The Australian dollar rose after Japan's central bank announced an expansion of its monetary stimulus plans. At 7am AEDT the Australian dollar was at 105.66 US cents, up from yesterday’s local close of 105.55 cents. BK Asset ...
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China's Golden Sun Demonstration projects achieved a total installation capacity of 4.54GW in 2012, up 548.57% from 2011, according to media reports from China. China's government has been aggressively promoting domestic demand as the ...
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Rockwood Programs has completed acquisition of the remaining ownership interest in Florida-based agency, Modern Insurance Consultants. The company has already acquired a majority stake in the professional liability errors and omissions ...
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Supplemental health insurance provider Aflac has introduced enhanced short-term disability insurance plan for customers in California, US. The newly introduced policy offers a guaranteed-issue option and includes new benefits features, ...
MSIG Insurance (Singapore) has partnered with global underwriting agency DUAL to launch its financial lines capability in the Singapore market, to help address needs of its private and corporate networks. DUAL provides specialised ...
EquiTrust Life Insurance has teamed up with InsurMark to distribute its competitive suite of annuity and life products to independent agents. InsurMark president Steve Kerns said, "EquiTrust offers one of the best portfolios on the ...
US-based member owned financial cooperative firm North Carolina State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) has launched its new business unit known as SECU Life Insurance Company. The insurance firm, which was set up with an initial ...
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Various countries have banned the use of incandescent light bulbs, paving the way for LED lighting to shine. However, due to numerous newcomers in China taking up massive capacity expansion, the LED market has been in severe oversupply, ...
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According to statistics, Japan’s exports of heavy plates totaled 247,452 tons in last November, falling by 11% from a month ago and decreasing by 20% year on year. In last November, the country’s export prices of heavy ...
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Japanese precision equipment maker Shimadzu has won ¥1.5-billion ($17-million) worth of contracts from the Iraqi government. Japan Times reports that the machines — 106 for stomach X-rays and 27 for chest examinations — ...
Nippon Steel said the stocks of H-beam in Tokiwakai Group totaled 178,800 tons at the end of last December, down by 2.2% from a month ago. Also, the H beam stocks have fallen for consecutive three months. Meanwhile, Nippon Steel will ...
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The Australian dollar fell back slightly after an earlier rise on strong Chinese growth data. At 7am AEDT the Australian dollar was at 105.10 US cents, down from 105.23 cents on Friday. Official data released on Friday showed China's ...
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The sharemarket rose yesterday after US housing data suggested economic growth in the world's biggest economy was likely to continue, and above-consensus GDP data from China showed that an economic recovery in Australia's biggest trading ...
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The Australian sharemarket rose after US housing data suggested economic growth in the world's biggest economy was likely to continue, and above-consensus GDP data from China showed that an economic recovery in Australia's biggest trading ...
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The Australian dollar was higher late in local trade after China's economy grew more quickly than expected in the fourth quarter, helping cement views that the world's second-largest economy is recovering from a more than two-year slowdown. ...
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