Nokia has expanded its Lumia portfolio with the 520 and 720. The Lumia 520 is the company's cheapest Windows phone to date at $184, and comes as the company is under pressure to increase sales volumes. The struggling phone vendor's switch ...
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A new sportswear market research covering 46 countries, each capturing trends and developments in performance, outdoor and sports-inspired clothing and footwear, offers insight into key strategic and competitive issues within the athletic ...
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Latin American steelmaker Ternium has reported a net loss of $275 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to a net profit of $136.4 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. In the full year 2012, Ternium's net ...
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The Lumia 520 is Nokia’s most affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphone to date Nokia today unveiled a new range of smartphones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and announced plans to extend the innovations to more markets. First ...
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Heinz has reported underlying third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street forecasts, although its sales came in under analyst estimates. The US food giant yesterday (21 February) booked earnings per share for continuing operations and ...
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Indian textile and garment industry, a key player in the national economy and the second largest employer of skilled and unskilled workers after agriculture, is on a revival track due to increase in demand of yarns, fabrics and clothing ...
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Solar demand for 2012 reached just 29.0GW, an increase of only 5% on year compared to 27.7GW in 2011, according to Solarbuzz. This is the first time in a decade that on-year market growth in the solar industry has been less than 10%. ...
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The global market for business intelligence (BI) software will hit $13.8 billion in 2013, but the pace of growth will be slower than in past years, according to new figures from analyst firm Gartner. This year, BI market spending will ...
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Xylem Inc., announced the Bell & Gossett Little Red Schoolhouse has received LEED certification for another one of its industry-renowned courses. The Schoolhouse’s Design & Application of Water Based HVAC Systems The Design & ...
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The Pigments division of Huntsman Corporation announced global price increases for all its titanium dioxide pigments. The following increases are effective 15 March, 2013 or as contracts allow: -Europe: €230 (Euros) per tonne ...
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Alacero, the Latin American Steel Association, has reported substantially improved steel consumption throughout Latin American countries in 2012, although steel production declined. Latin American crude steel production was 66 million ...
Switzerland is one of the smallest countries in Europe and has very high living costs compared to other nations around the world. Yet, the country is not a member of the European Union (EU). Switzerland has no direct access to the sea, and ...
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Kronos Worldwide, Inc. announced a price increase for all titanium dioxide (TiO2) products sold outside of North America and Europe including among other areas, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, Africa and Asia. Effective March 1, ...
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Wolverine Worldwide reported financial results for both the fourth quarter and full year ended December 29, 2012.During the fourth quarter, the Company completed the $1.25 billion acquisition of the Performance+Lifestyle Group ("PLG") from ...
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Clariant announced full-year sales 2012 from continuing operations of CHF 6.038 billion compared to CHF 5.571 billion in the previous-year period. This corresponds to an increase of 8% in local currencies and in Swiss francs. The 8% ...
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