The RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index increased slightly from a revised 116.5 to 117.0. At the same time, the values of August and September were revised upwards slightly and now points towards an accelerating growth of international ...
The number of 4G LTE connections worldwide will pass the one billion mark by 2017, according to a study by research firm GSMA Intelligence. GSMA Intelligence is a branch of the GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators ...
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The pipeline of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects awaiting completion within the US has grown by 7% during the past 12 months, and now exceeds 43GW, which is enough to power more than six million US households, according to Solarbuzz. ...
PPG Industries recently published its 2014 Global Color Trends book, a 100-page overview of PPG’s collective forecast for color use in building and decor, automobiles, consumer electronics and aerospace. The Global Color Trends ...
Accell Group expects revenue for full year 2013 to be up compared to 2012 despite lower preseason sales and rampant product discounting at the end of the season. The Dutch company, parent of Raleigh, Currie Technologies, Seattle Bike ...
Oasis, Coast and Warehouse – all owned by holding company Aurora Fashions plus Karen Millen – have chosen BOARD as their strategic Business Intelligence solution to provide real time improved visability across the business and ...
Hugo Boss AG, a luxury fashion and style house based in Metzingen, Germany, backed its goal of attaining planned sales of 3 billion euro in 2015 at an investor day in Hong Kong where the Managing Board of the company was reporting the ...
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Victoria's strong footprint in the national food manufacturing and processing industries has prompted organisers of next year's foodpro food manufacturing trade show to head to Melbourne for the first time. The event's exhibition manager, ...
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October retail sales figures released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) were both up, albeit to varying degrees. Commerce reported that October retail sales at $428.1 billion were ...
Following three months of accelerating demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflected a somewhat slower pace of growth in October. As a leading economic indicator of US construction activity, the ABI reflects ...
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Powered by its Pottery Barn and West Elm brands, retailer Williams-Sonoma recorded double-digit sales and earnings growth in the third fiscal quarter. The company said growth was especially strong in its direct-to-consumer segment, which ...
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The Anapol Schwartz personal injury law firm has announced that a $2.5bn proposed settlement was submitted for the DePuy Orthopaedics Articular surface replacement (ASR) hip implant litigation in a Toledo, Ohio federal court. The ...
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The current volatility of crude oil spreads like Brent/WTI and Brent/LLS are a sign that, when it comes to light, sweet crude in the US, refining capacity limits are being reached, Ed Morse, head of commodities research at Citigroup, said ...
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German auto giants Volkswagen AG, BMW and Daimler see China's future as being electric - encouraged by generous government subsidies - but that bet puts them at odds with some of their Asian rivals. While the Europeans were heralding the ...
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The chemical industry will spend $688 million for cartridges to remove particles from liquids next year. Three regions, East Asia, Western Europe and NAFTA will account for most of the market. Included in the forecast are all ...
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