Month: June 2014

June 23, 2014 0

French Private Sector Contracts Second Month; Eurozone Composite Growth Weakest in 6-Months

By News Desk

Flash France Composite Output Index down to 48.0 (49.3 in May), 4-month low Flash France Services Activity Index falls to 48.2 (49.1 in May), 4-month low Flash France Manufacturing Output Index falls to 47.1 (50.3 in May ), 6-month low Flash France Manufacturing PMI drops to 47.8 (49.6 in May), 6-month low Summary June’s flash PMI data painted another picture of subdued economic performance in France, with output down for a second successive month, orders falling slightly and the sharpest cut in staffing levels for four months.

June 21, 2014 0

Russia to Swap Intel-AMD Processors For Local Technology

By News Desk

June 22, 2014  ( Tony Cartalucci – LocalOrg ) – Russia’s ITAR-TASS News Agency reported in an article titled, " Russia wants to replace US computer chips with local processors ," that: Russia’s Industry and Trade Ministry plans to replace US microchips Intel and AMD, used in government’s computers, with domestically-produced micro processor Baikal in a project worth dozens of millions of dollars, business daily Kommersant reported Thursday.