The Australian dollar moved higher in Asian trading, largely ignoring the announcement of a federal election on September 14. The announcement stunned political pundits but elicited little reaction in currency markets. At 5pm AEDT, the ...
Wow Packs are the world's 'first ever R/C animated backpacks' from toy maker Wow Stuff. The Wow Packs have a remote control located in the strap which, when pressed, activate different responses from animated characters. Two characters ...
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EquiTrust Life Insurance has teamed up with InsurMark to distribute its competitive suite of annuity and life products to independent agents. InsurMark president Steve Kerns said, "EquiTrust offers one of the best portfolios on the ...
The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest point in a week on news the national unemployment rate rose to 5.4 per cent last month. At 5pm AEDT today, the Aussie was trading at $US1.051, down from $US1.0553 on Wednesday afternoon. ...
Apple has slashed orders for iPhone screens in the first quarter by half, according to Monday reports out of both Japan and the U.S. Earlier today, Japan's Nikkei and the U.S.-based Wall Street Journal (subscription required), both citing ...
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A big jump in China's trade surplus buoyed the Australian dollar as dealers bet that the world's second-biggest economy was recovering faster than expected. China's monthly trade surplus widened to $US31.6 billion ($29.9bn) in December, ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook met today with Xi Guohua,head of China Mobile,the world's largest wireless carrier,triggering speculation that the two firms will strike a deal this year. "We believe media reports of Tim's Cook meeting this week with ...
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Greenfield Farms Food has signed a letter of intent(LOI)to acquire Ohio-based Carmela's Pizzeria for an undisclosed amount.Carmela's Pizzeria operates three locations in Dayton,US,offering New York style pizza. Carmela's also offers a ...
The "stubbornly high" level of the dollar strengthens the case that the Reserve Bank will need to cut interest rates by as much as 100 basis points this year, according to ANZ Bank chief economist Warren Hogan. Despite the likelihood ...
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Apple will launch the next iPhone in May or June 2013, offering a swath of colors and multiple screen sizes in a move that would depart from a six-year practice, a Wall Street analyst said today. "Apple has the option to go up [in screen ...
Tags: Apple, next iPhone, swath of colors, multiple screen sizes
Computerworld-Apple today said it sold 3 million iPad tablets during the opening three-day weekend of sales of the Mini,the same number it boasted it had dealt out in March for the then-new full-sized iPad. "We set a new launch weekend ...
Tags: iPad Mini, iPad Sales
Global paper and packaging company International Paper has completed the previously announced acquisition of the shares of its joint venture partner Sabanci in the Turkish corrugated packaging company Olmuksa for $56m. Following the deal, ...
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Computer sellers have scaled back their expectations of the sales pop they'll get from Windows 8 this year,an analyst said today. Brian White,of Topeka Capital Markets,said that his checks of Asian computer manufacturers--the relatively ...
Tags: Windows 8 PC, sales weak
Computerworld - Apple today said it had sold more than 5 million iPhone 5 smartphones during the opening three-day weekend of sales, a 25% increase over last year's launch of the iPhone 4S. "Demand for iPhone 5 has been incredible and ...
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Computerworld - Apple's rumored November launch of a smaller, less-expensive iPad will put the company in a tight spot -- tighter than usual -- if it's not able to build up and maintain adequate supplies through the holiday season, analysts ...
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