"You don't scare me! You're gonna need more bears," says Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko in his best menacing tone, and the game moves up to the next level. Now you have to dislodge the helmet off the Belarusian leader's head by ...
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The Australian dollar nudged higher in light trading today, with much of Asia closed for the Lunar New Year celebrations and a public holiday in Japan. By late afteroon, the Aussie was trading at $US1.0301, up from US$1.0299 late Friday. ...
Concurrency, Inc. announced in-person events in Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago for IT and business managers interested in streamlining accounts payable workflow processes through customized enterprise content management solutions. ...
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According to statistics release by the Ministry of Finance, Japan’s exports of stainless steel flat products totaled 59,209 tons in last December, falling by 10.2% from a month ago while rising by 8.1% year on year. In 2012, the ...
IBM's Watson supercomputer has gone from game show king to doctor's office helper. You may recall the epic man vs. machine battle two years ago in which the supercomputer beat former champions on the show Jeopardy. Well, now there's a ...
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Brazilian meat giant Marfrig has named VP of finance Ricardo Florence dos Santos as its CFO. Dos Santos will replace Alexandre Mazzuco, who will "pursue other professional challenges and focus on personal projects", Marfrig said. It is ...
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Dutch retail giant Ahold has sold its stake in ICA, the Sweden-based retailer, to co-owner Hakon Invest. The SEK1.2bn (US$1.6bn) cash deal, announced this morning (11 February), will see Hakon take Ahold's 60% stake in ICA. Hakon already ...
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I’ve often thought there should be a Nobel prize for corporate finance. It would go to the broker or investment bank that managed to place the largest IPO under the most unpromising circumstances. If there were such an award, I think ...
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Atlas Box, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of protective packaging for electronics and heavy equipment, has embarked on a plan to reduce energy consumption by 55 % in two facilities by installing LED lighting systems. The two-year ...
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The growth in cloud computing is a double-edged sword, Europe’s top cyber security agency warned on Thursday. The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) published a new report on the cloud from the perspective of ...
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Aditya Birla Nuvo reports results for quarter ended 31st December 2012 -Revenue grew by 10 per cent to Rs.6, 305 crore -EBITDA rose by 29 per cent to Rs.1, 090 crore -Net profit surged by 28 per cent to Rs.323 crore For the ...
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Welspun India Ltd., part of the $ 3.5 billion Welspun Group announced Q3 and 9M FY13 results, showing strong growth in comparison to corresponding period last year. Financial Highlights – Q3 FY13 -Sales grew by 9% largely due to ...
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The number one ranked event and experience marketing agency, George P. Johnson (GPJ), unveiled an open challenge to the nation’s top undergraduate design and marketing students with the launch of Brand X, a groundbreaking competition ...
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Burberry announces that Stacey Cartwright, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, is to step down after over nine successful years with the business in order to pursue new interests. To ensure a seamless transition, Stacey will remain as EVP ...
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Indian apparel industry is hoping for the withdrawal of excise duty on clothing and elimination of distinction between branded and unbranded products in the Union Budget 2013-14, to be presented by the Finance Minister later this month. ...
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