In November this year, of 70 major Chinese cities surveyed, 66 cities saw higher prices in the new house market, just one city witnessed lower prices, while new house prices in the remaining three cities remained unchanged, all compared to ...
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It will come as little surprise to motor carriers that shippers have been the biggest benefactors of deregulation. A new Conference Board of Canada report, comparing a highly regulated environment (taxicabs) to a deregulated one (for-hire ...
Tags: deregulation, motor carriers, trucking industry, productivity gains
The medical devices industry, already one of the most heavily regulated industries in the U.S., is confronting yet another complex rule – Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires SEC-listed companies to disclose the use of ...
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How long can LED lasts? As product prices are reduced, are LEDs lifespan also becoming much shorter? Some in the LED industry have boldly stated: "A person only needs a single LED lamp through their entire life. But in this fast paced ...
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The Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) held its fourth meeting to assess the 2013-14 crop situation, under the chairmanship of Ms. Rukhsana Shah, Federal Secretary, Textile Industry Division. Based on the information provided by ...
Tags: Pakistan, CCAC, crop, textile industry, cotton crop
Guoqing Tang, China President of LED BU, Samsung, who is also Chairman of SEMI China LED Committee, gives an in depth analysis of the LED industry developments and categorization in this article. Chinese baby boomers born in the 1950s ...
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Rhodium prices resumed their decline this week, falling nearly $20 per day according to some sources, as speculative investors began liquidating their long positions ahead of the year's end. The Platts New York Dealer rhodium price range ...
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The US Commerce Department on Friday set preliminary dumping margin on prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from China and Mexico, signaling that it may impose punitive duties on the products. The department made its preliminary ...
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Taiwan LED package manufacturer Unity Opto Technology (Uni) November consolidated revenue reached NT $530 million (US $18 million), a 27.93 percent slide from last November. However, revenue for November remained consistent with last month ...
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New homes sold at an annual rate of 444,000 in October, up 25.4 percent from 354,000 in September. Economists polled by MarketWatch forecast sales to total a seasonally adjusted 419,000 in October. Demand for new homes ...
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The Ministry of Trade and Industry, Government of Ghana, has suspended the operations of the Anti-Piracy Task Force constituted to seize and destroy pirated textiles. The Task Force has been suspended for the time being to streamline its ...
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The online giant has attracted customers from big store chains like Wal-Mart and Best Buy with low prices and convenient shipping. Now, stores are fighting to get customers back during the busiest shopping period of the year. Story ...
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The development of shale gas in Europe could add as many as one million jobs to the economy, make industry more competitive and decrease the region’s dependence on energy imports, according to a new study released today. The ...
Shippers and truckers in Saskatchewan are celebrating the twinning of Hwy. 11 to allow long combination vehicles (LCVs) and other commercial traffic. The section of Hwy. 11 between Rosthern and Prince Albert has been twinned and the ...
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The construction, automotive and aerospace industries combined will spend around $2.0 billion in 2013 for glass and film that prevents too much light being transmitted or reflected. The reasons why someone would need materials of this kind ...