How Sami Group’s Muhammed Majeed is eyeing large-scale cultivation of monk fruit to stall our sugar obsession

April 29, 2016
How does it taste?” Muhammed Majeed, founder of the Rs 600-crore nutraceuticals focused Sami Group, is eager to know if the lemon tea he is offering in the office of his research and manufacturing hub in Bengaluru tastes like regular lemon tea. It does …
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Further Rise in Inflation Imminent as Economy Hurts

April 29, 2016
And like I said, until the real sector, which is the manufacturing sector starts producing, and at very reasonable capacity, we are not going to have our employment situation improve: don’t also forget that the main bane of the real sector growth is …
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CALL 6: ‘Shatter’ drug hitting streets in Central Indiana

April 29, 2016
State Police say they have started to see “shatter” pop-up around Central Indiana. On Thursday, State Police arrested a husband and wife duo for manufacturing marijuana wax. Investigators say they found bottles of butane inside the apartment and more …
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Pilot Phase Of Broadcast Digitisation Commences In Jos

April 29, 2016
The Chairman of Set Top Boxes Manufacturing Association of Nigeria, Godfrey Ohuabunwa, explained how the box should be used for maximum performance. “In other regions of the world, such as the Caribbean or south-east Asia, some people in those regions …
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Buffett says Berkshire ‘fine’ with Trump or Clinton

April 29, 2016
Berkshire owns close to 90 businesses in energy, insurance, manufacturing, railroad, retail and other sectors, and invests well over US$100 billion in stocks. COKE IS STILL IT The meeting filled a downtown arena and overflow rooms, and shareholders could …
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Fiat Chrysler’s Dalliance With Google Should Worry Shareholders

April 29, 2016
On paper, such a partnership makes sense. Alphabet is diving head first into the automotive business, but lacks the manufacturing capability to roll out vehicles for the masses and has said it has no desire to get into the car making business. Google has …
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Three candidates have differing South District revitalization strategies

April 29, 2016
AllmondJoy is skeptical of the city’s plans to attract development to the Southeast waterfront, which is largely occupied by Section 8 apartment complexes and the abandoned Chase Bag manufacturing plant. She held up a copy of a 2007 plan at a recent forum.
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Is the US Economy Heading for Recession?

April 29, 2016
US industrial production (manufacturing, mining and utilities) declined at an annual rate of -2.2 percent this past quarter, after having declined -3.3 percent the preceding quarter. Industrial production has fallen six of the last seven months.
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ArcBest reports $6.1M loss

April 29, 2016
Weak manufacturing and low fuel prices weighed on ArcBest. The quarterly loss totaled 24 cents per share. In the same period last year, ArcBest reported earnings of $745,000, or 3 cents per share. “Ongoing economic weakness continued to impact our business …
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Above Rs 500 crore business income: Only 200 companies file return

April 29, 2016
Agro-based industries with around 3.73 lakh taxpayers were among the highest number of taxpayers in the manufacturing segment. Other taxpayers in the manufacturing category included 1,817 tobacco manufacturers, 3,580 cement manufacturers and 2,976 tea …
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