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An iPhone Made in The US? Apple Is Considering It, Says Report
Dec 27, 2016Is Apple looking into manufacturing the iPhone in the US? According to the Nikkei Asian Review it is. On Thursday, the Japan-based business publication cited an anonymous source in reporting that Apple had asked the two Asia-based firms ...
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Bank of Japan Unveils Fresh Measures to Increase Wages, Business Spending
Dec 22, 2015he Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on Friday it would expand the size of its asset purchasing program while maintaining the same size of the monetary base, in a bid to drive wages higher and boost business spending, two mainstays of the ...
Tags: Bank of Japan Unveils, Increase Wages, Business Spending
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How Much Do We Know About US College Students?
Oct 29, 2015An annual dialogue between American and Chinese college students has taken place in Beijing. This year's event has asked the question: How much do we know about each other? In an attempt to answer it, college students from Chinese and ...
Tags: dialogue, Chinese college students, US College Students
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China Will Stabilize Its Property Market This Year
Mar 6, 2015China will stabilize its property market this year, with tailored, market-based policies to guide "stable and healthy development," according to the government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang Thursday.[Special coverage] ...
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The Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling in The US Has Expanded Its Product Range
Dec 8, 2014The Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling in the US has expanded its product range with the introduction of Lost Prophet 22-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The launch follows the introduction of three Orphan Barrel bourbon ...
Tags: Bourbon Whiskey, Orphan Barrel, Agriculture
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This September Scotland Will Vote on Whether to Leave The UK or Not
Aug 25, 2014This September Scotland will vote on whether to leave the UK or not. But how might the outcome affect the country's retailers? By the end of this summer, a question will be asked of Scotland with the potential to change the UK as it is ...
Tags: Toy Industry, Independence
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Obama Clearly Doesn't Like Medtronic's Plan to Move Its Headquarters to Ireland
Aug 14, 2014President Obama clearly doesn’t like Medtronic’s plan to move its headquarters to Ireland through the acquisition of Covidien. Medtronic’s $43 billion acquisition of Covidien would be the largest tax inversion deal yet. ...
Tags: Medtronic-Covidien, Health, Medicine
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Targets in The 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard Will Likely Be Revised Higher
Apr 23, 2014The proposed blending targets in the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard will likely be revised higher, advocates for multiple industries said Monday. Proponents of the ethanol, biodiesel, advanced biofuels, petrochemicals and biotechnology ...
Tags: ethanol, biodiesel, biotechnology industries
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India Government to Defer a Hike in The Wellhead Price of Natural Gas
Apr 1, 2014In a move that did not entirely come as a surprise, India's Election Commission earlier this week asked the incumbent government to defer a hike in the wellhead price of natural gas that was due to be implemented on April 1. But analysts ...
Tags: Natural Gas, gas pricing, OIL's production
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CEPI:Price Gap Between The Costs for Energy in Europe and Those in The Rest of The World
Feb 13, 2014Following the release of the Industrial Renaissance Communication, "Basta! Get back on track!" calls for the EU to reduce red tape, help win the global competitiveness race, rethink exisiting policies and put the focus back on industry. ...
Tags: EU packaging, packaging waste directive, costs for energy
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RINs Did Not Have Any Impact on Gasoline Prices
Jan 9, 2014Prices of renewable fuel credits, known as RINs, which surged in early 2013, did not have any impact on gasoline prices, according to an analysis commissioned by an ethanol trade group released Tuesday. The study, conducted by commodities ...
Tags: Gasoline Prices, Mineral
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FTR Has Reported The TCI Reading Still Remains High
Dec 12, 2013Freight Transportation Research (FTR), an American source for logistic and transportation research and analysis, has reported the Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) reading still remains high due to capacity tightness from regulatory drag ...
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Mazda Skyactiv Models Helping to Finance The Company's Next-Generation Rotary Engine
Nov 25, 2013The success of Mazda’s new range of Skyactiv-based models such as the CX-5 and Mazda 6 is helping to finance the company’s next-generation rotary engine. The Japanese brand has been missing a model utilising the distinctive ...
Tags: Mazda Skyactiv, Future Rotary
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Changes to Hours-of-Service Rules Implemented in July Aren't Working as Planned
Nov 21, 2013US lawmakers today heard from truck fleets and owner/operators that changes to hours-of-service rules implemented in July aren't working as planned. A US House of Representatives' Committee on Small Business invited feedback from ...
Tags: Transportation