Making the most of a sluggish world economy, IBM managed to increase its net income by 5 percent in 2012, even though revenue shrank by 2 percent. IBM reported revenue of US$104.5 billion for fiscal 2012, down from $106.9 billion in 2011. ...
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This past week, Novozymes was the only company in the biotechnology industry sector to receive a top gold ranking from the Swiss-based sustainability investment group Robeco SAM. Novozymes was also ranked 19th in the Global 100 list of ...
IBM reported on Tuesday that it managed to increase its net income by 5% in 2012, despite a sluggish world economy and a 2% decline in revenue. IBM reported revenue of $104.5 billion for 2012, which was down from $106.9 billion in 2011. ...
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The big news this week is the sale of famed jewellery and watch brand, Harry Winston, to the Swatch Group for $750 million plus their assumption of up to $250 million of pro forma net debt. Several analysts and industry observers see this ...
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The Australian dollar barely moved in sleepy Asian trading yesterday but the outlook for the currency remained upbeat, with one major domestic bank sharply lifting its forecast for the currency this year. "It's very, very quiet," Rochford ...
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The Australian dollar's moves yesterday reflected the differing pressures on the currency as a major international bank, HSBC, yesterday expressed concern about its long-term strength. The dollar broke through the $US1.05 level in trading ...
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China's sudden cuts to rare earth export quotas and domestic production marked the beginning of a Rare Earth Economic War, proposes Jacob Securities' Senior Mining and Metals Analyst Luisa Moreno. The good news is that partnerships between ...
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The United States is honoring its role, to the best of its ability, as the world's locomotive, although despite the positive performance of the real estate market, America seems to be recovering slower than expected. The stumbling block ...
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September 6,2009,China's most innovative industry event,known as the Chinese furniture industry"Oscar"of JSWB(2009)Guangzhou furniture purchases will fall Pazhou Convention and Exhibition Center opened.By last year's world Economy Recession ...
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America may be the largest consumer of diamonds today but the focus is now being shifted to Asia which could overtake the US by the end of this decade. Rapid growth of consumers in China and India is helping now to drive a rebound from the ...
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Week after week we read headlines pronouncing that China is about to overtake the U.S. and other advanced economies and become the number one global economic force. Recently there have been a number of high profile announcements that China ...
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After a solid first half, BASF maintained good business performance overall in the third quarter. Sales rose by 8% to €19 billion, particularly due to higher volumes. At just under €2.1 billion, income from operations (EBIT) ...
Customer Interaction Solutions magazine acknowledges TeamSupport's innovation. TeamSupport.com- the popular provider of web-based customer support and help desk software solutions - today announced the company has been recognized by ...
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The Boise-based computer chip maker Micron Technology Inc. is scaling back on its plans to develop energy-efficient lighting technology, leading to the layoff of at least 30 workers. Micron spokesman Dan Francisco confirmed the decision ...
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China Steel Corporation held the domestic pricing meeting for 2013 January and February shipments and announced the following statement: European Central Bank tries to ease the impact of European sovereign debt crisis by implementing ...
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