After the December contract had closed lower in 19 out of 23 sessions between October 4 and November 5, losing over 1200 points in the process, a bounce was long overdue. However, even though it felt good to finally see the market up on ...
Tags: NY Cotton Futures, Textile
Pegatron Technology chairman TH Tung, at a conference on October 22, expressed his optimism about the company's business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2013, indirectly denying market rumors that Apple will reduce its iPhone 5c orders. ...
Tags: Pegatron, Electronics
When asked about his views for the LED industry in the next few years, B.J. Lee Epistar chairman said during an interview at LEDforum 2013 that he expects to see steady revenue growth for the company and the continual restructure of the LED ...
Tags: LED industry, Industry Trends
Just when it felt like the market was getting ready to challenge major support below 82 cents, a late session rally lifted values back into the 'comfort zone'. It is not clear what prompted the buying of some 2'500 December near the close, ...
US flat-rolled prices may be slowly inching up as a result of the increases announced last week, though at least some market sources said their primary effect has been to stall late-year price erosion. "It's tightened the range back up, ...
Tags: Construction, steel, Steel Sheet
Almost half of China’s population surfs the internet on a daily basis. Many users are drawn by the contact with other people: Students and white collar workers get to rub shoulders with CEOs and film stars. Interaction drives ...
Tags: Wechat, Careless Talk
Rumors are circulating in Taiwan-based supply chains that production of the camera lens modules for iPhone 5S and 5C reportedly has been marred by low yield rates. Only Largan Precision has been able to achieve above-average yield rates, ...
Tags: Apple iPhones, Lens Module
Apple unveiled its long-rumored “budget” iPhone on Tuesday, but it’s not as cheap as some had expected. The lower-cost iPhone is actually quite expensive, at least in China, a vital market where Apple has been struggling ...
Lee Biing-jye, chairman of Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar, has indicated he does not object to partnerships or technology transfers between Taiwan- and China-based LED makers because Taiwan's LED industry should be ...
Tags: LED Makers, Epistar
ICE October Brent dipped to its lowest level in a week then settled $2.40 lower at $113.72/barrel Monday, while NYMEX crude also fell as uncertainty over a potential US strike against Syria remained. In after-hours trade, October Brent ...
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20-feet long and almost 10-feet high, this wedding chapel is completely original. Made almost entirely of?6,561-feet of?flexible white ventilation pipes by the?'crochet expert' Sandy de Lange and the architectural firm DUS?architects. This ...
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia was a defensive move to keep the Finnish phone maker from going under or falling into the hands of an Android-first rival, several analysts argued this week. “Had Nokia abandoned Windows Phone, ...
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This year’s IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin offered smartphones, tablets, 4K TVs, a much-anticipated smartwatch and new spins on the camera. Consumer electronics manufacturers from all over the world headed to the annual ...
Tags: TVs, Smartphones, IFA
A labor watchdog group is slamming one of Apple’s suppliers for allegedly exploiting its Chinese workers to build the upcoming budget iPhone. To meet production orders for the device, a factory in Wuxi, China run by U.S.-based Jabil ...
Tags: Apple Supplier, iPhone
A smartwatch from Samsung Electronics, the Galaxy Note III from Samsung, an Acer smartphone that can shoot 4K video and a Sony one with a 20-megapixel sensor, plus a plethora of tablets and TVs are all expected at this year's IFA consumer ...
Tags: Smartwatch, Smartphones, Computer Products