SoftBank has sweetened its bid for Sprint Nextel, increasing its total offer to about US$21.6 billion and boosting the amount of cash Sprint shareholders would get. The Japanese service provider and Sprint announced the amended deal late ...
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A multi-parametric approach is used to monitor biological stability in drinking water from a non-chlorinated distribution system in Switzerland. The method covers different aspects of microbial water quality, including microbial growth ...
Europe's refiners are likely to raise production in July because gains in product premiums have recently outpaced crude prices, traders said Thursday. This could mark the end of a period of limited production in Europe that has lasted ...
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Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO) has extended its work on double-gated nitride semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors (DG-HEMTs) [Guohao Yu et al, IEEE Electron Device ...
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ANN INC. reported results for the fiscal first quarter of 2013, ended May 4, 2013. The Company also provided its outlook for the second quarter and the full year of fiscal 2013. Fiscal 2013 First Quarter Results Total net sales for the ...
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Net income declined 11% to $34,515,000 from $39,860,000 for the period ended May 4 and included a $0.25 a share impact, largely related to inventory reserve, for the retailer’s foray into luxury merchandise. Revenues rose 8% to ...
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In booth 2120 at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2013) in Seattle (4–7 June), wireless and optical communications component and module provider Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations USA Inc of San Jose, CA, USA ...
For fiscal second-quarter 2013 (to end-March), Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which manufactures compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets, has reported revenue of $42.3m, up ...
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Should Microsoft merge its smartphone and tablet/laptop/desktop operating systems into one substantial OS? It's not just a theoretical question prompted by an older "write once, run anywhere" development mindset. Merging the Windows Phone ...
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The sharemarket pared losses after falling to a four-month low today as the market began to speculate on the potential for a surprise interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia. A higher Australian dollar initially weighed on ...
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Net income was $1,033,000 against a loss of $847,000 for the period ended Apr.30. Revenues rose 18% too $272,615,000 from $229.449,000. Gross margin improved 390b.p. to 33.8%. GIII, which has a vast range of products and brands in its ...
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The really bad thing about oscillating tool blades is that they can't really cut into any hard metal and last for more than a few seconds. We have all been spoiled with the amazing powers of carbide and anything less seems like we are using ...
Bellavita Tile has implemented a number of highly progressive initiatives in order to benefit its growing list of North American customers. President/Owner Duigan Mitchell stated, "Glass mosaic factories traditionally operate on a ...
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Asustek Computer is extending its Zenbook family of ultrabooks with a new model with a cover made from Gorilla Glass to make it resistant to scratches. The 13.3-inch Zenbook will go on sale in the third quarter with a choice of Windows 8 ...
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Retail sales fell at their fastest rate in more than a year in May, according to the CBI's latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 69 retailing firms saw the steepest fall in sales since January last year – showing ...
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