Swiss agribusiness Syngenta has rejected $45bn acquisition offer from global seed technology major Monsanto for the second time citing unfavorable terms for shareholders. If the proposed deal advances, an industry leader with combined ...
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The sales of heavy trucks are decreasing in April as expected, and we cannot find any hot sales in the traditional peak season. And 57,000 heavy trucks are sold in April, down 16% over March, and down 35% over last year, and this is even ...
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U.S. jewelry and watch sales across all channels fell 1.7 percent year on year to $5.386 billion in March, as estimated from preliminary government figures. According to Rapaport News calculations, jewelry sales dropped 1.5 percent to ...
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Lower capacity utilisation drove down operating earnings by 23 per cent year over year at the fibre division of Eastman Chemical in the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. “First quarter of 2015 operating earnings dived to $90 ...
According to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), excess cotton stocks held outside China are likely to keep international cotton prices down in 2015-16. Stocks outside China are projected to surge 26 per cent to 9.4 ...
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Lenovo Group, the world's largest personal computer maker, is targeting 40 percent of the PC market in China and revenue of $10 billion in the 2015 fiscal year, said Yang Yuanqing, the company's chairman and CEO. Yang said at the Lenovo ...
As per the latest report of the USDA, global 2014/15 cotton production is projected at 119.2 million bales, 1 per cent below last season. China and India account for half of the world crop, each contributing an estimated 30 million ...
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22-year tradition since 1987! Selected as a promising exhibition by the Ministry of Trade,Industry and Energy for 6 consecutive times since 2009 for the first time in cosmetics and beauty industry in Korea! ...
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Most people don’t like to discuss money, but what’s the first question people usually ask when they see something they want? If you’re like me, your immediate next thoughts are, can I get it for less? Or, how can I get ...
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The board of directors of PPG Industries have declared a regular quarterly dividend of 72 cents per share, payable June 12 to shareholders of record May 11. This marks the company’s 467th consecutive dividend payment. PPG’s ...
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China's coal imports, including lignite, thermal and metallurgical coal, fell 32.7% year on year to 17.03 million mt in March, the ninth consecutive year-on-year decline, data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC) showed Monday. ...
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In celebration of National Scrabble Day, wordsmiths and boardgamers set the new record of 30 games played in 24 hours. A new world record for the most consecutive games of Scrabble played in 24 hours has been set. The ...
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U.S. specialty jewelry store sales fell 5.4 percent year on year to $2.72 billion in February, according to government calculations. The sales decline was much more severe than preliminary totals for jewelry and watch sales across all ...
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China's foreign trade remained anaemic in the first quarter of 2015, with exports registering a big slump in March following signs of improvement, official data showed on Monday. Last month, the foreign trade volume dropped by 13.5 ...
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RPM International Inc. has announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share, payable on April 30, 2015 to stockholders of record as of April 13, 2015. RPM's last cash dividend ...