THE sharemarket ended the week on a low note as investors took fright after budget talks in the US to resolve the fiscal cliff fell into disarray. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 10.5 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4623.6 points, ...
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Reuters reported that Global producers of aluminium ingots are turning away yearly premiums in favour of quarterly pricing for 2013 term shipments to Asia to take advantage of spot premiums that scaled records this year. Traders said that ...
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Rio Tinto Alcan announced it expects to spend USD 528 million over the next 3 years developing is new South of Embley bauxite mine located near Weipa in Queensland’s Far North. The project’s developers have commenced meetings ...
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HMS Software, the publishers of TimeControl, the leading multi-purpose timesheet system, has announced a new technical alliance partnership with Hard Dollar Corporation of Scottsdale, Arizona. The collaboration will allow Hard Dollar and ...
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HMS Software has announced the release of TimeControl 6.4. This version extends on the long-standing success of the TimeControl timesheet system with another wave of new and enhanced functionality. Since its initial release in 1994, ...
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Iron ore stocks on the ASX have been buoyed by the recent increase in the price of the commodity,which reached its highest level since July.The broader Australian market made small gains across the day as investor sentiment rose on ongoing ...
LOCAL shares rose for the third straight day today, hitting a fresh 17-month high as investors sought defensive and higher-yielding stocks as concern grew over the fate of US negotiations on the so-called fiscal cliff. The benchmark ...
THE sharemarket continued its climb yesterday, reaching a 17-month high on positive news from Europe as US politicians inched closer to a deal on the fiscal cliff crisis. Utilities, energy, industrials, telecommunications, materials and ...
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BS reported that Aditya Birla Group Company Hindalco will receive USD 100 million in financing from Export Development Canada or EDC, the country's export credit agency for its Mahan Aluminium Project in Madhya Pradesh. The agreement, ...
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Mining companies and investors including some heavyweight industrial combines in China are pouring into the region in a quest for iron ore, driving a railway building and mining boom whose worth JPMorgan Chase & Co recently estimated at USD ...
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Rogue Iron Ore Corporation held its Annual General and Special Meeting on December 10th 2012. The purpose of the AGSM included obtaining security holder approval of a proposed spin out of Rapier Gold Inc. Rapier's intention is to combine ...
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France is considering nationalizing an aluminium plant owned by Anglo Australian mining group Rio Tinto. The potential move is being studied by officials working for Arnaud Montebourg, the Industrial Recovery minister, just 10 days after ...
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THE Australian sharemarket hit a fresh 17-month high today as US lawmakers inched closer to a deal on the fiscal cliff problem. Utilities, energy, industrials, telecommunications, materials and financial stocks mostly rose despite some ...
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Despite a tough time for the global resources sector over the past 12 months due to plunging commodities prices and ailing Chinese demand, Australia's iron ore exports are believed to have risen by 10% YoY in 2012 with more substantial ...
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The sharemarket fell slightly in quiet trading yesterday as global equity markets awaited the outcome of negotiations to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff that threatens to slow the US economy next year unless politicians reach agreement on ...
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