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London-Based Opera Investments to Complete The Acquisition of CIGS Firm Solopower
Jul 27, 2015London-based Opera Investments plc (which was formed to acquire businesses or or assets in the natural resources sector) has reached a non-binding heads of terms agreement to acquire SoloPower Systems Holdings Inc of Portland, OR, USA for ...
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Ingenero Have Announced an Agreement for The Development of The Weipa Solar PV Project
May 23, 2014Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, international mining group Rio Tinto and Australian solar energy firm Ingenero have announced an agreement for the development of the Weipa ...
Tags: Solar, Ingenero, Diesel-PV Hybrid
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Sustained Improvements Are Needed Despite of Some Positive Trends
Jan 21, 2014The January 2014 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Survey of Investor Confidence reveals that despite some positive trends, such as sales and profitability continuing to rise off of a low base through the December quarter, ...
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Australia's Giant Resources Sector Is Surging Into a 2-Horse Race Between Iron Ore & Coal
Jan 16, 2014They said the party was over, but Australia's giant resources sector is surging into a two-horse race between iron ore and coal, with the latest numbers revealing that there is still fire in the belly of the boom, thanks mainly to sustained ...
Tags: coal industry, Mineral
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K&S Corporation Will Merge with SCC
Nov 25, 2013K&S Corporation will merge with Scott Corporation (SCC), subject to shareholder acceptance. SCC shareholders who accept the Offer will receive either $0.59 cash or 0.345 K&S shares under the offer in consideration for each of their SCC ...
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Mongolia Unveiled a Raft of New Investment Agreements with China
Oct 29, 2013Mongolia on Friday unveiled a raft of new investment agreements with China--including an oil-exploration deal—that Mongolian Prime Minister Norovyn Altankhuyag said in an interview would build up the landlocked country's ...
Tags: oil-exploration, crude-oil
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The Ongoing Driver Shortage Was Addressed in a Session at The APTA Conference
Oct 25, 2013The ongoing driver shortage was addressed in a session at the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) conference here today. A discussion panel was assembled at the Oct. 23 afternoon session to discuss both problems and solutions ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto
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Australian Share Market Has Closed Slightly Lower
Jul 19, 2013THE Australian share market has closed slightly lower as investors wait for an update on economic stimulus measures in the US from that country's top central banker. A strong production report from BHP Billiton boosted sentiment in the ...
Tags: share market, economy
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Australia's Government Is to Speed up The Country's Transition
Jul 18, 2013Australia's government is to speed up the country's transition to a carbon emissions trading system by dropping its fixed-price carbon tax in 2014, a year earlier than planned, Australian treasurer Chris Bowen said over the weekend. From ...
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Strength in The Resources Sector Has Pushed Australian Shares Higher
Jul 15, 2013Strength in the resources sector has pushed Australian shares higher, although the market lost some ground after China's finance minister lowered expectations for the country's economic growth. The S&P/ASX200 index passed 5000 points in ...
Tags: China Gloom, Miners
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Investors Expect to See All Ordinaries Index Retest 5000 Points by Christmas
Jul 1, 2013DESPITE deep reservations about domestic political instability and shaky conditions in the resources sector, professional investors expect local shares to shrug off May's malaise and see the All Ordinaries index retest 5000 points by ...
Tags: economy
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The Sharemarket Recovered Strongly From a Six-Month Low
Jun 27, 2013THE sharemarket recovered strongly from a six-month low,with the resources sector leading gains after the People's Bank of China vowed to prevent a credit crunch in Australia's biggest trading partner and the world's second-largest economy. ...
Tags: sharemarket, trading partner, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto
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Australian Shares Fall as Investors Nervously Wait for an Update on Economic Stimulus
Jun 18, 2013Australian shares have fallen as investors nervously wait for an update on economic stimulus measures in the US. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 11.5 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 4814.4. The broader All Ordinaries index was down ...
Tags: Australian Shares, Investors
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Stockmarket Extended Weekly Losses to 3.8 Per Cent as Materials Dragged The Benchmark
Jun 8, 2013THE stockmarket extended weekly losses to 3.8 per cent as materials dragged the benchmark to a fresh low since January, with investors sitting on their hands ahead of crucial US jobs data that could heighten calls for an early tapering of ...
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Better Than Expected Economic Data Provided a Cushion for The Australian Dollar
May 31, 2013Better than expected economic data provided a cushion for the Australian dollar yesterday, with a sharp rebound in home building and still-resilient corporate investment plans easing the need for the central bank to cut rates again. But ...
Tags: Aussie Dollar, RBA