The Australian sharemarket rose after US housing data suggested economic growth in the world's biggest economy was likely to continue, and above-consensus GDP data from China showed that an economic recovery in Australia's biggest trading ...
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From a sustainability standpoint, 2012 might be characterised as a year when the world went backwards - or at a pinch stayed still - but the food industry moved forward. There are plenty of campaigners who would beg to differ on the ...
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Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese and Minister for Finance and Deregulation Senator Penny Wong have announced the establishment of the Moorebank Intermodal Company and the appointment of the chair and directors to ...
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Financial cited Mr Guy Elliott CFO of Global miner Rio Tinto Plc as saying that the company which has already sold assets worth USD 12 billion since 2008 sees substantial cash coming in next year from the sale of further operations ...
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Bloomberg quoted Codelco as saying that there's sound and solid interest from customers in China for next year amid signs of an economic recovery in the world's biggest market for the metal. Mr Thomas Keller CEO of Codelco said that ...
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RIO Tinto has warned it may cut more jobs from its aluminium and coal businesses as it seeks to rein in unsustainable cost increases. In an investor update, the mining giant also says it expects growth in China's steel demand to peak ...
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Rio Tinto Group said that it is targeting savings of USD 5 billion by the end of 2014, while simultaneously boosting production at its iron ore, copper and alumina units. As per report Rio Tinto plans to cut the USD 5 billion in operating ...
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