Silicon chip. A silicon chip is an integrated circuit made primarily of silicon; silicon is one of the most common substances used to develop computer chips. The picture shows an example of a silicon wafer with dozens of individual silicon chips.
In the beauty, hair and personal care segment, Avon is a major competitor to Procter and Gamble as are Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Estee Lauder, Revlon (REV), Coty (COTY), Elizabeth Arden (RDEN), Inter Parfums Inc (IPAR). and Unilever. This segment accounts for 23% of Procter & Gamble's net earnings.
Allstate loses No. 2 auto spot to Geico. It's official. After decades as the second-largest auto insurer in the U.S., Allstate Corp. now is No. 3. Geico, the online auto insurer owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., surpassed Northbrook-based Allstate in 2013 in auto premiums collected. Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway released its 2013 results today, finally laying out in black and white the long-anticipated symbolic passing of that torch.