Oil futures settled higher Wednesday, partially rebounding from Tuesday's sharp selloff on uncertainty in Cyprus, after weekly inventory data from the US Energy Information Administration proved to be unexpectedly bullish. NYMEX April ...
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The Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF) and Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) have prepared a detailed submission in response to the NSW Draft Freight and Port Strategy focusing on key operational issues. Port expansion ...
Two security vendors have released temporary fixes for a flaw in some Samsung Android phones that could allow an attacker to bypass a locked screen. The problem comes from Samsung's implementation of the emergency call feature, which ...
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At the Optical Fiber Communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC 2013) in Anaheim (19-21 March), ClariPhy Communications Inc of Irvine, CA, USA, which develops high-speed mixed-signal digital signal processing (MXSP) ...
Samsung's new Galaxy S4 would be the "ultimate smartphone" if it ran Apple's iOS and accessed the Cupertino, Calif. company's app ecosystem, a clearly-impressed analyst said today. Others were less likely to think that Samsung's ...
Do you tackle an average of 18 cleaning tasks each week over a total of five hours? If so, you're part of an influential breed of cleaners dubbed "cleaning routinists" by S.C. Johnson & Son. As the Wall Street Journal reports, manufacturers ...
The sharemarket has closed lower for a second straight day after giving up early gains during afternoon trading. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 28 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 4987.4 points. The broader All ...
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The dollar edged lower after investors reacted negatively to an international bailout package for Cyprus that raised concerns about fresh upheaval in the eurozone. The eurozone has taken the unprecedented step of proposing a new levy on ...
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South African junior thermal coal miner Continental Coal announced Monday that diversified mining investment and production company Village Main Reef has agreed to acquire a 19.9% interest in the miner through a A$8 million ($8.3 million) ...
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Crude futures settled higher Thursday, with the ICE April Brent contract bouncing off Wednesday's 2013 lows to expire 90 cents higher at $109.42/barrel. The May contract settled up 72 cents at $108.96/b. NYMEX April crude closed US ...
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Big-rig trailers are required to have underride guards on the back, essentially "bumpers" to prevent cars from running beneath the trailer in a collision. Through rigorous testing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found ...
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An afterglow effect from Australia's stellar jobs numbers helped support the dollar in quiet trade today, although traders cautioned that further significant gains for the currency are unlikely in the near term. "Today the Australian ...
In contemporary homes, furnished with style and attention to detail, the sofa is the heart of the living space. The main protagonist, is the first element on which rests the eye, as a design icon that dominates the space and becomes the ...
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As the world awaits the launch of Samsung Galaxy S IV, the Korean smartphone maker is busy working on the sequel of its Galaxy Note II smartphone. As per the information received by SamMobile, it is likely that Samsung will be deploying ...
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Suntech Power Holdings, a China-based solar module giant, said on March 11, 2013, that it has signed a forbearance agreement with the holders of more than 60% of the firm's 3% convertible notes. The forbearance agreement between Suntech and ...
Tags: Suntech, Lighting, solar module