Quiksilver Inc, the parent of Quiksilver, Roxy and DC Shoes, reported revenues declined 4.6 percent in its first quarter ended Jan. 31, to $393 million compared with $412 million a year ago. Revenues were down 2 percent, or $9 million, in ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
The stock market debut of Coupons.com brought out bargain-seekers on Friday, shooting the online discount firm up a stunning 87 percent. The digital coupon firm, which raised $168 million in its public offering, had doubled at one point ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Diversified miner trader Glencore Xstrata said Tuesday it sold 33.2 million mt of iron ore in 2013, a 68% annual rise in volumes, as it proceeds with studies for projects in Africa to gain marketing clout. As a relatively new entrant to ...
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The conflict between Ukraine and Russia could cause the global LNG market to tighten further if the crisis were to escalate and affect gas flows into Europe, but high gas storage inventories in the region should create a buffer in the ...
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The Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. (Chalco), the listed arm of the country's largest maker of lightweight metal, said it made net profits of 948 million yuan ($154.87 million) in 2013, reversing heavy losses in 2012. Total revenues ...
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog, RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) has launched a wideband frequency doubler for point-to-point radios ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. released its third-quarter 2013 results on February 28. Despite a $168,000 loss attributable to the company, Cooper will report positive net income for the fourth quarter, according to Chairman, CEO and President ...
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Turkish rebar producer Izmir Demir elik Sanayi A. (IDC) has announced its financial results for 2013, stating that the challenges regarding the supply and demand balance continued in the last quarter of 2013 due to overcapacity. IDC pointed ...
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Woolworths has announced a profit increase for the first half Supermarket group Woolworths has announced a net profit after tax for the first half of the 2014 financial year of $1,321.7 million, up 14.5 per cent on the same period in the ...
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Over 70 labour rights groups and trade unions have signed up to a joint statement calling on global clothing brands that source from Bangladesh to pay into the Rana Plaza Donor Trust Fund and ensure the survivors and families of victims of ...
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The Aluminum Corporation of China's 2013 alumina and refined aluminum production costs fell by 9% and 5%, respectively, year on year, the Hong Kong-listed producer said in its annual report filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange late ...
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Old materials are new again as companies scramble to replace polycarbonate dielectricThe insulating material between the plates of the capacitor. The material is chosen for its ability to permit electrostatic attraction and repulsion to ...
TSMC Solar Ltd of Taichung, Taiwan, which was founded in May 2009 as a subsidiary of the world’s biggest silicon wafer foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Inc (TSMC), has agreed for specialty PV distributor Centrosolar ...
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For full-year 2013, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany has reported a 20% drop in revenue from 2012’s €227.8m to €182.9m. However, although down 34% on €77.5m a year ago, fourth-quarter revenue was ...
The electronics industry has adopted a wealth of practices to foil or at least identify counterfeit components, from marking to x-raying. Now the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling upon engineers to ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics