Pundits are again speculating about the future of the Affordable Care Act, more widely now referred to as Obamacare. Now that Republicans are poised to take over the Senate in January, while widening their control of the House, they are ...
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Revenue growth: Revenue grew by 2.3% in 3Q14 and by 5.3% in 9M14, with revenue per hl growth of 5.0% in 3Q14 and 4.5% in 9M14. On a constant geographic basis, revenue per hl grew by 4.9% in 3Q14 and by 5.2% in 9M14. Total volumes in 3Q14 ...
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The citizens of Berkeley in California have voted for additional tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, becoming the first city in the US to okay such a move. Berkeley voted 75.12% to 24.88% for a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened ...
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One Equity Partners (OEP) will go ahead with the sale of Austrian flexible packaging company Constantia Flexibles after it failed to list the company on the stock exchange. JP Morgan owns 50% of OEP and has received expressions of ...
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Lassonde Industries posted sales of $315m in the third quarter of 2014, a 22.3% increase year over year. Profit attributable to the Company's shareholders for this period totalled $10.6m, down $0.6m from the third quarter of 2013. "Our ...
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For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (ended 27 September 2014), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $89.2m (at the high end of the $83-91m ...
At the Tire Industry Association’s general meeting in Las Vegas on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, membership passed two proposed resolutions without opposition that will end up influencing association policy. 1. "For" Periodic Motor Vehicle ...
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For the third-quarter 2014, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $93.3m, down on $99.3m a year ago and $95.1m last quarter (and below the mid-point of the ...
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FGL Sports saw retail sales increased 13.0 percent and same-store sales grew 8.5 percent in the third quarter over the same quarter last year, reflecting strong growth across key banners. Sport Chek, its largest banner by far, achieved its ...
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China's economic growth will moderate further in the next two years as domestic demand is weakened by the property downturn, UBS has forecast. "We forecast China's GDP growth to slow to 6.8 percent in 2015 and 6.5 percent in 2016. This ...
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Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., the parent of Trotters and SoftWalk, reported sales from continuing operations for the third quarter increased $794,000 or 14.3 percent to $6.4 million compared to $5.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal ...
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Net income, negatively impacted by the value on derivatives and higher taxes, declined 34% to $216,051,000 from $324,928,000 for the nine months ended Sep. 30. Yue Yuen's 9-month results by segment showed 11% growth for casual/outdoor ...
Tags: sport sandals, shoes, Sporting Goods
For third-quarter 2014, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €45.6m, down just 1.3% on €46.2m both last quarter and a year ago. The utilization rates of most tier-one LED chip makers ...
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If the bill is approved by the Senate the ban could come into force in 2016, although it will not apply to re-usable or biodegradable bags. The proposed Energy Transition Law also outlaw disposable plastic cutlery and crockery by 2020. ...
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Shimano Inc. reported sales for the nine months ended Sept. 30 were up nearly 21 percent compared with the same period last year thanks in part to a weaker yen. Sales of of Bicycle Components were brisk in North America, while sales of ...
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