In an update on current trading and confirms its expectations for full-year 2015, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it is on track to achieve year-on-year revenue growth, with second-half revenue ...
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Volkswagen Group has sold 4.11 million vehicles from January to May, representing a 6.3% increase compared to the same period of 2013. The company handed over 864,600 (May 2013: 816,300; +5.9 percent) units to customers in May. "The ...
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Euclid, the leader of in-store retail analytics, releases its monthly retail benchmarks report to analyze shopper activity and behavior during the month of April. This month’s report measured data from tens of millions of domestic ...
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Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News U.S. intermodal shipments by rail grew 4.8% in the week ended Jan. 4 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported. Traffic grew to 186,875 units, AAR said in its ...
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Apparels materials maker, Japan Vilene Company Ltd, reported healthy sales numbers for the first half of the current financial year 2013-14, despite a mixed performance from its major apparels and medical materials business. The ...
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SABMiller plc today provides an update on trading during the six months ended 30 September 2013. The calculation of the organic growth rates excludes the impact of acquisitions and disposals on net producer revenue and volumes. Alan ...
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Oil futures accelerated a bullish climb shortly ahead of the 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) NYMEX market settle to close Thursday sharply higher amid rising equities and a weaker dollar. ICE July Brent expired up 76 cents at $104.25/b, after ...
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Dell reported another quarter of declining profits and revenue Thursday as CEO Michael Dell continues his fight to take the company private. Dell's profit for the quarter, ended May 3, was $130 million, down 79 percent from $635 million a ...
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Oil futures closed US trading above Friday's settles Monday, after driving higher shortly ahead of the 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) NYMEX market settle on geopolitical concerns arising out of the escalating conflict in Syria. NYMEX June crude ...
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Three of Sri Lanka's brightest fashion designers of the future have been recognised with special awards for Creativity, Innovation and Inspiration respectively by Textured Jersey PLC, the country's largest manufacturer of knitted fabric. ...
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NY futures had a mixed performance this week, as March dropped 155 points to close at 81.40 cents, while new crop December gained 123 points to close at 82.38 cents. With the trade throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the short ...
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UK bakery and ingredients firm The Real Good Food Co. said trading activity in its third quarter had been "lower than anticipated", with December proving "particularly challenging". Shares in the company were hit after the company ...
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Portugal and Poland-focused retailer Jeronimo Martins has seen strong growth at its Biedronka chain lift the group to a double-digit sales rise for 2012. For the 12 months to the end of December, Jeronimo Martins reported net sales up by ...
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Mondelez International, the snacks group spun off from Kraft Foods last month, has reported a fall in underlying third-quarter sales amid problems in Brazil and Russia. The company, which produces brands including Cadbury chocolate, ...
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