Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 4.5 Value & Features 4 Green 4.5 At 260km/h the Audi S4 gives a slight thump as it shifts from sixth gear to the tallest ratio inside its dual-clutch ...
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Brazil's government plans to finance state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA's participation in the October 21 auction of Libra, country's largest-ever oil discovery, the Estado de S. Paulo daily newspaper reported on Saturday. The ...
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Novaled and Colnatec hope to control film thickness with novel sensing technology on OLED roll-to-roll production lines, while researchers at the University of Utah have tuned a plastic polymer that could yield true white OLEDs. While ...
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An increasing focus on brands and a revamped management structure have been pinpointed as two reasons why profits at the Real Good Food Company (RGFC) rose by 24% to £10.5M this year. "We are already discussing the potential for ...
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SBLI of Massachusetts, a life insurance products provider, has rolled out six whole life products and eight riders, with an aim to better meet customers’ insurance needs. The insurance policies are available in various payment ...
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LyondellBasell announced that it has entered into a new contract with CEO James L. Gallogly and taken other steps to ensure continued strong leadership and executive continuity at the company. "The company has been transformed in recent ...
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Utility pull drives US solar market to new high 10 Sep 2013 California leads installations and First Solar remains the largest module provider. First Solar modules Nearly a gigawatt of solar photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity was ...
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For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 (ended 19 June), optical networking and associated semiconductor technology firm JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA has reported net revenue of $421.3m, up on $405.3m last quarter but down on $434m a year ago. ...
Tech companies are hanging onto record amounts of cash, and industry watchers want to see more of it reinvested in the companies or distributed to shareholders. FactSet, a financial research firm, tallied all the cash and marketable ...
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Microsoft's plan to buy Nokia's phone business and have a larger presence in hardware devices has so far brought little response from PC and smartphone vendors in Asia. But the deal could end up bringing dividends to Microsoft's long-time ...
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The first quarter of 2013 recorded a 48 per cent reduction in heavy vehicle fatal crashes, says the RMS. Photo courtesy of Yass Tribune. Targeted operations to curb excessive speeding and poor safety practices in the trucking industry ...
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US-based insurance brokerage company Simpson McCrady has formed a new business unit, called Capterra Risk Solutions, which provides captive insurance coverage for medical benefits and property and casualty losses. The new operation has ...
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Suncorp Group has reported a net profit after tax of $491m for the full year 2013, a decrease of 32% compared to $724m last fiscal. The drop in profits is mainly due to $632m loss after tax from resolution of the Non-core Bank. Profit ...
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High Technology Lighting has announced it is to expand its international operations. The company is to develop its Scandinavian market with the recent appointment of a distributor in Sweden, and it also forging partnerships in Spain, UAE ...
Rocky Brands, Inc. announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share of outstanding common stock, which will be paid on September 10, 2013 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on ...
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