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Sealy Launches Worldwide Sleep Study
Sep 6, 2016Worries over Brexit are keeping many awake at night, according to new research from Sealy UK. The study, which questioned 1000 people from across the country, was commissioned following Brexit, and reveals that 21% have since experienced ...
Tags: Sealy, sleep study, worries
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Taiwanese Furniture Parts Suppliers Take on Economic Uncertainty with Different Strategies
Jun 27, 2016Taiwan boasts a large number of globally competitive manufacturers of furniture parts, to enjoy solid presence in the global furniture supply chain.Despite global economic uncertainties, most of Taiwanese furniture parts makers have yet to ...
Tags: furniture parts, sustainable development, competitive edges
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Taiwan's Export Orders Continue Shrinking in May
Jun 23, 2016Taiwan’s overall export orders in May totaled US$33.73 billion, down 5.8 percent year on year (photo courtesy of UDN.com).Taiwan's export orders received in May totaled US$33.73 billion, down 5.8 percent year on year to represent the ...
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Taiwanese Gardening Product Makers Pursue Sustainable Growth with Different Strategies--Makers Generally Resort to R&D as Means to Stay Competitive
Jun 20, 2016Gardening product production makes up a significant part of Taiwan's hardware industry.Garden tools along with related accessories, which totally generate export revenue of around US$95 million on average every year, are a major contributor ...
Tags: Gardening product, garden tools
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Global Gold Demand up 21% in Q1 to 1,290 Mt
May 14, 2016Global gold demand totaled 1,290 mt in the first quarter, up 21% from 1,070 mt a year earlier, as the biggest quarterly inflow into exchange-traded funds since 2009 offset a steep decline in jewelry demand, the World Gold Council said in a ...
Tags: gold demand, gold
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Worldwide IT Spending Forecast to Decline 0.5% in 2016
Apr 11, 2016Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total US$3.49 trillion in 2016, a decline of 0.5% over 2015 spending of US$3.5 trillion, according to Gartner. This is down from last quarter's forecast of 0.5% growth. The change in the forecast is ...
Tags: device market, printers
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Laser Vendors Confident as Demand Remains Healthy
Nov 5, 2015Pricing pressures and a varied international outlook are still facts of life for industrial laser vendors, but overall demand remained in line with expectations during the first quarter of 2014. The regular survey of vendors carried ...
Tags: laser vendors, fiber lasers, semiconductor
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Veeco's Q3 Revenue up 51% Year-on-Year, But MOCVD Orders Slump Due to LED Oversupply for Display Backlighting and China Slowdown
Nov 2, 2015For third-quarter 2015, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $140.7m, up 51% on $93.3m a year ago although up only 7% on $131.4m last quarter (which was the ...
Tags: LED market, LCD TVs
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Movies' Midas Touch
Oct 29, 2015Cinema typically prospers during slowdowns, and insiders think new films will turn box offices to gold, Xu Fan reports. China's box-office chart has seen new records set frequently in recent months. The latest big high-this year's first ...
Tags: Movies, box offices
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Global Consumer Confidence Stayed Relatively Consistent for More Than a Year
Jul 30, 2015Global Consumer Confidence stayed relatively consistent for more than a year, declining one index point in the second quarter to a score of 96, according to global performance management company Nielsen's Consumer Confidence Index Report. ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, economy
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Lower Capacity Utilisation Drives Down Operating Earnings by 23% at Eastman
May 5, 2015Lower capacity utilisation drove down operating earnings by 23 per cent year over year at the fibre division of Eastman Chemical in the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. “First quarter of 2015 operating earnings dived to $90 ...
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Financial Results for The Quarter of Asian Paints Ltd
Jan 30, 2015Asian Paints Ltd. has announced its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2014. “We registered single-digit volume growth in the decorative paint segment in India due to sluggish demand conditions," ...
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The Impact of Foreign Currency Held Down Sales Growth in The Fourth Quarter Ended January
Jan 16, 2015Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on January 14, 2015 As the U.S. dollar strengthens amid global economic uncertainty, travelers aren’t the only ones affected. Major medtech companies including St. Jude Medical and ...
Tags: Medical Device, Health
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FMCG Might Think Some Trends, Including a Trend Towards 'Healthier' Items
Nov 25, 2014Manufacturers ‘gambling’ on the increasing influence of health, Canadean The fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry might think some trends, including a trend towards ‘healthier’ items, are bigger than they ...
Tags: gambling, health, Agriculture
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Groupe Michelin Posted Net Sales of 14.5 Billion Euros
Oct 27, 2014Groupe Michelin posted net sales of 14.5 billion euros for the first nine months ended Sept. 30, 2014. That was a 4.7% decrease compared to the first nine months of 2013. Based on the exchange rate on Sept. 30, 2014, Michelin recorded net ...