“It is only a matter of time before white LEDs using blue LED chips will disappear from the market,” said Shuji Nakamura at a forum on GaN technology in July organized by Nikkei Asian Review. The comment from the inventor of ...
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Posted in Medical Device Business by Chris Newmarker and Brian Buntz on January 28, 2015 Medtronic is expected to enjoy lower corporate taxes now that it has moved its official headquarters from the U.S. to Ireland through its merger with ...
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China's largest coal producer Shenhua Group is trying to persuade traders and utilities to buy more coal in a bid to reduce inventories at ports as relatively high stocks at utilities and robust hydropower production continue to weigh on ...
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January 29, 2014 How might Lion's next moves affect the Australian dairy industry Food and beverage company Lion has announced that it does not currently intend to sell its shareholding in Victorian dairy company Warrnambool Cheese and ...
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China's economic reform is one of the key issues that will impact sovereign ratings and growth prospects of developing Asian economies this year, according to a global credit rating agency. In its latest reports "2014 Outlook: Emerging ...
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International credit rating agency Moody's has confirmed South Korea-based Hyundai Steel Co Ltd's Baa3 rating with a negative outlook. Moody's stated that the rating confirmation primarily reflects the positive impact that the merger ...
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Nokia's credit rating has been cut even further by ratings agency Moodys, over concerns about the company's cashflow. The company's credit rating now stands at B1, four levels below "investment grade". Further reading Nokia to launch ...
High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
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Reportedly, Fitch Rating has affirmed the long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating of Tata Steel Limited as "BB+." Tata Steel UK Holding is also affirmed "B+" that reflects the negative outlook for the Indian based steel maker. Tata ...
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International credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the credit rating of the Indian steel giant Tata Steel Limited at BB+, while the outlook remains negative. The negative outlook continues to reflect Fitch's expectations of ...
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Speaking at the International Steel Trade Day organized by STSG-Eurometal in Milan on April 4, Juergen Nusser, managing director of Eurometal, presented a negative outlook for the European steel market in 2013. Demand fell by 9.5 ...
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OIL and gas producers Santos and Origin Energy are adamant they can navigate their current periods of high capital expenditure without fresh equity raisings, despite a new interpretation from Standard & Poor's that puts extra pressure on ...
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International credit rating agency Moody's has announced that it has downgraded Russian steelmaker Mechel's rating to B3 from B2, changing its outlook to negative from stable. Moody's stated that the downgrade reflects low coking coal ...
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India Ratings’ outlook for cotton textiles remains negative to stable for 2013 on account of subdued demand, although margins are expected to benefit from softening raw material prices. The outlook for synthetic textiles remains ...
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The so called ‘unfavorable policies’ of the Indian government and persistent ‘ill-health’ of the US economy have started showing the signs which may not be welcomed by Indian jewellery industry. Thomson Reuters GFMS ...
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