Prices of copper – the bedrock industrial metal and a benchmark for gauging the strength of the global economy – are likely to soften further in the coming year as production growth is expected to exceed that of consumption. ...
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This year sees the 21st official Premier League collection and first ever Scottish Professional Football League. Topps is encouraging football fans across the UK to 'get stuck in' with collectables with the launch of two new football ...
Barclays is set to be the first bank in the UK to pilot technology that will allows businesses and consumers to deposit cheques via their smartphones, reducing the time it takes for cash to clear. Some £840 billion of cheques were ...
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China's apparent oil demand in November contracted 2.1% year on year to 40.88 million mt, or an average of 9.99 million b/d, according to Platts calculations Thursday based on final government data released Tuesday. This is the second ...
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Patriot Coal Corporation announced Thursday its emergence from Chapter 11 as a reorganized company. The Company exits the 18-month restructuring process with a strong balance sheet, competitive cost structure, and streamlined operating ...
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Gentium have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which a subsidiary of Jazz Pharmaceuticals will make a cash tender offer of $57.00 per share for all outstanding Gentium ordinary shares and American ...
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China's economy is finally rebounding from its deepest slump since the 2008 global crisis but the shaky recovery could be vulnerable to a new downturn in global trade. Growth rose to 7.9 percent in the three months ending in December, up ...
Trafigura's Mining Group announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its 98.68% stake in Compañia Minera Condestable SA ("CMC") to Southern Peaks Mining LP ("SPM"). Completion of the sale is subject to certain conditions ...
Marks and Spencer Group plc announces the appointment of Alison Brittain to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. She will take up her appointment on 1 January 2014. Alison is currently Group Director for the Retail Division of Lloyds ...
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China's industrial output and investment growth cooled in November while retail sales unexpectedly picked up, presenting a mixed growth picture. The output from industrial enterprises with annual sales of more than 20 million yuan ($3.29 ...
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Food and beverage company WhiteWave Foods is set to acquire Earthbound Farm from its shareholders and owners in an all-cash deal of $600m. Earthbound Farm is an organic produce brand in North America. It produces and markets organic fresh ...
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But experts also pointed out that the foundation for future stable growth needs to be further consolidated. "Although the manufacturing PMI has stablized after it rose for a fourth month, forces that drove up the index were not balanced ...
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MP Liam Fox has claimed that "exploiting and unleashing the potential of big data is a massive economic opportunity". Fox was speaking at the SAS Careers Fair at Brunel University today which was attended by Computing. Further reading ...
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Vince Holding Corp., previously known as Apparel Holding Corp., announced that it has closed its previously reported initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $20.00 per share. In connection with the ...
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UK-based life insurance group Resolution is, reportedly, negotiating with prospective buyers to divest its Luxembourg-based Lombard division, which markets tax-efficient insurance products to high net-worth individuals. The business that ...
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