Scotland could soon have every single one of its streetlights replaced with LEDs, the country’s environment minister Richard Lochead has said. Lochhead has confirmed the government’s nationwide LED streetlighting programme is ...
Tags: LED Streetlights, Lighting
The Aussie slumped to a fresh 33-month low today as the US central bank signalled plans to rein in its stimulus program before the end of the year and China's economy showed more signs of a slowdown. At 5pm AEST, the Aussie was trading at ...
Hints that the Federal Reserve could pull back on its easing efforts later this year sent stocks broadly lower, with high-dividend-yielding stock sectors leading declines. After falling modestly in the initial minutes following the ...
Global oil prices are unlikely to drop below $100/b until 2025, supported by OPEC's market management efforts and crude demand growth in Asia, Leonid Fedun, vice president of Lukoil said Tuesday, presenting key findings of the company's ...
Tags: Oil Prices, OPEC's market
KappAhl is one of the initiators of SWAR, a Swedish project for cleaner textile production in India. SWAR is a collaboration project between Swedish textile buyers and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), with support from SIDA. ...
Total capital spending in 2012 for the top 100 US producers, including acquisitions, rose 18% year over year to the highest level on record at $316.6 billion, driven by development capital spending of a combined $208 billion, according to a ...
The exports of readymade garments, pashmina and woolen carpets from Nepal have shown double-digit decline during the first ten months of the current fiscal year, which began on July 16, 2012, according to Nepal’s central bank – ...
HSBC has provided a £2.4m funding package to Gilbert's Foods, a food supplier based in Lancashire, UK, in order to help the company expand its export business. The funding package, which includes £2m invoice finance line and a ...
Scotland could soon have every single one of its streetlights replaced with LEDs, the country' s environment minister Richard Lochead has said. Lochhead has confirmed the government’s nationwide LED streetlighting programme is being ...
Tags: Scotland, LED Streetlights
Meat products firm Gilbert's Foods plans to invest millions in its supply chain after securing £2.4M worth of finance from HSBC. Gilbert's Foods supplies products designed for re-heating via microwave, oven, boil-in-the-bag, grill ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Wall Street plans to hold a simulated cyber-attack against equity markets this month that experts hope will set an example of how industries should test their defences against assailants. Called Quantum Dawn 2, the drill will involve big ...
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Australian shares have gained ground as investors took a cautiously optimistic stance ahead of a keenly awaited update on economic stimulus measures in the US. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 47 points, or 0.98 per cent, at 4861.4. ...
Tags: Stocks, US Fed Meeting
US stocks pushed to the highest levels in nearly three weeks as investors await news on whether the Federal Reserve will pull back on its stimulus measures. Small-company stocks were among the best performers in Tuesday's rally, with the ...
The Australian dollar weakened despite another firmer finish on Wall Street. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 95.56 US cents, down from 96.21 cents at yesterday’s local close. The Australian dollar, a risk appetite ...
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The Aussie fell after the central bank left the door open for more interest rate cuts and forecast the currency might fall further as commodity prices slide. The minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy meeting on June 4 showed ...