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Following his death in October 2011, Steve Jobs left some big shoes to fill. He was named CEO of the decade by Fortune Magazine in 2009 and turned a loss making company into the world's most valuable one. This case study provides an overview of how Steve Jobs achieved such success and analyzes the company's performance and wider direction under the current CEO, Tim Cook.

South Africa's oil and gas sector is set for growth, as an upsurge in exploration and the increasing prospectivity of the country's offshore acreage point towards considerable upside potential for the country's long-term upstream prospects. The country also has vast unconventional resource potential, and with growing political support lifting the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, we could see shale development permits issued as early as H1 2014. However, the passage of the mineral and petroleum resources development bill has caused widespread unease in the industry, and deep regulatory uncertainty may cloud the country's long-term oil and gas outlook, unless the government can offer greater clarity to potential investors.

Canadean's, "Hot Coffee Market in MENA to 2019: Market Guide" provides a snapshot of the Hot Coffee consumption in MENA. The quantitative data in the report provides historic and forecast consumption data of the market by country, giving a simple overview of the Hot Coffee market trends in the region in an easy to use format.

Increasing unit prices, driven by political and economic unrest in the country, pushed retail value sales growth in 2013. This, coupled with the slight increase seen in the penetration of dishwashers, had a positive effect on retail value sales growth. Automatic dishwashing tablets saw very dynamic retail value sales growth of 29% in 2013, due to inflationary pressures and the fact that retail volume sales were developing from a very limited base. This explains the fact that growth in 2013 of...

We maintain our view that Portugal's centre-right coalition government will maintain its mandate in the face of high public discontent and increasing unease with official austerity measures among members of the coalition. This is predicated on a strong parliamentary majority and a lack of credible alternatives for the electorate, given that it was the opposition Socialist Party that first requested the bailout.

In 2013 packaged goods manufacturers were able to not only expand the range of products on offer, but also expand distribution, covering more regions of Georgia. The expanded range of packaged goods led to consumers shifting their buying behaviour from consuming ordinary unpackaged products, to trying a variety of packaged food products at higher prices, with different ingredients and taste. This trend was in line with increasing consumer spending power. The increasing popularity of...

We have upwardly revised our construction industry forecast for Egypt to 4.6% in FY2014 on the back of a stronger than expected FY2013 which continued through Q114. We believe the industry has picked up momentum again and there is a strong demand for infrastructure projects. However, we highlight that risks to our forecast lie to the downside as the country's business environment remains weak, deterring much-needed foreign investment. Uncertainty over Egypt's future will continue to limit its access to private capital for infrastructure development, reinforcing the country's dependence on external loans and financial assistance from neighbouring allies.

Canadean's, "Iced/RTD Tea Drinks Market in MENA to 2019: Market Guide" provides a snapshot of the Iced/RTD Tea Drinks consumption in MENA. The quantitative data in the report provides historic and forecast consumption data of the market by country, giving a simple overview of the Iced/RTD Tea Drinks market trends in the region in an easy to use format.

'Gabon: Strong Government Support for Developing Telecom Sector through 'Digital Gabon' Plan,' a new Country Intelligence Report by Pyramid Research, offers a precise, incisive profile of Gabon's mobile telecommunications market based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the Gabon market. Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the broadband and mobile sectors, in addition to a review of key regulatory trends.

External headwinds and a slowdown in domestic consumption, with private consumption in Canada is set to remain below historical levels for the next few years, continue to weigh on Canada's economic performance. According our country risk analysts, Canadian real GDP is expected growth to move just above the 2.2% to 2.3% long-term trend on average in 2014 and 2015, with expansion of 2.3% and 2.5% in those years, respectively. With power demand highly correlated to economic activities, we therefore expect that power consumption in 2014 will continue to experience positive growth, albeit at a mere 0.96%. In addition, we expect overall generation to decline as Canada's power exports to its southern neighbour will decrease slightly in future.

At the end of 2012, Sting, PepsiCo's energy drinks brand, launched a campaign called the Jhatzzzka (means "jerk" or "jolt") Dance Move. This campaign was backed by television and radio advertising, billboards, outdoor advertising and social media marketing. The campaign was targeted towards the youth of Pakistan and is asking them to show the popular youth icons Meesha Shafi and VJ Ali Safina their own Jhatzzzka Dance Move and be part of the Sting Dance video of 2013. Red Bull introduced the...

MarketLines' The McClatchy Company Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Partnerships & Alliances and Investments report includes business description, detailed reports on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestments, capital raisings, venture capital investments, ownership and partnership transactions undertaken by The McClatchy Company since January 2007. These reports offer a comprehensive breakdown of the organic and inorganic growth activity undertaken by an organization to sustain its competitive advantage.

Specialty Food Ingredients Market by Type (Flavors, Colors, Texturants, Preservatives, Sweeteners, Nutraceuticals, Starches, Cultures, Acidulants) & by Application (Bakery & Confectionery, Dairy, Beverages, Meat Products) - Global Trends & Forecast to 2018

As expected, activity in Malaysia's construction and infrastructure sectors cooled to a more sustainable level in 2013 and we expect a slowdown in growth to continue in 2014. This is because we expect demand for residential and non-residential buildings to fall in 2014, while fiscal concerns will continue to present financing risks for public-funded projects, particularly in the infrastructure sector.

