Shares were punished yesterday as investors worried about resources stocks being hit by global economic concerns, and the dollar was also sharply lower on the increased likelihood of an imminent cut in the official cash rate. The ...
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Indonesia is proving to be a Country with solid economic growth. Its local textile industry is a dominant force in a broad competitive recovery, and Italian machinery manufacturers are looking to consolidate their presence by participating ...
Building on its success in the construction and industrial pumps market in the US, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has launched its innovative Norglide composite bearings solutions for hydraulic pump technology in heavy-duty vehicles ...
BUOYANT global equities boosted the Australian dollar today, with traders betting that European and US central banks will this week reaffirm commitment to easy money policies designed to boost asset prices and stoke growth. Australia's ...
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The Australian dollar traded slightly lower during holiday-thinned Asian trade as a dearth of local developments left traders waiting for key events offshore. Topping the watch list are European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve ...
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The sharemarket rose 0.6 per cent yesterday as investors piled into banks to take advantage of their dividend yields, amid optimism the country's biggest lenders would report rising profits this week and next. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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As soon as the private sector concludes the work of setting up the offloading and onloading unit at the Shahid Rajaee port in the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, the port would become the largest cotton transit terminal in ...
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At any given time, half the world's awake and half the world's asleep. Sounds like a planet fit for a daybed. Throughout history, the daybed's unique day-or-night versatility has made it the centerpiece not only of bedrooms, but also of ...
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Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel Ltd (Kobe) has issued its financial results for the fiscal year 2012-13 ended March 31. For the given period, Kobe Steel reported a net loss of JPY 27 billion ($275.7 million), compared to a net loss of JPY ...
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Zara Home continues to expand worldwide with the simultaneous opening of its first two stores in Japan, in two of the country’s major cities: Osaka, a leading financial centre in southern Japan, and Yokohama, a city within the Tokyo ...
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Omnicotton, a US cotton trading company, has opened its first office in Australia, as part of the company’s expansion plans since the country is the second largest exporter of cotton, after the US. Speaking to fibre2fashion, general ...
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A small Taiwanese-owned toy firm based in Thailand hopes to launch its products in the UK. Kiddy Kiddo specialises in manufacturing educational board games and books, with several products aimed at pre-schoolers. It has been operating ...
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Specialty pharmaceutical company Nuvo Research has announced the launch of Pliaglis (lidocaine and tetracaine) cream 7%/7% by Galderma in Europe. Galderma has worldwide marketing rights for Nuvo's Pliaglis, a topical local anesthetic ...
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In daily life Around the turn of the 20th century, bicycles reduced crowding in inner-city tenements by allowing workers to commute from more spacious dwellings in the suburbs. They also reduced dependence on horses. Bicycles allowed ...
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One of the most famous dishes in Fujian cuisine is "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall", a complex dish making use of many ingredients, including shark's fin, sea cucumber, abalone, and Shaoxing wine. Fujian is also notable for yanpi, a thin ...
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