THE sharemarket jumped after Cyprus reached an in-principle agreement with the troika of international lenders on key parameters of a financial bailout, according to an EU official. Under the agreement, Cyprus' Laiki Bank would be split ...
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US Securities and Exchange Commisssion chairman Elisse Walter has urged more international co-operation between securities regulators as they deal with increasingly borderless global capital markets thanks to the rise of the internet and ...
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Trade using surface transportation modes between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico increased by 6.2 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, valued at $960 billion in 2012, according ...
SECURITIES regulators should avoid a race to the bottom when it comes to agreeing on controls on the $600 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market, the chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Elisse Walter, said ...
Dollar General Corporation reported record sales, operating profit and net income for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter (13 weeks) and full year (52 weeks) ended February 1, 2013. Highlights of the results -Fourth Quarter Same-Store ...
Rue21, inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended February 2, 2013. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2012 Summary: For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, net sales increased 22.4% to $269.1 million from ...
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Auto sales are expected to increase by 8% to 1,465,100 vehicles in the US during March 2013, according to the joint report published by the J D Power and Associates and LMC Automotive. The annual sale is anticipated to reach 15.3 million ...
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SynCardia Systems, a manufacturer of Total Artificial Heart, has secured $15m structured financing from Athyrium Opportunities Fund and $4m follow-on equity investment from existing shareholders. The company will use the capital to ...
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THE dollar has opened marginally higher as the Cyprus bailout deadline approaches. At 7am AEDT, the Aussie was trading at $US1.0438, up slightly from Friday's local close of $US1.0426. During the weekend offshore session, the currency ...
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US-based food company General Mills has reported that its net earnings increased 1.8% to $398.4m for the third quarter of 2013, compared to $391.5m for the same period in 2012. The modest growth in profit was due to one-time charges and ...
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The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.2 per cent at 4967.3 points after hitting a six-week low of 4927.9. Financials and consumer staples lent support, with ANZ, Westpac, NAB, Woolworths and Wesfarmers up 0.8 per cent to 1.5 per cent. ...
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US stocks gained ground, nearly erasing the week's losses for the Dow industrials as investors started to look past the latest euro-zone debt drama. For European markets, however, it was a different story, as the turmoil in Cyprus ...
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Microbes lurk almost everywhere, from fresh food and air filters to toilet seats and folding money. Most of the time, they are harmless to humans. But sometimes they aren't. Every year, thousands of people sicken from E. coli ...
Perry Ellis International, Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter ("fourth quarter of fiscal 2013") and the fiscal year ended February 2, 2013 ("fiscal 2013"). Oscar Feldenkreis, president and chief operating officer of Perry Ellis ...
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Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. that net sales from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 ended February 2, 2013, were $228.0 million versus net sales from continuing operations of $218.7 million for the fourth ...
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