US-based Dole Food has completed the sale of its worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh businesses to Japanese firm ITOCHU for $1.68bn in cash. The sale included a major portion of Dole's operations and assets, including exclusive rights ...
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Global spending on PCs, tablets, mobile phones and printers would reach $718bn Global IT spending is predicted to rise 4.1% in 2013 to $3.8 trillion compared to $3.6 trillion spent in 2012, according to a new report from Gartner. ...
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Despite what he sees as shortcomings of Microsoft’s real-time communications platform, Lync, businesses will see value to some of its features, and supplement those with products from Avaya, says Avaya CEO Kevin Kennedy. “Are ...
Worldwide spending on IT products and services will grow by 4.1 percent this year to roughly US$3.8 trillion, according to new forecast figures released by analyst firm Gartner. Cuts in U.S. government spending and the ongoing debt crisis ...
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DELL'S financial advisers tried to persuade 71 potential bidders to make an offer for the troubled personal computer maker before two of them emerged to challenge a proposed $24.4 billion deal with the company's founder, according to ...
MiaSolé of Santa Clara, CA, USA, a manufacturer of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic panels, and KSK Energy Ventures of India, a power development and generation company, have announced the commissioning ...
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A South Australia-based international engineering and manufacturing company with a turnover of $19 million has been placed in receivership and its operations have ceased. Initial investigations reveal the company Priority Engineering ...
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Debt-laden food manufacturer Premier Foods is probably “a zombie company”, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon. Premier Foods is ‘probably a zombie company’, said City analyst Panmure Gordon Its executive ...
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Meat packer Hilton Food Group, which supplies retailers such as Tesco, is expected to ride out the recent horsemeat contamination issue unscathed, following publication of its preliminary results for 2012 which showed sales up 5% to 1bn. ...
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Centrosolar Group AG will sell its solar glass division off, following a year of devastating financial losses. The Germany-based company has also postponed the publication of its annual report and announced the continuation of its ...
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Reflecting the European auto glass business constriction company officials have been highlighting for some time, Paris-based Saint-Gobain announced plans to close a Belgium-based windscreen factory this week, impacting 263 jobs. Auto sales, ...
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The Finish Line, Inc reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013, representing the 13 and 52 weeks ended March 2, 2013. Fourth Quarter Results: -Consolidated net sales were $442.7 million. - Finish Line comparable ...
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Worldwide spending on IT products and services will grow 4.1% this year to roughly $3.8 trillion, according to new forecast figures released by analyst firm Gartner. Cuts in U.S. government spending and the debt crisis in Cyprus have ...
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According to report, Australia’s BlueScope and the world’s second largest steelmaker have commissioned their $1.31 billion joint venture in coated products. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) will invest US$540 ...
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Conergy, Europe’s biggest supplier of solar modules to debt-financed projects*, announced today the supply of its “P-Series” modules for four UK solar farms with a combined power output of 15.3 megawatts (MW). The ...
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