An unhealthy cash flow cycle exists among Australian businesses, with 62 per cent of accounts settled late and firms taking on average, 52 days to pay their bills, according to the latest Trade Payments Analysis by Dun & Bradstreet. The ...
Israel-based electric vehicle network provider Better Place has cut funding of its Australian division, placing the rollout of charging and battery-swapping infrastructure across our country under a cloud. Better Place confirmed the ...
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As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the German economy suffered a dip towards the end of 2012. The country's price, season and calendar adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2012 ...
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Output in the European Union (EU) mechanical engineering sector fell 2.8 percent year on year in the third quarter of 2012 and a further drop of around two percent year on year is projected for the final quarter of the year, said the ...
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Real steel consumption in the European Union is forecast to decline almost two percent in 2013, according to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q1 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association ...
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The downturn in the euro zone manufacturing sector eased at the start of 2013, as rates of decline in production and new orders both slowed, according to the Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI report. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing ...
In the fourth quarter of 2012, the estimated total volume of construction output in Great Britain grew by 0.9 percent compared to the third quarter and was down by 9.3 percent compared with the same quarter of 2011, continuing the trend of ...
The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has stated that the EU steel market is expected to continue to slow down in the first quarter of the current year, despite several economic indicators edging up since November 2012. "We do expect a ...
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STANLEYTOWN, Va. — Stanley Furniture reported a net loss of $3.01 million in the fourth quarter as sales slid 5%. The company blamed the sales decline on soft retail demand and a decline in sales of its Young America youth furniture ...
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Mavic’s sales rose 7 percent to $174 million (129 million euros) last year, and jumped 5 percent during the final quarter, according to Amer Sports. Amer Sports is the parent company of Mavic as well as Salomon, Atomic, ...
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HELSINKI, Finland (BRAIN) — Mavic’s sales rose 7 percent to $174 million (129 million euros) last year, and jumped 5 percent during the final quarter, according to Amer Sports. Amer Sports is the parent company of Mavic as well ...
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Samsung was the key beneficiary of a strong Q4 for tablet sales, which saw the Korean electronics manufacturer double its market share while Apple's lead in the sector slipped once again, according to research by IDC. Worldwide tablet ...
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Tate & Lyle plc has said it expects "modest" full-year gains as an increase in corn prices dented third-quarter results. The ingredients group announced its third-quarter profit before tax was "broadly in line" with expectations, but down ...
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Marimekko is expanding its operations in all its main market areas. In Northern Europe, the company is expanding its network of company-owned stores, while in North America the main thrust is on developing shop-in-shop partnerships with ...
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The rigid plastic packaging firm published its interim management statement this morning (31 January). In its statement, the company said: “When adjusted for this effect, profitability during the period on a constant currency basis ...
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