The sharemarket closed down more than 1 per cent after better-than-expected jobs data lowered the chance of another interest rate cut. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 60.2 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 5032.2 ...
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The sharemarket fell sharply yesterday as iron ore prices declined and strong jobs news cooled hopes of interest rate cuts. Employment jumped by 71,500 places last month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Economists had expected a ...
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Annual inflation in the euro area was 1.8 percent in February this year, down from two percent in January, according to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In February 2012, the annual ...
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"Paris-Roubaix: The Inside Story" is a new book by Les Woodland on the legendary French road race, published by McGann Publishing. Woodland tells the inside story: how one of cycling's classics grew from several 19th century businessmen's ...
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Celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, Pennsylvania retailer Sickler's Bike & Sport has now opened a third location, this time in a historic mill building. The Hawley Silk Mill LLC, a group of local investors, is in the midst of a ...
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Specialized Bicycles' new apparel line will feature DeflectUV technology sun protection that has been integrated into the weave of the fabric.Because DeflectUV is woven into the material, it is breathable, chemical free, and will never wear ...
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Without spending a dime here's your chance to try an interior paint that performed impressively in Consumer Reports' tests and that we recommend. Ace Hardware is offering you a free quart of its Clark+Kensington Flat Enamel paint on ...
Sure when most of us think of the Amish we picture Men with beards and button shirts plowing fields or doing some good ol barn raising using nothing but horse power and hand tools, but it turns out they are also quite fond of using tools ...
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The Hanover Insurance Group has teamed up with OMS National Insurance (OMSNIC) to provide property and casualty (P&C) insurance products and service solutions to OMSNIC's insured oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMS). Under the terms of ...
American United Life Insurance Company (AUL) has implemented Quadrant 4 Health's empowHR platform to offer online benefits enrollment and management for its employee benefits customers. The company will now provide clients with a ...
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Enservio, a provider of software and services to property insurers, has introduced online contents valuation tool, ContentsExpress, to accelerate the contents claims process for property insurance claims. Designed to provide a secure ...
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New York-based private equity firm Southport Lane has acquired property and casualty insurer Dallas National Insurance in Texas, for an undisclosed sum. As per terms of the agreement, which was originally signed in May 2012, the acquirer ...
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Visually striking, are the undisputed protagonists of the living area, which connote with their personality, providing for large families or those who simply love the relaxing comfort "extra-large." To living with generous dimensions wishes ...
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Creative Toys has announced a new agreement with One Stop Stores. From Saturday March 16th, the mini football figurines SoccerStarz will hit shelves in over 400 of the newsagent stores spread throughout England and Wales. Featuring hand ...
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The toy industry is slowly warming to the Harlem Shake internet sensation. First we had the Bananagrams team do the Harlem Shake, now a bunch of toys have joined in. Online retailer Find Me a Gift has kicked off a competition featuring ...