If the trucking industry is still struggling, it's not for lack of freight to haul. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Truck Tonnage Index just concluded its strongest year since 1998. For-hire truck tonnage in the US rose 0.6% in ...
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Jan 22, 2014 01:44 PM ARLINGTON, VA — Truckers, do you feel the weight of the load you’re hauling It’s getting heavier, the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) reports, and that’s a sign that the U.S. economy is ...
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China was the largest solar market in the world in 2013, besting a hotly contested field that included Japan, the US and Germany, and China-based manufacturer Yingli Green Energy was also the globe's foremost supplier of solar modules for ...
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Most of Taiwan's machine-tool makers made encouraging profits in the first third quarters of 2013 in spite of several disadvantageous developments, including the recent revaluation of the New Taiwan dollar against the U.S. dollar that has ...
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Amidst a subdued domestic economic scenario, Chinese apparel company Eratat Lifestyle Limited witnessed a dip in sales revenue and profitability in the third quarter of 2013. The company, which is engaged in the design and distribution ...
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Beating the slowdown blues, Hong Kong-based apparel retailer Giordano has reported 5 per cent growth in its sales at HK$ 1,333 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013, driven by strong demand from the Chinese mainland. ...
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China's business climate index, a major gauge of the country's macroeconomic outlook, dropped in the fourth quarter, according to data released on Monday. The index was 119.5 points for the fourth quarter, down two points from the ...
The Government of Indonesia is laying emphasis on human resource development in the textile industry, as the industry is one of the mainstays of commodity manufacturing industries and an important component of national economic development, ...
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A doctoral dissertation by a Professor at the Catholic University of Valencia "San Vicente Mártir" (UCV) finds that every cigarette a mother smokes a day during the third quarter of pregnancy reduces the baby's birth weight in 20 ...
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Asian Piants Ltd. has released their financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2013. "The decorative paints business in India did well considering the challenging and uncertain macro environment," said K.B.S. ...
IBM today announced plans to commit $1.2 billion (£730 million) to expand its global cloud footprint through a number of new data centres set to open this year. The company said it will use the money to open up to 15 new data ...
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South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor is set to introduce its new global flagship Genesis sedan in Australia in the third quarter of 2014. The new sedan debuted globally at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It is ...
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China Mobile, the country's biggest services provider, on Friday begins selling Apple's iPhone to its millions of customers, ending a six-year wait in a crucial market for the US technology giant. The combination of China Mobile's ...
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Hewlett-Packard appears set to re-enter the smartphone market with the launch in India Wednesday of two tablets running the Android OS and offering voice-calling capability. Designed in Asia, the 6-inch diagonal HP Slate6 VoiceTab and the ...
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Chevrolet has made the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2014 its global stage for the unveiling of the much-anticipated Corvette Z06 and the C7.R race car. Recognized as an important global launch-pad for automakers to ...
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