News tagged with emerging market

India outsourcers see export growth slowing

India's flagship information technology and business services sector forecast on Wednesday that export growth would slow in the next financial year amid global "economic uncertainties."

Technology / Business

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UF survey: Florida real estate market slips once again

Florida real estate experts and investors were pessimistic for a second consecutive quarter, despite encouraging signs in the rise of occupancy rates and prices in the rental apartment market, a new University of Florida ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Panasonic posts loss, forecasts full year red ink

(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. stayed in the red in the latest quarter and projected a huge annual loss due to slumping TV sales and a strong yen.

Technology / Business

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LED startup Switch Lighting hopes to light the way in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is known for computer chips, software companies and social networks - but not light bulbs.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Drugs firm GSK eyes India acquisitions: chief executive

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is in the market to buy assets in India at a total cost of up to $2.0 billion (1.5 billion euros), its chief executive said in an interview published on Monday.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Indian outsourcers seek revenues from 'smart work'

For advertising executive Govind Nair, working in India's outsourcing industry for a California telecoms firm means burning the candle at both ends for his customers.

Technology / Business

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China hits tech milestone: PC shipments pass US

(AP) -- China has passed an important technological milestone: It became the world's biggest consumer of PCs in the second quarter, according to new market research by IDC.

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created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lenovo says quarterly profit nearly doubles

(AP) -- Lenovo Group, the world's No. 3 personal computer manufacturer, said Thursday its quarterly profit nearly doubled on strong emerging market sales.

Technology / Business

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India hungry for everyday Internet access

India has built a global reputation as a major player in information technology, but lack of Internet access among its own citizens is posing a threat to long-term growth.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 14, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Intel, Qualcomm show changing face of computing (Update)

(AP) -- The changing face of the computer industry was on display Wednesday as two companies representing the old guard and the new issued strong results for the latest quarter.

Technology / Business

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Online TV is a format just waiting to click

Kiefer Sutherland, the star of "24," and John Hurt, the eminent British thespian, recently joined forces, playing opposite each other in "The Confession," a sort of short feature about a hit man and a priest. I say "sort ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smaller companies hit hardest during emerging market crises

A study of the reaction by the United States stock market to international financial crises shows that small companies are often hit hardest, and the impact is above and beyond what would be expected given their exposure ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nokia to launch Microsoft platform phones in 2011

Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp. plans to introduce its first mobile phones using the Microsoft Windows operating system this year, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.

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Alibaba.com to help Japan firms crack China market

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba has launched a service to help Japanese manufacturers crack into the fast-growing Chinese market, the group's Japanese unit said Tuesday.

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Economic factors associated with increase in closures of emergency departments

Over the last 20 years, the number of hospital emergency departments in nonrural areas in the U.S. has declined by nearly 30 percent, with for-profit ownership, location in a competitive market, low profit margin and safety-net ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1