Tweet Harley-Davidson roars into 2010 with nine new motorcycle models, the most expansive new-product introduction in the history of the Motor Company. Across six model platforms, Harley-Davidson achieves a fusion of tradition and technology in a motorcycle product line that offers more power, luxury, and style, and more value. “This ambitious new motorcycle launch reaches [...]
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Tweet LPP, the largest clothing retailer in Central and Eastern Europe, met 31 pre-screened Greater China suppliers at Global Sources’ (Nasdaq: GSOL) Custom Private Sourcing Event in Shanghai on July 16, 2009. Global Sources’ Chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs, said: “Though the global economy remains weak, we are helping our suppliers offset lost sales [...]
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Tweet Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) has reported second quarter 2009 sales and profit. Second quarter 2009 sales increased in local currency by 4% versus 2008, before a negative impact from foreign exchange rates of 14%. This resulted in a GAAP sales decrease of 10% compared with 2008. Chairman and CEO, Rick Goings commented, “We [...]
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Tweet PepsiCo has announced the appointment of Jonathan McIntyre, Ph.D., to the newly created position of senior vice president, PepsiCo R&D Global Beverages, reporting to Mehmood Khan, chief scientific officer, and Massimo d’Amore, chief executive officer, PepsiCo Americas Beverages. As PepsiCo continues to accelerate the innovation in its global beverage business, McIntyre will lead the R&D [...]
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Tweet Symphony Technology Group (STG), a leading private equity firm, and Elliott Management Corp., a $14 billion private investment firm, today announced that affiliates of STG have entered into a definitive agreement with MSC.Software Corporation (MSC) to acquire all of MSC’s outstanding shares in a one-step all-cash merger transaction valued at approximately $360 million. Under [...]
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Tweet Arctic sea ice thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record. The new results, based on data from a NASA Earth-orbiting spacecraft, provide further evidence for the rapid, ongoing transformation of the Arctic’s ice cover. [...]
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