News & Press releases
Thailand
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02/07/2012 Emerson Profit Misses Estimates, Shares Fall Emerson Electric Co reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings as floods in Thailand disrupted supplies and weak European economies hurt demand. The industrial conglomerate also cut its full-year sales forecast. more info |
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02/06/2012 Optical Industry Adjusting After Thai Floods The optical industry has been affected by October's floods in Thailand, but the damage to business has been kept under control so far. That's the impression given during the current set of earnings calls, anyway. more info |
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01/31/2012 Toshiba Cuts Annual Profit Forecast 54% on Stronger Yen, Thailand Floods Toshiba Corp. (6502) , the world’s second- largest maker of flash memory chips, cut its profit forecast 54 percent, citing a stronger yen, floods in Thailand and slowing demand brought about by the debt crisis in Europe. more info |
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02/01/2012 Seagates predicts continued HDD shortage due to Thailand floods Seagate Technology announced yesterday that supply of hard disk drives (HDDs) this year will continue to fall short of demand, leading large customers to look to long-term agreements to ensure supply after devastating floods in Thailand. more info |
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01/26/2012 RenaissanceRe: Thailand floods to cost $45M in Q4 Reinsurance company RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday its initial estimated impact from the flooding in Thailand, which occurred over four months in 2011, is about $45 million on its fourth quarter ... more info |
Cyclone's
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01/25/2012 Cyclone Power Technologies Brings on Business Development Veteran, Douglas Hutchinson, & Sets Goals for 2012 Corporate ... Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. , developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced today that the Company has hired Douglas Hutchinson as its Vice President of Business Development. more info |
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02/07/2012 Vanuatu braces for cyclone Jasmine Vanuatu is bracing for the impact of Cyclone Jasmine, which is expected to hit the southern island overnight. more info |
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02/07/2012 NASA sees cyclone Jasmine's power and new eye ( NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center ) Cyclone Jasmine continues to wind between New Caledonia and Vanuatu and bring cyclone-force winds, heavy rain and very rough surf. NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead early on Feb. 7 and noticed the strongest part of the cyclone was around the center and north and east of the center. Aqua data showed that an eye has developed. more info |
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02/02/2012 Cyclone Iggy loses intensity as it nears coast Cyclone Iggy is moving towards the Mid West coast but authorities expect it to have little impact. more info |
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01/29/2012 Threat from Cyclone Iggy wanes A CYCLONE warning for communities on the Pilbara and Gascoyne coasts has been cancelled. more info |
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Asian TsunamiThe tsunami hit Phuket hard, our Asian representatives went to a local temple in Phuket with truck loads of help for the local people.
The items were distributed by the temples Monks.
