Every major international company is already manufacturing and developing sales and distribution channels in the country, and a steady flow of up-and-coming Chinese companies are entering the market, even the premium and high-technology segments, every year.

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Pishevar, like other developers, sees Android as a major up-and-coming player in the smartphone market.

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Molson Coors faced relentless competition from both Budweiser and Miller at the mass-market level, and from innumerable up-and-coming foreign and premium brands at the higher end.

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It's clear that the up-and-coming prime brokers are eager to grab market share.

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With the strong support of his board and an another supposedly positive earnings call coming later today, it's hard to call Steve's position as "shaky" at the company, but with whispers of infighting, a symbolic battle with Apple over market capitalization, and a do-or-die mobile launch coming up, it's clear that he's under a lot of pressure to deliver.

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With the market down and cash-strapped states hiking tuition, prepaid funds are coming up short.

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