The Australian dollar surged and shares reversed early falls as China trade data showed the economic recovery of the world's second-largest economy is accelerating and exceeding market expectations. China's trade surplus rose sharply last ...
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The Australian dollar is close to 106 US cents after touching a near four-month high in offshore trading on the back of a stronger gold price, a rally on equity markets and positive comments from the European Central Bank (ECB). At 7am ...
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The Australian dollar has jumped to its highest level in more than two weeks following a stronger-than-expected rise in Chinese exports and imports. At 17:00 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at $US1.0549, up from $US1.0508 ...
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The Australian sharemarket closed higher, following an afternoon run on the back of economic data from China showing exports rose by 14.1 per cent. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 14.9 points, or 0.32 per cent higher at ...
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The global polysilicon industry will return to the path of growth and increase its production by 6.5% in 2013, according to an analysis by Bernreuter Research. The polysilicon market research firm projects the global polysilicon net ...
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UK trade deficit narrowed in November 2012 largely due to exports having risen more than imports, official figures have shown. The seasonally-adjusted deficit on goods and services totalled 3.5bn in November, compared with 3.7bn in ...
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Portable electric space heaters provide heat quickly without the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, making them a quick way to provide extra warmth to a chilly family room. But if you have little kids, it's safest to keep them away space ...
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Global Internet-based electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corp of Thief River Falls, MN, USA has agreed to distribute worldwide the silicon carbide (SiC) technologies of GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc of Dulles, VA, USA, which develops ...
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Since April this year at Brazilian cabinet furniture manufacturer Unicasa Indústria de Móveis,a company listed on the stock exchange,the decline in turnover which already began in the second quarter of 2012 has further ...
Following on from the successful launch of the Green Festival Alliance's practical guide to sustainable power at outdoor events, they will be hosting a seminar at the forthcoming Event Production Show entitled 'Innovations in Power: ...
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Bandit Lites recently wrapped up another successful New Year's Eve show with rock band, Widespread Panic. The second annual event took place at the Time Warner Cable Arena and included a canned food drive. While New Year's Eve is ...
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The sharemarket ended a three-day losing streak yesterday as the latest earnings results from US aluminium giant Alcoa reassured investors in the resources-heavy domestic bourse, with high-yield and defensive sectors of the market well bid. ...
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A number of recent acquisitions by major woodworking businesses indicate a general sense of economic optimism across the woodworking industry.For used woodworking machines suppliers to help customers understand how newly purchased machines ...
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QuantumClean, the provider of high-purity outsourced process tool parts, cleaning and surface treatment to the solar and LED industries , has acquired Advent Cleaning Technology, Inc. (Advent) semiconductor parts cleaning business located ...
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According to statistics released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japan’s exports of stainless steel products totaled 95,411 tons in November, decreasing by 7.7% from a month ago. The country’s export revenues ...
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