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UPS hits lowered target for 4Q profit, 2015 forecast tepid
2015-02-03 15:40:59| Air Courier - Topix.net
The results were roughly in line with the lowered expectations that UPS set two weeks ago, when it warned that late-2014 profits would be disappointing. CEO David Abney said the company will control costs and raise prices this year.
Analog Devices Fiscal Q4 Beats, Q1 Guidance Tepid
2014-11-26 21:42:29| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Analog Devices late Tuesday reported fiscal Q4 earnings that topped analysts' expectations, but its sales guidance for the current quarter missed. The Norwood, Mass.-based analog chipmaker forecast fiscal Q1 earnings per share excluding items of 58 to 64 cents, up 18% to 31% from the year-earlier quarter.
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Australia's tepid commitment to rainforest conservation
2014-11-13 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: On the eve of the World Parks Congress in Sydney, the Australian government has just hosted the 'Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit', a two-day event that brought together political leaders, academics, environmental managers and NGO staff in an effort to devise strategies to conserve endangered forests in the Asia-Pacific region. Here, Bill Laurance, a leading rainforest researcher, takes a critical look at the event. A version of this commentary appeared on The Conversation. The views expressed in this...
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Real estate agents jumping ship amid tepid property market
2014-10-28 13:49:03| Real Estate - Topix.net
Faced with a sluggish housing market, property agent Nicholas Chia has set up a car-polishing business and a franchise of a pre-school enrichment centre. He is not the only agent to have sought alternative income streams as the property market goes into a slumber.
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Obama's NSA Reforms Draw Tepid Response
2014-01-18 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
In a keenly anticipated speech, President Obama on Friday announced reforms to the NSA's surveillance activities, but his pronouncements failed to please just about everyone. "We heard nothing in his speech or proposal that will repair the damage that has been done to the tech industry and the future of the Internet," said Matt Simons, director of social justice at ThoughtWorks.
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