As Japan, the world's number one importer of rare earths, cuts purchases from China in half and producers outside the country ramp up to production the outlook for prices of the 17 elements looks increasingly bleak. China Daily reports ...
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Rare earth producer Molycorp reported a third-quarter loss on Thursday, but investors liked top line growth that jumped 49% to $205.6 million In after hours trade on Thursday Molycorp was changing hands for $8.68, up $0.62 or more than 7% ...
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Intel shaved about a billion dollars off its third-quarter revenue forecast on Friday, blaming the global economy for slowing sales. It will announce full results for the quarter on Oct. 16. The company had previously predicted ...
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According to statistics released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF), the global stainless steel production reached 8.3 million tons in the third quarter of this year, hitting the new history highs. In the third quarter of ...
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Apple sold more PCs worldwide last quarter -- 21 million -- than any rival, retaking the lead it lost the quarter before, U.K.-based Canalys said yesterday. And because Microsoft lacks a tablet operating system, sales of Windows-powered ...
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Cloud acquisitions paying off for Ellison Software and cloud revenue gave Oracle's financial figures a boost, but hardware sales continued to decline. For the second quarter of fiscal 2013 Oracle recorded revenue of $9.1bn, an increase ...
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Economic Times reported that global rating agency Standard and Poor's expects India to grow by 6.5% during 2013, amidst the possibility of global economic recovery continuing during the year. For China, S&P expects the growth rate to move ...
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TSMC and UMC are offering discounts on 40nm and 60nm wafers starting in Septemer, according to The Taiwan Economic News. Despite high capacity utilization in the first half (TSMC reported it's fab utilization rate as 102%in Q2), Morris ...
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EE has published results for its third quarter, blaming European regulations for its fall in revenue. For the three-month period to 30 September 2012, revenues were just shy of £1.5bn, showing no change from the second quarter but a ...
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SAP has reported third-quarter sales of €83m for its high-performance analytics appliance, HANA. Total revenue of €3.95bn was up 16% on the same quarter last year. The company said in a statement that HANA revenue is on track to ...
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For second-quarter 2012, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $136.5m, down 2% on $139.9m last quarter and 48% on $264.8m a year ago. Fiscal ...
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Computerworld - With Intel reporting a year-over-year drop in revenue and profit for its third quarter, industry analysts say the company isn't in trouble but it needs to ward it off -- and now. Late on Tuesday, Intel execs blamed a tough ...
For second-quarter 2012, 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, exceeded its ...
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Intel has announced a decline in its sales forecasts for the third quarter (Q3) of 2012, due to lower demand for consumer and enterprise PCs. The world's largest chip manufacturer expects revenue from Q3 to sit between $12.9bn and ...
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Organic LED materials specialistUniversal Display Corporation (UDC) has slashed its sales guidance for 2012, blaming push-outs of OLED TV production for the shortfall. Nearly one-third of the stock value of New Jersey-based UDC was lost ...
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