Investments in ICT are expect to increase in 2014 in Africa as both public and private spending rises and local content businesses partner with larger operators and tech companies, according to IDC. Adoption of data analytics and cloud ...
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Companies trying to cash in on the newfangled bitcoin craze are having trouble getting old-fashioned bank accounts, The Wall Street Jounal reported. Lenders are leery of dealing with virtual-currency companies because of concerns that the ...
President Obama projected that 2014 would be a "breakthrough year" for the U.S. economy. "We head into next year with an economy that's stronger than it was when we started the year," Obama said Dec. 20 at the White House during his final ...
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As the safe food project of The Pew Charitable Trusts released its report on weaknesses in Salmonella regulation on Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offered an update on the ongoing outbreak of ...
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The United Nations said, the global economy will be better over the next two years and grow by 3.0% in 2014, also still faces some uncertainty factors and downside risk. The main risk is the US exit the quantitative easing monetary policy ...
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Meeting with your banker has taken on a whole new meaning at UMB Bank's Kirkwood, Mo. branch, where a robot and computer monitor are used to conduct some account services. UMB is one of a handful of national banks that are investing in ...
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Last Friday, the third quarter GDP report showed that the US economic growth rate to 4.1%. This is mainly thanks to business spending more than expected, and that indicates that the U.S. economy has fundamentally to continue strong ...
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The price of gold slumped below $1200 an ounce last Thursday, the lowest in more than 3 years, after the US Federal Reserve pulled back on its stimulus program, Xinhuanet.com reported. Though the price of gold has tumbled nearly 30% in ...
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Based on the data gathered by the "Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) Initiative," by 2017, all of that year's end-of-life refrigerators, TVs, mobile phones, computers, monitors, e-toys and other products with a battery or electrical cord ...
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The invention is directed to a process for making a dielectricThe insulating material between the plates of the capacitor. The material is chosen for its ability to permit electrostatic attraction and repulsion to take place across it. The ...
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One of our readers from last month's article Make a PCB with your laser printer raised an interesting concern about the disposal of chemicals used to make a homemade PCB. In that particular article, we discussed making your own PCB using ...
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The U.S. economy expanded at a 4.1% annual rate in the third quarter, the strongest since the final three months of 2011 and up from an estimate of 3.6%, the Commerce Department said Dec. 20. Economists' forecasts for gross domestic ...
Solid capacitor supplier Feei Cherng Enterprise is expected to see its revenues drop 20% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2013 prior to a rebound in 2014, according to industry sources. Feei Cherng posted revenues of NT$160 million ...
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The Board of Directors of Algeta ASA unanimously recommends voluntary cash offer from Bayer to acquire the entire issued share capital of Algeta ? Offer at NOK 362 per Algeta share, in cash, valuing the total share capital of Algeta at ...
Drinks Americas is a leading U.S. broker for authentic Mexican Beer. Their leading brand Day of the Dead Craft Beer showcases the original art work of well known Southwest artist. The eye catching creative label design has contributed to ...
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