China-based PV firms expect orders to significantly rebound in the second quarter of 2015 as domestic demand is expected to increase after the China government set a target total PV installation capacity of 17.8GWp for 2015, according to ...
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Over the past year, the LED industry had pondered about the company that would eventually take over Philips lighting component (Philips Lumileds) and automotive business. Previous market rumors pointing towards CVC and KKR consortium as ...
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ConAgra Foods has posted a higher-than-expected profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 and raised its full-year earnings forecast.The company's Consumer Foods Segment reported sales of about $1.8bn and operating profit of $274m. ...
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Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have lowered quotes for PERC (passivated emitter and rear cell) monocrystalline models from US$0.49/W at the beginning of 2015 to US$0.45/W currently due to lower-than-expected demand, ...
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GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for fiber-optic and wireless networks) has announced its third-generation chipset for 100Gbps Ethernet data-center and cloud ...
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Driven by strong revenue growth and gross margin expansion, net income at sports goods marketer, Nike for the third fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2015 surged 16 percent year over year. In the third quarter of fiscal 2015, Nike said ...
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For the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2015, net sales at New York & Company, a specialty apparel chain with 504 retail stores slipped marginally year over year. In a press release, New York & Company said net sales ...
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Nike Inc. reported earnings rose 16.0 percent in its third quarter ended Feb. 28, to $791 million, or 89 cents a share, versus Wall Street's consensus target of 84 cents. Sales rose 7.0 percent to $7.46 billion. Sales on a currency-neutral ...
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Real spending on travel and tourism grew more than twice as fast as real gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter, according to government estimates released Wednesday, March 18. Growth in spending accelerated in the fourth ...
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Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which designs and makes analog and RF devices, mixed-signal integrated circuits and subsystems for communications, defense & security, aerospace and industrial markets) has entered into a definitive ...
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Instant noodles are an essential part of life for many people in China and other Asian countries, thanks to their convenience, cost and taste. Chinese people consume more than 40 billion packets of instant noodles annually, accounting for ...
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Molycorp, Inc. has announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year 2014. FOURTH QUARTER 2014 RESULTS The Company reported consolidated net revenues of $116.2 million, a 6% decrease over the third quarter ...
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Seren Photonics Ltd of Pencoed Technology Park, UK (which was spun off from the University of Sheffield in February 2010) has launched its next generation of semi-polar gallium nitide (GaN) on sapphire templates. This latest generation of ...
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John Bean Technologies (JBT) Corporation has secured a contract to supply protein processing equipment to a North America-based food processor. The $6m contract will require JBT to supply cooking and freezing technology to process ethnic ...
NYSE listed and US based apparel retailer, Macy’s, Inc said it reported its sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth in adjusted earnings per share in the fiscal month ended January 31, 2015. According to Macy's, in fiscal ...
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