International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Brazil steelmaker Gerdau’s rating at BBB-, with a stable perspective, it said recently. The rating is based on Gerdau’s “position as the leading ...
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For second-quarter 2014, NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of both indium phosphide (InP) and silica-on-silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based modules and subsystems for high-speed ...
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In the face of an economy on a slow rebound and shifts in consumer behaviors, the winners among retailers since the Great Recession are those that are adapting their business models and keeping their brands relevant and their value ...
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Leggett & Platt expects to record a $108 million pre-tax, non-cash goodwill impairment charge for the second quarter. This charge reflects the complete write off of the goodwill associated with the Store Fixtures group, which is part of the ...
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The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Friday its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of OCTG from India, Korea, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, ...
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Australian iron ore development company BC Iron Limited has announced that it has offered to acquire all the issued shares of Australian miner Iron Ore Holdings (IOH) in a deal worth around A$250 million. Under the takeover deal, BC Iron ...
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In the second quarter of 2014 ending June 30, 2014, NYSE-listed Kronos Worldwide, Inc. a global manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) posted a positive net income, when compared with a net loss in the corresponding period of 2013. ...
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For the second-quarter 2014, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $95.1m, up 5% on $90.8m last quarter but down 2.5% on $97.4m a year ago. Data Storage ...
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Liberty Interactive Corporation reported aggregrate revenues at its E-commerce businesses' increased 10 percent to $481 million for the second quarter. While Provide Commerce, Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com all increased revenue, the ...
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While the US Department of Commerce has set preliminary anti-subsidy and anti-dumping tariffs on PV products imported from China, China-based PV module makers can choose lighter tariffs imposed on 2012 instead of the new rates to keep their ...
It is not easy to operating the stationery shop, the businessman should prepare enough to ensure that business is not blind and discontinued.The necessary skills are also should be learned and practiced.So what should we learn to operate a ...
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Audi delivered a convincing performance in the first half of 2014 with solid key figures. In the period of January through June, the Ingolstadt-based carmaker set a new record with deliveries of 869,355 Audi vehicles. The Audi Group ...
This year's BASF Coatings Color Collection 2014/2015 report, "Under the Radar," predicts a new level of normality is coming as North America bounces back from the recession and society embraces the unpretentious beauty of the "flyover ...
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During the second quarter of 2014, Ternium's operating cash flow was US$330.1 million, an 11 percent decrease from the same period last year due to higher value and lower operating costs of steel. In its financial report for the period ...
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Delta Galil Industries, Ltd., the global manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label apparel products for men, women and children, reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014. ...
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