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...After such strong reads from the first two releases (three if we count Russia’s Sputnik V), the disappointing AZN figures were perhaps bound to prompt downward pressure on the company’s shares....
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...It is a public-private, non-profit “innovation accelerator” that receives funding from major industrial companies such as Caterpillar, GE and Deere, and from the government....
...Social robots are more than tools, says the new Foundation for Responsible Robotics, Alibaba has bought the South China Morning Post, Amazon is pushing logistics to the limit....
...The research probed the reality behind announcements by about 50 companies – including General Electric, Apple, Whirlpool and Caterpillar – to be moving jobs back from overseas to the US....
...It would also, said Doug Oberhelman, chairman and chief executive of Caterpillar, provide “momentum” to other negotiations, including the EU-US trade negotiations and those now underway to conclude a Pacific...
...It also benefited from a one-off, $273m gain from the sale of a majority stake in its third-party logistics business....
...Tax exemptions for companies in innovative sectors such as green technology, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and logistics have led several research-focused multinationals to set up shop in Wallonia....
...Mr Allason is wearing a v-neck T-shirt, jeans with a tear in the thigh and flip-flops. He looks like a college dropout – mainly because he is one....
...and lower logistics costs....
...Because of long lead times, even aircrafts still on multiyear contracts from the US, such as Bell Boeing’s V-22 tilt rotor, a helicopter propeller aircraft hybrid, need to quickly secure international customers...
...Sometimes dubbed “China’s Caterpillar”, it is based in Hunan province....
...The company said it had “received significant interest from around the world” for a planned sale of its external logistics business and would make a decision on a transaction by the end of the year....
...The cash flow problems facing one of China’s highest-profile shipping companies, Grand China Logistics, appear to be deepening after it handed back at least two chartered vessels early to their owners and...
...Some foreign companies with significant operations in Japan reported an impact on profits, including Caterpillar, the US heavy equipment maker, Coca-Cola, the US drinks producer, and Global Logistics Properties...
...The logistics group, which is often regarded as a bellwether of the global economy, also reported higher margins and raised its full-year earnings forecast....
...Most big US manufacturing companies are considering relocating factories from low-cost Asian countries to the US or Latin America as they face rising logistics and transport costs, according to a report...
...Eaton, which makes industrial equipment and parts for vehicles and aircraft, and Caterpillar, which makes earthmovers, are just two examples of groups that have been reporting strong growth in emerging market...
...It also works with companies including Unilever, Rolls-Royce, Caterpillar, Boeing and BAE Systems on research projects and employee education....
...Investors blame disappointing earnings and forecasts from large companies such as the heavy equipment maker Caterpillar, the logistics giant FedEx, and the technology group Cisco, for the change in sentiment...
...They included UPS, the logistics group; DuPont, the chemical maker; PepsiCo, the soft-drinks maker; and United Airlines....
...Bharti plans to invest up to $2.5bn to build a national hypermarket chain with support from Wal-Mart, which would have no equity in the Bharti stores but is in talks to co-own the wholesaling and logistics...
...Caterpillar, a manufacturer of earth diggers, provided a more direct inspiration....
...Steve Ellis is purchasing manager at Perkins Engines, one of the world's biggest makers of diesel engines and part of Caterpillar, the US giant that is itself the world's largest producer of construction...
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