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Joe Hockey Last Night Handed Down The Government's 2015-2016 Budget
May 15, 2015Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey last night handed down the government’s 2015 – 2016 budget with some surprises and minor wins for some people in the food sector. The government has stepped away from the harsher politically ...
Tags: Federal Budget, food sector
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Federal Budget to Be Delivered Next Week Includes Measures to Support Small Business
May 8, 2015The Australian Government has said the Federal Budget, set to be delivered next week, will include measures to support small business. Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey and Federal Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson have said the Jobs ...
Tags: Federal Budget, small business
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The 14th AFGC CHEP Retail Index Shows Year-on-Year Growth in Retail Sales Remains Strong
Aug 22, 2014The 14th AFGC CHEP Retail Index shows year-on-year growth in retail sales remains strong, despite easing moderately in the June quarter. The index shows year-on-year retail sales growth was 5.2 per cent in the June quarter down from 5.8 ...
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14th AFGC CHEP Retail Index Released Today Has Shown Year-on-Year Growth in Retail Sales
Aug 21, 2014The 14th AFGC CHEP Retail Index released today has shown year-on-year growth in retail sales has remained strong despite easing moderately in the June 2014 quarter. The Index showed year-on-year retail sales growth was 5.2 per cent in the ...
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The Retail Sector Has Regained Much of Its Strength
Aug 19, 2014The 14th AFGC Chep Retail Index, released on 28 July, suggests that the retail sector has regained much of its strength. The Index shows year-on-year retail sales growth was 5.2% in the June quarter. And although this was a slight dip ...
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Congress Has Checked out, and The American People Have Noticed
Aug 18, 2014WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has checked out, and the American people have noticed. Three-quarters of Americans doubt the federal government will address the important problems facing the country this year, according to a new Associated ...
Tags: US, Electrical, Electronics
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Pakistan Introduced 10 Percent Customs Duty on Flat Rolled Silicon and Alloy Steel Imports
Jun 13, 2014The government of Pakistan has announced some new tax measures in its federal budget 2014-15, introducing 10 percent customs duty on flat rolled silicon and alloy steel imports to bring them to a par with flat rolled products of non- alloy ...
Tags: Import Duty, Alloy Flat Steel
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House Republicans Are Considering Their Options on Tying Proposals
Feb 25, 2014House Republicans are considering their options on tying proposals they want to see to passing an increase in the debt ceiling, among them fixing the way Medicare pays doctors. Democrats and the White House are making it increasingly clear ...
Tags: doc Fix, Debt-Ceiling Raise, GOP, Democrats
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Look Back at Calendar Year and to Engage in Speculation Regarding Forthcoming Year
Jan 10, 2014Tis the season for analysts to look back at the nearly completed calendar year and to engage in speculation regarding the forthcoming year. In that spirit, I first encourage readers to make use of the growing list of available resources ...
Tags: Wrap-up, Look Forward
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Another Modest Rise for Health Costs
Jan 8, 2014Americans' spending on health care rose a relatively modest 3.7 percent in 2012 -- slower than the growth of the overall economy -- dropping from 17.3 percent of U.S. spending to 17.2 percent, according to an annual report from the Centers ...
Tags: Health Care, Health Care Spending, Modest Rise For Health Costs
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The Begining of The U.S. Brain
Jan 3, 2014Sometimes when I think of the human brain,the theme from"Star Trek"starts playing in my own head.It's the music of great unknowns—and in certain ways the human brain,with more connections between its cells than there are galaxies in ...
Tags: human brain, Brain Research
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Builder Confidence in The Market for Newly Built Unchanged in November
Nov 22, 2013Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was unchanged in November from a downwardly revised level of 54 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today. This ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
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Should Newspapers Get Into The Online Learning Business?
Nov 21, 2013Should newspapers get into the online learning business? Digital strategist Amy Webb floated the prospect at October's Online News Association conference as one of the top 10 tech trends for 2014 for media companies. As massive open ...
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FTR's TCI Continues to Show a Positive Environment for Trucking
Nov 18, 2013FTR's Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) reading of 9.97 in September continues to show a positive environment for trucking. The index is expected to peak in October following the impact of the newly enacted Hours of Service rules. There is ...
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Now May Day Is The Only Glass Factory in Russia Hand
Nov 12, 2013On Pervomay glass factory in Shumyachsky district conducted the first field session established with the regional administration artistic advisory council for handicrafts. Considered vital for glassmakers question of recognition of their ...