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October 27, 2017 US economy grows faster than expected in third quarter
The US economy expanded at an annual pace of 3% during the three months to the end of September, which was stronger than expected. The growth extended the robust activity reported in the previous quarter, when US GDP grew at an annual pace of 3.1%. Analysts had been expecting a sharp slowdown after back-to-back hurricanes […]
September 8, 2017 Clever clothing grows with your toddler
Petit Pli has won the UK national round of the James Dyson Award (Credit: Petit Pli) Every parent knows what it’s like to buy new clothes for their child, only to find they’ve already outgrown them by the second wash. A new kind of outerwear could reduce waste, hassle, and perhaps money by expanding in size as the […]
COMPUTERS December 17, 2016 SanDisk Revenue Rises as Demand Grows for Solid-State Drives
SanDisk Corp reported a surprise increase in quarterly revenue, its first rise in more than a year, helped by strong demand for its chips used in solid-state drives and data centres.Shares of the company, which is being bought by Western Digital Corp, rose nearly 1 percent to $76.50 in after-market trading on Wednesday. SanDisk has […]
ELECTRONICS November 3, 2016 Tablet Market Shrinks as Demand Grows for Hybrids, Says IDC
HIGHLIGHTS Tablet makers shipped 43 million units in the quarter Apple dominated the tablet market with a share of 21.5 percent Samsung shipped 6.5 million tablets in a drop of 19.3 percent The tablet market shrank in the recently-ended quarter, as shipments of bargain-priced computers with detachable screens hit a record high, according to market […]
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March 11, 2016 Domestic venture capital funds proliferate as HNI interest in start-ups grows
Anil Joshi, co-founder of Unicorn India Ventures, says the number of people who see start-ups as an investment asset class has grown in the last one-and-a-half years. Photo: S. Kumar/Mint Mumbai: Domestic early-stage venture capital (VC) funds are proliferating in an effort to tap increasing demand from rich individuals and investment offices of business families […]
