News tagged with economic decline

News Corp. quarterly net profit up 65%

News Corp. said Wednesday that its net profit rose 65 percent in the second quarter of its fiscal year to $1.06 billion.

Technology / Business

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infineon sees lower 2012 sales as crisis bites

German semi-conductors giant Infineon said Wednesday it expected sales in its current business year to decline by around five percent as customers increasingly hold back in the current economic gloom.

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created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infineon says crisis hit earnings in fourth quarter

German computer chip giant Infineon said Friday that high economic uncertainty had hurt its fourth-quarter earnings and would weigh on sales in the coming months as well.

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created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Resilience' of US metros measured by online index developed by UB researchers

Which U.S. metro region is most likely to come out of the next recession, natural disaster or other regional "shock" relatively unscathed? Rochester, Minn. A little more battered might be College Station-Bryan, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Shopping around key to a smaller food bill

Shoppers face a complex and time-consuming task to get the best deal, depending on the store they buy food from and the item involved according to a new booklet "Public behavior in the UK in times of economic decline/rising ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Watermelon's hidden killer

Watermelon vine decline (WVD) is a new and emerging disease that has created devastating economic losses for watermelon producers in Florida. Caused by the whitefly-transmitted squash vein yellowing virus (SqVYV), the disease ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Challenging conventional wisdom: Advances in development reverse fertility declines

A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Università Bocconi in Milan have released a study that challenges one of the most established and accepted standards in the social sciences: Human fertility ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2