Major sector components Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), and Microsoft (MSFT) all settled with gains of at least 2.5% yesterday.
The latter change is necessary before federal regulators can entertain large-scale mergers that reduce the ranks of major sector players.
Those exports are generating jobs in every corner of the United States and across every major sector, the White House said last year.
Why on earth, in a period of chronic unemployment, would we purposely set out to lower the spending of a major sector in the macroeconomy?
In fact, investment rates for the electricity sector are the lowest of any major industrial sector, with the exception of the pulp and paper industry.
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While every major infrastructure sector is important, there is little that can keep operating when the lights go out.
Fortunately, sports is the only major business sector where the vast majority of job openings are aggregated on a single online platform.
In addition to the major industry sector shifts that are underway, there is also a geographical shift that is changing consumption patterns in the country.
The international competition among major private-sector bidders to buy the site and the Dome would never have happened without the commission's investment.
According to Watson Wyatt, an actuarial consultancy, over half of major private-sector employers reviewing their final-salary schemes in the past five years have closed them to new members.
"The aviation sector is a major contributor to the economy and it is encouraging that the private sector is investing in our regional airports, " he said.
The previous government engaged the private sector to provide major funding for large numbers of schools and hospitals, in return for payments from the public sector.
One of the major problems in the sector is the extremely high rate of foreclosures in some markets.
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In terms of revenues produced last year, Terex ranked last among the top five major companies in the sector, but posted the largest in revenue growth.
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Both KB Home and Lennar, two of the major players in the sector, have seen their stocks rally consistently since the big August equity correction of 2011.
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Some of the major players in the sector include Genco Shipping ( GNK), DryShips ( DRYS), Eagle Bulk Shipping ( EGLE) and Star Bulk Carriers ( SBLK).
In the "Work Life" section of the Human Rights Campaign's Web site, under domestic partner benefits, the Campaign lists major companies and public sector employers who are on board.
Major names in the sector including Newmont Mines, Barrick Gold, and Goldcorp, are all down between 15% and 25% year-to-date, while the GLD gold ETF is up about 4%.
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Proponents further point to the benefits the oil would bring to the U.S. in terms of displacing overseas crude oil from the Middle East while also providing the U.S. manufacturing sector a major boost via the refiners who would produce everything fro gasoline to plastics from the oil.
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This uncovers a major advantage for the spirits sector: Alcohol is an affordable luxury.
At that point, major players in the defense sector will need to contemplate strategic moves that significantly change the competitive landscape.
Since the rise of the governmental sector as a major component of the economy at the time of President Franklin D.
The Piper analyst also sees a major impact on the LED sector, where Japan provides about 40% of global supply, about half of that from Nichia.
Mr Dervis said Turkey had met all IMF requirements and introduced major reforms to the financial sector, including making the central bank independent and promising an austere budget.
Credit card and processing companies appear attractive in the face of a weak financial sector, with major banks like JPMorgan Chase and Citi down 20% and 31% this year.
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But at the urging of the World Bank and other aid donors, Ghana's government has carried out major reforms in the cocoa sector, improving efficiency and channeling more money to farmers.
In North America, health technology, a sector which includes major pharmaceutical companies and other drug-makers like companies which make generics, eeked out a 0.43% gain over the past two weeks, according to FactSet Research Systems.
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