Tag "USA"
Retail sales drop in the USA
Date: 2016-05-25 09:39:36
After the 0.1-percent sales decline in February, March suddenly brought a 0.8-percent decrease in retail sales in the USA. Motor vehicle sales suffered the most, falling by 2.1 percent. The...
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The Bayer would pay 62 billion USD for Monsanto
Date: 2016-05-23 11:05:23
Bayer AG offered 62 billion USD to buy Monsanto Co., deepening investor concern that it’s stretching its finances to become the world’s biggest seller of seeds and farm chemicals. The...
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Consumer confidence fell in Hungary, as in other 16 European countries
Date: 2016-05-18 11:59:35
Consumer confidence index decreased in Hungary in the first quarter to 61 points from the 63 points of last year's fourth quarter. Thus, we belong to the seventeen European countries,...
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Consumer sentiment deteriorated in the world's largest economy
Date: 2016-05-02 11:00:00
Consumer sentiment deteriorated slightly in the United States in April, according to final data of regular monthly survey released on Friday by the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan's...
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Great success for Hungarian wines in the USA
Date: 2016-04-27 10:15:37
Altogether 8 Hungarian wineries were rewarded at the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition, the most prestigious wine contest in the USA. Matias Winery’s Hárslevelű ice wine came home with a...
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Szijjártó discussed with AmCham leaders
Date: 2016-04-20 11:10:37
Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and leaders of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) discussed during a meeting on Tuesday, how to improve competitiveness in Hungary...
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Hungarian flavors presentation and agricultural ministerial meeting in Washington
Date: 2016-04-12 11:17:39
Fazekas Sándor Hungarian Minister of Agriculture was negotiating about the dairy market crisis, the European-US free trade negotiations and about maintaining the GMO-free status. Scheduled to the visit, culinary product...
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The potential of the Hungarian wines in the US market
Date: 2016-03-09 11:20:13
According to Michael Schaefer American wine merchant it is totally unnecessary for the Hungarian wineries to try to appear in New York with their wines. The expert spoke at a...
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France is no longer the number one trading partner of Germany
Date: 2016-03-03 11:10:47
The United States became the top destination for German exports last year, overtaking France for the first time since 1961 thanks to an upturn in the U.S. economy and a...
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Lidl targets the US market
Date: 2016-02-29 10:13:58
Lidl plans to enter the US market in 2018, first on the East Coast, with 34,000m² store buildings and 150-space parking lots. The company is still in a preparation phase...
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Consumer confidence is on seven-month lows in the United States in February
Date: 2016-02-25 11:10:09
Consumer confidence decreased in the U.S.A. in February to the lowest level in seven months as worries about a slowing economy and tumbling stock prices took a toll. The Conference...
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EU apple and pear may be allowed to enter the USA
Date: 2016-02-15 10:40:24
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a draft regulation that gives a green light to apple and pear import from the European Union. This is great news for...
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The gap is closing between the US and European prices
Date: 2016-02-03 11:35:38
The futures price of corn gets closer and closer on commodity exchanges in the US and Europe in January. The decline lasting for months has continued in Europe and in...
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The bird flu is attacking again
Date: 2016-01-18 11:02:50
The federal agriculture ministry registered bird-flu disease in the United States in Indiana – agrarszektor.hu wrote. They warn that only rapid response may prevent from larger outbreak. Since the spring...
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The decline in US rail freight forecasts an economic slowdown
Date: 2016-01-11 11:03:26
Railroad cargo in the U.S. dropped the most in six years in 2015, and things aren't looking good for the new year – Bloomberg summons the analysis of Bank of...
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The U.S. government recommends to decrease sugar, salt and saturated fat consumption
Date: 2016-01-07 11:03:46
The official advice from the U.S. government has arrived: The U.S. government has released its much-anticipated update to the Dietary Guidelines. The guidelines, which are revised every five years, are...
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The Sopron-based Pannonia Dekor Kft. is shipping Christmas decorations to the world's largest supplier
Date: 2015-12-14 11:03:29
The Sopron-based Pannonia Dekor Kft. annually produces about 700 thousand Christmas decorations. A major part of this amount is transported to the United States – the co-owner and managing director...
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Americans like the Hungarian cherry
Date: 2015-12-07 11:12:40
Americans like the Fürtös (trusses) of Újfehértó very much, so its name has become Balaton, because it is easier to pronounce. In Hungary, cherries are the fruits that are cultivated...
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The year-end shopping fever has begun in the United States
Date: 2015-11-27 11:09:28
The big supermarket chains are trying to attract customers mainly with tablets, laptops, consumer electronics, toys and games, sports equipment and fashion products. The National Retail Federation expects that this...
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Consumer confidence improved in the USA
Date: 2015-11-25 11:05:16
Consumer confidence improved in the USA in November – according to the final data of the Reuters and the University of Michigan. According to the regular monthly survey published on...
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Consumer confidence decreased strongly in the US
Date: 2015-11-24 11:10:30
After a slight decline of october, consumer confidence deteriorated sharply in the United States in November – the Conference Board economic research institute announced on Tuesday. The CCI (Consumer Confidence...
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Decreased sales at Wal-Mart
Date: 2015-11-18 11:20:11
Despite a decrease in profit and revenue lagging behind the expectations, the investors are still happy after Wal-Mart's quarterly report was published: the share price increased to 5% plus. The...
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Improved consumer sentiment in the US
Date: 2015-11-02 11:03:57
Consumer sentiment has improved substantially in October in the United States – according to the consumer sentiment index of the University of Michigan and Reuters. The October consumer sentiment index...
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Consumer confidence declined in the United States in October
Date: 2015-10-28 11:05:20
After the slight increase of the previous month, the consumer confidence index dropped significantly in the United States in October – the Conference Board economic institute announced on Tuesday. The...
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A double-digit growth in the number of American tourists this year
Date: 2015-10-28 10:25:21
A double-digit growth is expected in the number of tourists coming from overseas, in the first eight months of the year – the Hungarian Tourism (MT) Ltd. told MTI. In...
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US consumers are optimistic
Date: 2015-10-19 11:04:02
Optimistic sentiment was reported from the USA and underscored the robust demand domestically and offered new hope that consumer spending would stay solid enough to support growth in the economy,...
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Improved consumer confidence in the world's largest economy
Date: 2015-09-29 11:03:19
Instead of the expected decline, the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index moderately increased in the United States in September. The consumer confidence index of the Conference Board nonprofit economic research...
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Apple is gearing up for the production of electric cars by 2019
Date: 2015-09-24 11:04:00
Apple's goal is to produce electric cars by 2019, and therefore the company has accelerated their efforts – the Tuesday edition of The Wall Street Journal reports. The go-ahead came...
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OECD: Global economic prospects have deteriorated
Date: 2015-09-16 11:19:47
Deterioration occured in the global economic outlook in recent months, especially due to China’s and Brazil's economic slowdown – the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced its economic...
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