Chinese economic policy and an improving US economy appear to have achieved what the Reserve Bank couldn't this week: taking the wind out of Australia's plucky currency, which fell to 11-month lows in early trading yesterday and is expected ...
US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that requires government agencies to make publicly accessible data open and machine readable. "Government information shall be managed as an asset throughout its life cycle to ...
FOR two years, Dion Hershan has been in fairly select company -- gloomy on the outlook for commodities and local resources stocks and upbeat about the US. Now, as real concerns emerge about a bubble in major-bank share prices, the Goldman ...
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The sharemarket has opened more than1 per cent higher after strong US jobs numbers pushed American stocks to a record high and helped miners outperform the market. At 10.30am AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 54.5 points, or 1.06 ...
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Local shares closed higher yesterday, even after paring a sharp rise early on in the session, as investors took profits ahead of an interest rate decision due from the Reserve Bank of Australia today. The stockmarket was buoyed by growing ...
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The sharemarket rose 0.6 per cent yesterday as investors piled into banks to take advantage of their dividend yields, amid optimism the country's biggest lenders would report rising profits this week and next. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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The chairman of the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday criticized the Obama administration for failing to adequately fund research into making sure hydraulic fracturing and nuclear waste storage is safe. During a ...
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On the heels of a pessimistic outlook during the fourth quarter of 2012, US business leaders show signs of increased optimism in the performance of the nation’s economy according to the latest data from the Grant Thornton ...
The economic recession has had a dismal effect on men's and boys' apparel wholesalers; however, revenue will rebound as the economy recovers. The Great Recession had a dismal effect on the US economy, including the Men's and Boys' Apparel ...
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Dairy co-operative Irish dairy board (IDB) has reported that its net revenues increased by 2.4% to €2.02bn for the fiscal 2012, compared with €1.98bn in 2011, driven by growth in its Consumer Foods and Dairy Trading & Ingredients ...
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Spector Textile Products, a well established textile manufacturer in Lawrence, Massachusetts has taken the turn towards green production practices with the installation of a 365 kilowatt solar power system for their manufacturing facility. ...
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The Australian dollar was lower yesterday after worldwide confidence was dented by news on Friday of weaker than expected employment growth in the US last month. At 5pm, the dollar was buying $US1.0379, down US0.36c. The US jobs report ...
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The Australian dollar was lower today after world-wide confidence was dented by news on Friday of weaker-than-expected employment growth in the US in March. The Australian dollar was trading at $US1.0373 in late afternoon trading compared ...
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Indian textile and garment manufacturers are eyeing on emerging markets, including South America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Africa, for exports. According to industry representatives, Indian textile sector witnessed a negative ...
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The US Department of Labor reported Friday that the US economy added 88,000 new jobs in March, the smallest gain in nine months and following a 268,000 jump in February. Nonetheless, the jobless rate fell to 7.6 percent, down 0.1 percent ...
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