Ford will pay out US$750 million ($719 million) to hourly workers as part of a severance deal as it winds down production at its manufacturing plant in Genk, Belgium, by the end of next year. Reuters reports Ford has reached a deal with ...
After the quietest year for mergers and acquisitions last year since the global financial crisis, bankers and lawyers are hoping deals in their pipelines will soon come to market and lift volumes. However, activity this year is down more ...
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Ljubljana's Top 6 night club has just had a complete refurbishment and technical lighting upgrade which features the first Robe Robin DLX Spots and LEDBeam 100s in a club installation in Slovenia. It was a "Logical" move for Ljubljana ...
The sharemarket has shot up by more than 1.5 per cent at noon, with investors using yesterday's falls to lap up cheaper stocks. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner describes it as a relief rally following Monday's decline. The ...
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The Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona closed its doors on Thursday, with a sudden rain shower sending the last attendees scurrying off to their hotels. It's been a gargantuan affair that saw pretty much everyone who is anything ...
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When it comes to buying office furniture, you have tons of choices. Which style appeals to you? What’s the perfect price point? How long do you need your furniture to last, and what must it be able to withstand in terms of wear and ...
The wraps have come off the new 11-seat Ssangyong Stavic, with the freshly styled people-mover making its international debut in its home market of South Korea. Teased in a set of sketches late last month, the second-generation Ssangyong ...
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It was less than 20 years ago that Samsung was seen as a cheap electronic supplier with its fair share of quality issues, yet today it's a major player in electronics – everything from smartphones to televisions and whitegoods. The ...
A Tuesday report from CNBC hinted that Microsoft may be planning to invest between $1 billion and $3 billion as part of a leveraged buyout of Dell. Citing “sources close to the matter,” the network’s David Faber said ...
How do you give mainstream vehicles a touch of evil? You give them dark wheels, grille, headlights, paint, and interior touches. And you come up with a name like "Blacktop." The Blacktop treatment has already appeared on the Charger, ...
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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today announced that the 2013 International CES will feature a record amount of exhibit space, with the show floor totaling more than 1.87 million net square feet. The previous record was 1.862 ...
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Spot futures are still gravitating towards the 75 cents level and for the past eight sessions the March contract has settled within a very narrow band of less than 100 points,between 74.79 and 75.71 cents/lb. There have been a few ...
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The Hyundai iMax loves a load. In fact, it seems to ride smoother and handle better with eight people and luggage on board. The eight-seater passenger version of the Hyundai iLoad commercial van also delivers enough torque from its ...
First Insight,the world's leading solution provider empowering retailers and manufacturers to introduce the right new products at the right price,will launch a major platform expansion at the National Retail Federation's(NRF's)102nd Annual ...
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Editor's Note: The following column by Peter L. Zurowski Jr., application consultant, Bastian Solutions, is part of Modern's Other Voices column. The series, published on Wednesdays, features ideas, opinions and insights from end users, ...
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