In the end they both get to use it, but only in their core markets.
Unfortunately, Intel has a long, dismal history of trying to break out of its core markets.
However, the group said the plan had been "hampered" by continuing weakness in core markets.
We believe this could mean a sharper focus on its core markets where share has been lost.
It came into trouble after losing market share to competitors in several of its core markets this year.
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The sale is part of a strategy to pull out of non-core markets.
And now, for the first time in many years, powerful new competition is beginning to emerge in Microsoft's core markets.
Now analysts believe it is re-evaluating its Asian strategy to focus on a few core markets rather than roll out a pan-Asian network.
Early signs are that defense companies will try to expand into areas that are adjacent to their core markets, or exhibit similar regulatory features.
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This base not only allows the growth and expansion of these new industries, but also allows the creation of support industries around the core markets.
In the core markets of France, Germany and the Netherlands, the dividend yield is much higher than the yield on cash or on ten-year government bonds.
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But long term investors need to re-allocate out of the low yielding, low growth core markets and start buying the securities of high volume major names abroad.
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The company said the sale of its UK businesses would allow it to focus on "core markets" in the Netherlands and Germany and develop its "global ingredients business".
However, the firm warned that growth opportunities in its core markets in the UK and Ireland were "limited" and said it planned to "mitigate these risks through careful forecasting".
But a lot can be said about the fact that countries in southeast Asia to Russia and India are growing percentage wise more than the core markets are shrinking.
The company has been hurt by disappointing sales in its core markets of the UK and Europe, but it said it hopes to be profitable once again by January 2015.
Not because of the emerging world running around like chickens with their heads cut off, but because of the core markets that everyone thinks is somehow the new growth story.
We agree that the casual and core markets are very distinct, which is why we organized into our two focused business units: Core and Kids, Family and Casual, over two years ago.
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While the fit between Terra and Lycos is superficially complementary, the combination may not bring any worthwhile new strengths to the core markets of either firm, apart perhaps from Spanish-speakers in North America.
"As the revenue generation is vital to our ongoing development plans we recognise that the World Cup has to be held in one of our senior core markets on a regular basis, " Lapasset said.
But they will not profit in the future if they let falter the nation that sustains their core markets, core capabilities, and core societal assets, not the least of which is a strong military to protect them abroad.
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"The NFL is one of those sports that is deeply socio-culturally embedded -- it is quintessentially American, which means it only has limited appeal outside its core markets, in much the same way as a sport like cricket, " he said.
Meanwhile, he asserts that while the company compiled a long list of businesses to exit in order to focus on its core markets, the company after much back and forth is still debating which units to keep and which to sell or close.
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While we remain constructive on the demand outlook longer term for network infrastructure, our view is that Cisco is currently struggling to maintain financial performance as competition intensifies in its core markets while forays into newer markets with lower margins are negatively impacting EPS growth.
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The company has been looking past its longtime rival as it talks up fresh efforts to crack the market for everything from ultra-portable handheld computers to consumer electronics (see "Intel Vows To Rise Again") and shifts from reconquering its core markets to finding fresh opportunities.
Tesco is looking for manufacturing sites closer to its core European markets, such as Turkey, Eastern Europe and Africa.
In its core energy markets some big trading counterparties refused the Enron name.
Mr. Clarke believes that the economic and competitive climate in some markets, including the UK, has become more challenging and that Tesco should therefore concentrate its resources on ensuring a strong position in its core UK markets.
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