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Film Industry at Turning Point as Bubble Bursts

Jan 3, 2017

Insiders say there's a silver lining to stagnant box office takes in 2016. Box office takes for China's film industry remained stagnant in 2016, but most industry insiders see it as a blessing in disguise. Last year's box-office total was ...

Tags: Film Industry, Turning Point

Lower Polysilicon Prices Trigger Price Drop

Sep 12, 2016

Despite annual equipment maintenance restraining production volumes, prices on China's polysilicon have tumbled on weak demand, signaling across-the-board price drop in the PV supply chain. The price decline reverses the long-term higher ...

Tags: polysilicon, OV

Corn Belt Planting Window Closing for 10 More Days

Apr 8, 2015

If farmers in the Corn Belt can get through the next 10 days or so, it should be time to plant corn like crazy. That's if the latest forecast for the region, one that shows lingering moisture is going to keep a lot of fieldwork and ...

Tags: Forecasters, farmers, Agriculture

Nike's Chief Designer Sticks to His Promise to Deliver The Real Deal in 2015

Jan 8, 2015

We’re just a week into 2015, but already you’ve probably seen umpteen articles about the Back to the Future II tech we have and haven’t got yet. To save you unnecessarily visiting Buzzfeed or whatever, here’s the ...

Tags: Nike, Consumer Electronics

This May Be The Year to Keep as Much of Your Newly Harvested Corn Close to Home

Sep 24, 2014

This may be the year to keep as much of your newly harvested corn close to home. Declining corn market prices make paying for commercial storage or selling straight out of the field far from ideal scenarios, making on-farm storage a more ...

Tags: corn market, Agriculture

China's Growing Demand Gave The Country's LED Makers an Easy Time

Aug 13, 2014

China's growing demand for greener illumination gave the country's light emitting diode (LED) makers an easy time this year with good profits in the first half of 2014. Of 38 listed LED makers to publish semiannual financial results, 31 ...

Tags: Industry, Lights, Lighting

China's Rare Earth Industry Suffered a Sharp Drop in Profits in 2013

Feb 26, 2014

China's rare earth industry suffered a sharp drop in profits in 2013 despite modest revenue growth, a report said. Industry revenue was close to 77 billion yuan (12.6 billion US dollars) last year, up 7.9 percent, but profits fell 28.1 ...

Tags: Rare Earth, Mineral

Over-The-Top TV Services Show No Immediate Threat to VOD Offerings From Pay-TV Providers

Feb 8, 2014

Related lenovo Lenovo Announces Reorg cea CEA: Consumer Confidence Soft In January Triad Triad Delivers Thinnest Passive Soundbar To Date Boost Boost Mobile Offers Its First Phablet New York, NY – Over-the-top streaming TV services ...

Tags: VOD, TV Everywhere, Netflix, Pay-TV

Nixon Funded Research to Wage a War on Cancer

Jan 13, 2014

President Nixon funded research to wage a war on cancer, a long battle that we're still fighting today. While the last 40 years haven't brought us a cure, we have made some meaningful progress in developing tools and knowledge to take a ...

Tags: cancer risk, lifestyle changes, preventive screenings, healthy choices

Will It Be Apple? Samsung? Or Microsoft? Or It Will Be All of The Above

Nov 6, 2013

BlackBerry's dramatic fall in the enterprise has left CIOs scrambling to pick a new mobile platform provider. Will it be Apple? Samsung? Or Microsoft? Or it will be all of the above. "The entire landscape has shifted in a very short ...

Tags: Samsung, Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry

Americas Region Surpasses Estimating 2.5% Growth Rate for China as Luxury Spending

Oct 30, 2013

Reversing the trend of recent years, the Americas region is the king of the luxury goods spending hill, estimated to grow at four percent in 2013 versus 2012, surpassing the estimated 2.5 percent growth rate for China, as luxury spending in ...

Tags: Luxury Goods, luxury market

Shipments of Bikes to U.S. Retailers in September Took a Bigger Dip Than Anticipated

Oct 25, 2013

Shipments of bikes to U.S. retailers in September took a bigger dip than anticipated, down 4.9 percent in dollars and 11.9 percent in units compared to the same month last year, according to the BPSA Topline for Cycling RetailTRAK from ...

Tags: Transportation, bike

Expiration of Microsoft's Support for Windows XP in April Next Year

Oct 11, 2013

The PC market remained weak in the third quarter, but the expiration of Microsoft’s support for Windows XP in April next year may have prompted users to look at upgrades, which eased the slump. About 81.6 million PCs shipped during ...

Tags: Windows XP, PC Market

Apple Reported a Drop in Profits on Roughly Flat Revenue for The April to June Quarter

Jul 25, 2013

Apple reported a drop in profits on roughly flat revenue for the April to June quarter, though the results were ahead of analysts’ expectations, providing something of a silver lining for the company. Revenue was $35.3 billion, up 1 ...

Tags: Apple, iPad

A Historic Downturn in PC Shipments Has Made Headlines Since April

Jul 19, 2013

Although a historic downturn in PC shipments has made headlines since April, "Peak PC" -- the moment when personal computers crested -- was two years ago, according to data from researcher IDC. In the third quarter of 2011, global PC ...

Tags: PC, Computer Products

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