While Hay's sales materials claim that the LSI is "statistically reliable and valid, " psychometricians beg to differ.
Agents can easily share their new Mobile Business Cards using Passbook on their iPhones as well as with QR codes printed on business cards, listings and other sales materials.
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Specialty materials sales are expected to be in line with Q3 as well.
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TSMC's revenue growth will, sooner or later, lead to higher costs as well, because in the semiconductor business sales, raw materials and capital equipment are all priced in dollars.
Sales of building materials rose 1%.
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Specialty Materials segment sales are anticipated to be consistent with the record performance of the third quarter.
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Excluding autos, gasoline and building materials, sales increased by 0.2% in May, the weakest growth rate this year so far.
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Specialty Materials segment sales are projected to drop in Q1, but the company sees double-digit full year growth for Gorilla Glass.
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Flaws added that the company expects Q3 sales in the Specialty Materials unit to be flat sequentially, rather than an increase in the upper single digit range, which is what they previously had expected.
The homeowner's tax incentive generates new sales tax revenue on building materials, not to mention added income tax revenue on construction workers' salaries.
Obviously, if the United States hopes to prevail upon the other advanced industrial nations to give up lucrative sales of CW-related materials to developing nations, we must observe a consistent standard ourselves.
Applied Materials began with a sales agreement with Kanematsu Corporation, which eventually they acquired.
Sales were also healthy at building materials and garden supply stores, as well as electronics and appliance stores.
Tsuga is placing big hopes on the home building materials and white goods sales in the near term and auto industry sales further out.
At a very fundamental level, to the extent that they can, they should aim to control as much of the value chain as possible, from raw materials and creation through sales and consumption.
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Sales of autos, furniture, building materials and other durables actually fell heavily.
The same reporting failed to mention anywhere that October sales, excluding autos, gasoline and building materials, which everyone already knew about, were down only 0.5%, which was hardly remarkable.
Everyone from Intel to National Semiconductor to Applied Materials has announced weaker earnings, soft sales and layoffs.
In the Specialty Materials segment, Corning anticipates fourth-quarter sales declines of about 15%, reflective across all product lines ncluding Gorilla Glass.
With global semiconductor sales logging their first annual drop since 2001, Applied Materials said Monday it would post a quarterly loss because of reduced demand.
Retail sales data excludes volatile categories like autos, gas and building materials and includes discretionary purchases such as electronics, furniture and apparel.
Core sales, which strip out cars, petrol, and building materials and correspond most closely with the consumer spending component of gross domestic product, increased by 0.5%.
One big factor, according to the GAO report, is aggressive industry marketing, including sales pitches delivered through "educational" 401(k) materials and misinformation delivered by call-center representatives.
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Higher materials costs affected every segment of the business, offsetting sales increases that were notably higher in Latin America and Asia.
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The smart shoppers will plan ahead to hit stores on Tax Free Shopping Days, when the Department of Revenue partners with retailers to temporarily forgo sales tax on certain items such as clothing, electronics, and educational materials.
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Semiconductor equipment stocks like Applied Materials have boomed while The Streets semiconductor analysts worry over whether personal computer sales are about to peak.
Financial analysis of building material dealersDuring its quarterly conference call Monday, Home Depot said building materials and lumber were among product categories that outperformed average company comparable-store sales, according to a transcript of the call by Seeking Alpha.
The company said that during the past quarter, its sales out look and price realization has improved, but higher costs, primarily from commodity-related materials, have limited earnings.
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