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China's December factory prices fall at slowest pace in 10 months
The data comes as manufacturing activity in the world's second-largest economy expanded in December but at a slightly slower pace amid high...
11 Jan, 2021, 08.07 AM ISTNissan to commence third shift at factory to cater to demand for SUV Magnite
Nissan currently has the capacity to roll out 2,700 units of the Magnite every month. The company is preparing to manufacture 3500-4000 uni...
05 Jan, 2021, 10.48 AM ISTChina's December factory activity slows, recovery on track
While the rest of the world has struggled to overcome the deadly virus, China has bounced back from a rare contraction in the first three m...
31 Dec, 2020, 12.00 PM ISTHow can India build globally competitive MSMEs?
To edge away from India’s huge dependence on imports from China, sector-specific strategies will have to be formulated and alternate tradin...
21 Dec, 2020, 12.07 PM ISTKarnataka government may make Apple party to inquiry into violence at Wistron
The Karnataka government could make Apple a party to the inquiry into the violence at the Wistron factory that makes iPhones, people famili...
21 Dec, 2020, 08.29 AM ISTWistron factory incident may delay production of latest iPhone 12 series
Apple’s plans to begin production of its latest iPhone 12 series in India in January-February may get delayed due to the violence and shutd...
16 Dec, 2020, 08.18 AM ISTChina's factory prices fall at slower pace in November, consumer prices decline
The consumer price index (CPI) unexpectedly fell 0.5% in November from a year earlier, the first decline since October 2009, after rising 0...
09 Dec, 2020, 08.14 AM ISTFactory floors keep global economy chugging along amid virus hit
The electronics industry is enjoying particularly strong demand, helping to propel North Asia’s factories. South Korea’s semiconductors shi...
02 Dec, 2020, 10.03 AM ISTS&P 500, Nasdaq end at record highs on vaccine optimism
Investors stayed focused on updates about a handful of vaccine candidates and the start of global shipments as drugmakers submit paperwork ...
02 Dec, 2020, 06.36 AM ISTChina blue-chips post biggest daily gain in 7 weeks on robust factory data
the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 2.15%, its biggest daily rise since Oct. 12. The Shanghai Composite index rose 1.77% to 3,451.94.
01 Dec, 2020, 01.35 PM ISTChina's factory activity growth likely edged up in November: Poll
The official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) is expected to rise slightly to 51.5 in November from October's 51.4, according...
27 Nov, 2020, 12.05 PM ISTAlibaba’s secret three-year experiment to remake outdated factories
Alibaba’s path to smart manufacturing starts with garments, a market worth 2.2 trillion yuan ($328 billion) in China last year based on Eur...
02 Nov, 2020, 08.56 AM IST3-year experiment helps Alibaba reinvent factories
After helping more than a million brick-and-mortar Chinese retailers modernise their operations, Alibaba Group Holding has now set its sigh...
02 Nov, 2020, 08.29 AM ISTCobot: The effective factory worker in the post-pandemic era
The pandemic may have hastened the adoption of cobots in manufacturing as the most ideal and efficient co-worker.
29 Oct, 2020, 10.10 AM ISTSome August economic data brings cheer, India's factory activity grows for first time in five months
But the bounce is unlikely to signal a quick turnaround in the Indian economy, which contracted at its steepest pace on record of 23.9% ann...
02 Sep, 2020, 07.08 AM ISTChina stocks close higher on strong factory PMI data
China's factory activity expanded at the fastest clip in nearly a decade in August, bolstered by the first increase in new export order...
01 Sep, 2020, 01.46 PM ISTAsia stocks rise as upbeat factory data lifts confidence
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9%, while shares in China nudged up 0.1%. Australian stocks gained 2% for...
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