The share market weakened slightly before upcoming events including the release of European and US economic data, the weekend meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Moscow, and Italian elections the following weekend. ...
Weakness among the big miners was offset by gains in finance companies and defensive sectors. Despite the flat trade, Australian stocks have posted their fifth consecutive weekly gain. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down three ...
A staggering 14,000 SGM LB-100 360° LED Balls - the largest deployment ever - recently combined to produce two giant circular overhead displays up in the Austrian Tyrol. The occasion was the annual Kitzbuehel World Ski Cup - a major ...
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Better management of input costs and higher sales in emerging markets have helped global snacks giant Mondelez International report higher underlying profits in 2012. The Cadbury owner booked a 4% increase in operating income to US$3.64bn ...
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Regional US supermarket group and food distributor Spartan Stores has booked an increase in third-quarter earnings. Net profit in the three months to the end of December amounted to US$5.2m, a 2% increase on the prior-year period. ...
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the world leading multinational oil and gas company, has announced the annual report of 2012. The company’s equity LNG sales in the calendar year amounted to 20.2 million tonnes with an increase of 1.37 million ...
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Qdos Event Hire has been appointed to provide cabins, luxury toilets and waste tanks for this year's Brit Awards. The contract was awarded by Brit Award Production Ltd and will see Qdos supply their cabins for use as production offices ...
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Apple yesterday confirmed that a bug in iOS 6.1 causes devices to aggressively ping Microsoft Exchange email servers, shortening iPhone and iPad battery life. In a support document published Wednesday, Apple acknowledged the bug, promised ...
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NewsGator is re-architecting its Social Sites enterprise social networking (ESN) suite so that it can be installed independently of Microsoft's SharePoint collaboration server. The decision isn't terribly surprising, given that Microsoft ...
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India's provision of outsourcing services to other countries will grow by 12% to 14% in the fiscal year starting April 1, a trade body predicted Tuesday. Demand for outsourcing services has been slowly picking up, according to analysts. ...
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Apple is testing designs for a watch capable of operating as a smartphone-like device, according to people claiming inside knowledge on the matter. Both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times cite sources that say Apple is ...
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Iran and Iraq have agreed to invest in several industries, including the petrochemical sector, Mr. Mohebat Raeesi, managing director of Iran’s Arvand Free Trade Zone (FTZ) has announced. After a meeting with director general of ...
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Citi Trends, Inc. reported unaudited sales results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 2, 2013. The Company’s 2012 fiscal year contained 53 weeks compared with the traditional 52 weeks in fiscal 2011. Accordingly, ...
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National Cotton Council economists say cotton’s 2013 outlook will be influenced by China’s policy decisions and continued competition from man-made fiber (MMF). Dr. Gary Adams, the NCC’s vice president Economics & Policy ...
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The organisers of MUNICH FABRIC START are extremely satisfied with the show which took place on 5-7 February 2013 in Munich, and sees a continuous positive development as an international trade fair in recent years. Despite the nearly ...
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