MarketLines' Eppendorf AG Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Partnerships & Alliances and Investments report includes business description, detailed reports on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestments, capital raisings, venture capital investments, ownership and partnership transactions undertaken by Eppendorf AG since January 2007. These reports offer a comprehensive breakdown of the organic and inorganic growth activity undertaken by an organization to sustain its competitive advantage.

Legal Services in Germany industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Germany legal services market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Bahrain is trying to double its oil production by the end of the decade. This increase would largely depend on the success of plans under way to raise production from the Bahrain field. However, our current forecast anticipates delays and technical difficulties and we have not yet included all volumes projected by the project. For the moment, we see crude production increasing from 46,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2012 to 68,000b/d in 2023. However, the biggest attention in terms of investment is firmly on the downstream, where the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) is planning to increase the capacity of the Kingdom's centrepiece Sitra refinery by approximately 90,000b/d - from 270,000b/d to 360,000b/d. Other plans envisage the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal, although this is still a long way from realisation. For the moment, the government will focus its efforts on upgrading its main refining units - the low-hanging fruit in its oil and gas infrastructure portfolio.

We do not expect major growth in the value of Canada's food and drink markets over the short term, partly on account of their maturity and partly due to the expectations that Canadian households will continue to face deleveraging, which is likely to hold back discretionary spending. The big challenge for private consumption growth in the next two to three years is the daunting level of private debt that has continued to build up in the past five years. Nevertheless, opportunities continue to be presented by trends such as increased health consciousness and the receptiveness of consumers to innovation and marketing. Busy lifestyles and an increasing number of working women will promote sales of convenient, easy-toprepare products.

Home insecticides continue to play a crucial role in China, enabling people to get rid of insects such as mosquitoes and cockroaches, especially in southern regions, where the high temperatures and moist weather are hotbeds for the breeding of these insects. Besides, the record-breaking long-lasting summer in 2013 underpinned further demand for home insecticides, which registered a similar buoyant growth rate to 2012.

As cotton wool, cotton buds and cotton pads tend to be present in the majority of Ecuadoran households, especially cotton buds, demand in the category remained quite stable and static during 2013. In addition, there was little in the way of innovation in the category towards the end of the review period as the majority of Ecuadoran consumers are more than satisfied with the products in the category the way they are.

This research report presents shipment volume and value forecasts and recent quarter review of the Taiwanese server system and server motherboard industries. The report includes server full system, barebone, and motherboard shipment volume, shipment value, ASP, volume and share by maker and by price point, and manufacturer volume ranking. The report analyzes shipment by CPU architecture and CPU count. Production locations, shipment destinations, business types, and customer portfolios are also examined. The content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews with server makers. The report finds that shipment volume of the Taiwanese server system and server motherboard industries witnessed over 30% sequential and 9.6 year-on-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2013, mainly helped by the increasing demand for servers from large-scale datacenters and from emerging markets. It is forecast that the industry's shipment volume will decline sequentially in the first quarter of 2014 but will see a double-digit year-on-year growth, supported mainly by white-box and Chinese branded server orders.

BMI View: 2014 should be the year in which the UAE's construction industry returns to solid growth as 2013 saw the reactivation of numerous delayed projects and the award of many new ventures. Dubai's real estate market is looking strong and more sustainable than was the case before the 2008 crash and Abu Dhabi's market seems to have bottomed out. We also note the risk of the 'funding cliff' within Dubai's financial sector is being addressed and we do not expect there to be a dramatic tightening of liquidity over the coming year. We have also upgraded our medium-term growth forecasts in light of Dubai winning the 2020 Expo.

The migraine market is saturated with generic drugs, and the remaining branded products already on the market are expected to lose exclusivity during the next few years, with the exception of Botox for chronic migraine, which is expected to maintain its leading position in terms of sales. However, reformulations of mature products as well as new classes of therapies are anticipated to launch during the forecast period and these will contribute to the market growth. By 2023, the migraine market will grow to $3.7 billion at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.6%, with the US continuing to dominate the market as a result of higher drug prices and a large migraine population. Some of the new treatments are expected to target the key unmet needs but opportunities will remain for further treatment choices especially drugs that will offer an improved safety and side-effects profile.

HIV Therapeutics in Major Developed Markets to 2019 - Limited Pipeline Efficacy Improvement, Patent Expirations and Stringent Healthcare Spending to Suppress Market Growth

Thermal Power in Italy, Market Outlook to 2025, 2014 Update - Capacity, Generation, Power Plants, Regulations and Company Profiles" is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information and understanding of the thermal power market in Italy. The report provides in depth analysis on global thermal power market with forecasts up to 2025. The report analyzes the power market scenario in Italy (includes thermal conventional, nuclear, large hydro, pumped storage and renewables) and provides future outlook with forecasts up to 2025. The research details thermal power market outlook in the country and provides forecasts up to 2025. The report highlights installed capacity and power generation trends from 2001 to 2025 in Italy thermal power market. A detailed coverage of thermal energy policy framework governing the market with specific policies pertaining to thermal is provided in the report. The research also provides details of active thermal power plants in the country, upcoming thermal installation details and company snapshots of some of the major market participants.