mill recycled containerboard and ...
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The commerce and industry ministry has launched the facility for online payment of application fees through credit or debit cards and other electronic fund transfers, according to a government statement. The facility of online payment was ...
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GE has inked a pact for selling its fleet operations in the US, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand to Element Financial Corporation for $6.9bn, as well as divested its European fleet businesses to BNP Paribas arm Arval. While the ...
China's real estate market, widely scrutinized for its significance to the world's second largest economy, has shown glimmering signs of bottoming out in big cities. The property market remains largely anemic, but a string of indicators ...