Expansion of electronic products manufacturing in China primarily drives the Chinese semiconductor market. With the rapid growth of the electronic products manufacturing industry, the decentralization and rapid variation of clients’ demand harasses semiconductor suppliers. They need to identify their key clients, catch their specific requirements and provide integrated solutions.
Product and technology leadership, coupled with a strong North American manufacturing presence, are keys to LG Electronics' fast growth in the United States, according to the company's North American chief executive.
Small business owners are expressing optimism for 2007, saying they expect their companies to grow at a faster clip than this year, according to results of Administaff's Business Confidence Survey released today. These executives also said they plan to increase their workforce, give raises and invest in their companies in the coming year.
MasterCard Incorporated today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2006. The company reported net income of $193 million, or $1.42 per share. Net revenues for the quarter were $902 million, a 13.9% increase versus the same period in 2005. Currency fluctuations (driven by the movement of the euro relative to the US dollar) contributed approximately 1% of the increase in revenues for the quarter.
Companies most attuned to security issues are those with the most exposure to a broad range of security risks, according to a survey by The Conference Board, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
In a survey of nearly 3,000 active Internet users across the country, ROMIR Monitoring found that 95% of RuNet users prefer making purchases in specialized stores vs. 23% who said they were customers of Internet stores.
LUKOIL Group (subsidiary companies and LUKOIL's share in output by affiliated companies) total hydrocarbon production available for sale reached 2.14 mln boe per day in the first nine months of 2006, up 13.1% y-o-y.
The private sector is poised to provide capital for strapped regional and local economies that are balancing their need to rebuild old infrastructure and keep up with new improvements demanded by global competition, according to Dale Anne Reiss, Ernst & Young's Global and Americas Director of Real Estate.
According to the latest Experian-Gallup Personal Credit Index(SM) survey, one in five (19 percent) consumers report that they have had their financial information stolen including a bank or credit card number.
Fitch Ratings says today that it expects M&A- and LBO-related event risk to rise in the European automotive supplier sector as trade buyers and private equity firms drive further consolidation in the industry.
