"Apple Maps is the worst-received new product to come out of Cupertino since the 1993 launch of the Newton...the child of a nasty divorce between two of the world's most powerful companies." " -- Forbes magazine Those two companies are ...
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Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening. Senior Mining Analyst and Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus in Toronto, George Topping believes that ...
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Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard are using "loopholes and gimmicks" to avoid paying millions of dollars in U.S. taxes, the chairman of a U.S. Senate subcommittee said Thursday. Microsoft is shifting a disproportionate amount of its profits ...
There's more to being a landlord than chasing after mice, not spending security deposits and arguing with tenants about their dogs: there's also an asset to maintain. And with more and more so-called 'accidental landlords' in the UK - ...
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UK-PLASA 2012 has announced a new,free-to-attend Professional Development Programme-confirming its position as one of the largest knowledge-sharing events in Europe. Created to encourage the exchange of important ideas,the new Pro ...
Efforts to attract younger workers to manufacturing and industrial fields have taken another step forward with the recent announcement from the The National College Credit Recommendation Service. NCCRS has recommended that postsecondary ...
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The ratings on the Russian vertically integrated steel group OAO Severstal are constrained by our view of the highly cyclical, capital-intensive, and competitive nature of the steel industry. Steel margins are relatively weak, and in our ...
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Fiscal 2013 Second-quarter Highlights(%cited vs.year-ago period amounts,where applicable): Diluted EPS from continuing operations of$0.51 as reported and$0.57 adjusted for items impacting comparability,up 19%as reported and up 16%on a ...
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Royal Dutch Shell plc released its third quarter results and third quarter interim dividend announcement for 2012. Highlights: • Royal Dutch Shell's third quarter 2012 earnings, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis, ...
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A year after Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' death, the company has changed, analysts said today. Oh, no it hasn't, said others. There's no question that in the 12 months since Jobs' death on Oct. 5, 2011, Apple has remained a powerhouse ...
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Rainbow Medical, based in Herzliya Pituach, Israel, is raising $50m in its second financing round. Abbot Laboratories and Medtronics are investing in the financing round and two other investors including GlenRock Israel are ...
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The mass sell off of Apple’s stock is being driven by the looming fiscal cliff, specifically the expiration in January of tax cuts implemented by Bush. Apple’s share price fell as low as $505.75 during Friday’s trading, ...
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Loughborough University has developed technologies to track and report on swimming performance to help Team GB train for the Olympic Games. A box measuring just 80mm by 50mm and only 12mm thick is attached to the back of a swimmer’s ...
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The ratings on the Russian vertically integrated steel group OAO Severstal are constrained by our view of the highly cyclical, capital intensive and competitive nature of the steel industry. Steel margins are relatively weak and in our ...
Tags: OAO Severstal, steel industry, Russia, steel
Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed Vedanta Resources Plc’s corporate family rating at Ba1 and its senior unsecured rating at Ba3. The outlook for both ratings remains negative. Vedanta’s rating reflects its earnings ...
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