The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determination that certain orange juice from Brazil is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The proposed merger of Brillian and Syntax shelved Syntax IPO plans and broadened the firms’ strategies for competing in the TV market, according to documents filed with the SEC. In the spring, as Brillian was weighing financing options with investment banking firms, Syntax was starting preliminary work on an IPO. C.E. Unterberg Towbin, which was working with both firms, pulled them together. Discussions began in May, Brillian said. A definitive merger agreement was reached July 12.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the changed circumstances antidumping (AD) duty review of certain softwood lumber products from Canada.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has posted to its web site updated official textile and apparel import data from the Department of Census for June 2005.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that it is postponing until no later than October 7, 2005 (from September 8, 2005) the preliminary antidumping (AD) duty determination on certain artist canvas from China.
Light engine developer JDS Uniphase has postponed release of its 4th-quarter and fiscal 2005 earnings to finish a year-end audit of its financial statements, it said. Based on preliminary results, JDS expects revenue for 2005’s 4th fiscal quarter to be about $170 million, with an improvement in gross margin from the previous quarter. JDS said quantity, complexity and accounting of one-time transactions delayed completion of this year’s audit. JDS, once supplier of LCoS light engines to Brillian, has moved in recent months to sell and acquire companies. In May, JDS sold its cable business to Emcore and agreed to buy test company Acterna. It signed an agreement to acquire power over fiber company Photonic Power Systems. In its 3rd fiscal quarter, JDS posted a $38.6 million net loss on sales of $166.3 million.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determination that superalloy degassed chromium from Japan is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The period of investigation is January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
Regulators are reviewing satellites’ relation to the Emergency Alert System and E-911 requirements. At the FCC, the International Bureau Satellite Division and the Enforcement Bureau Office of Homeland Security recently met with DBS and satellite radio firms to discuss the feasibility of satellite participating in the Emergency Alert System (EAS). Separately, the Network Reliability & Interoperability Council (NRIC) is reviewing long term issues for E-911 services, including whether E-911 requirements can be extended to satellite telephony. Both reviews are addressing satellite system design’s uniqueness relative to the terrestrial infrastructure, and difficulties involved in extending emergency requirements to the skies.
The Commerce Department's Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has posted to its Web site the following five monthly reports containing official June 2005 trade data from the Department of Census for imports and exports of textiles and apparel: