Global spending on PCs, tablets, mobile phones and printers would reach $718bn Global IT spending is predicted to rise 4.1% in 2013 to $3.8 trillion compared to $3.6 trillion spent in 2012, according to a new report from Gartner. ...
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Worldwide spending on IT products and services will grow by 4.1 percent this year to roughly US$3.8 trillion, according to new forecast figures released by analyst firm Gartner. Cuts in U.S. government spending and the ongoing debt crisis ...
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Worldwide spending on IT products and services will grow 4.1% this year to roughly $3.8 trillion, according to new forecast figures released by analyst firm Gartner. Cuts in U.S. government spending and the debt crisis in Cyprus have ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Meat packing firm Hilton Food is likely to suffer a short-term impact from the horsemeat scandal, despite none of its products being involved, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon. Hilton Food Group was likely to suffer a short-term ...
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The stockmarket has fallen by almost 1.5 per cent due to concerns about a bailout of Cyprus and falls on Wall Street. A European Union bailout of Cyprus had scared investors and led to a negative opening on the Australian market, IG ...
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THE Australian dollar was slightly lower as weak US consumer sentiment figures and concerns about the Cyprus bank bailout weighed on market sentiment. At 7am AEDT the local unit was trading at 103.58 US cents, down from 103.69 cents on ...
The sharemarket fell yesterday as banks came under pressure when data showed home-loan approvals fell, and a strategy update from National Australia Bank failed to impress investors. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.5 per cent at ...
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The dollar was higher late today following strong economic data showing rising house prices in the fourth quarter of 2012 and solid gains in consumer sentiment in March. At 4.50pm AEDT, the Aussie fetched $US1.0313 compared with US$1.0282 ...
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THE Australian dollar was higher in late Asian trading yesterday after strong economic data showing rising house prices in the fourth quarter of 2012 and solid gains in consumer sentiment in March. At 5pm AEDT it was buying $US1.0314, up ...
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Bossini International Holdings Limited announces its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2012. Revenue for the Group for the six months ended 31 December 2012 decreased by approximately 8% to HK$1,334 million (2011: ...
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The flow of economic data has improved markedly last month, setting the scene for a period of quiet on the interest rate-cutting front. Westpac's data pulse for Australia, which tracks the share of economic data released across the past ...
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that manufacturing output of February picked up where January left off: in a very good place. The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, was 54.2 in ...
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The zero excise duty on cotton textiles at fibre, yarn, fabric and garment stages announced in the Union Budget 2013-14 will help reduce prices of end products, according to India Ratings & Research (IRR), a Fitch Group Company. The ...
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French retail Groupe Casino has booked a slight drop in net profit for 2012, as a weaker performance from its domestic business was offset by a strong international showing. Full year underlying net profit was down 0.2% to EUR564m ...
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A sharp rise in consumer confidence in February fuelled a strong bounce by the dollar yesterday. At 5pm AEDT, the currency was trading at $1.0339, up US0.84c, after touching an intraday high of $US1.0361. A survey published by Westpac ...