Hackers could have turned up the heat in one of Google's offices in Sydney. Literally. Computer security researchers with Cylance found that Google's Australia branch was using an unpatched version of Niagara, a software system used for ...
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The Alliance for Supply Chain Innovation (ASCI) has signed a two-year research agreement worth over $800,000 with Ports Australia – supported by nine ports Australia-wide – into minimising the risks of moving vessels in port ...
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Wesfarmers-owned Blackwoods, Australia's largest supplier of industrial, and safety workplace goods, will build a new distribution centre in Greystanes, Sydney. The largest business of the Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety Division, ...
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Greg Cameron A container terminal at Newcastle would be good for people living in northern NSW because the cost of transporting goods to and from the port will be lower, obviously, than with Port Botany. Low-cost access to a container ...
The dollar hit two-month lows after the central bank surprised economists by cutting interest rates to record lows and warned that the high exchange rate is continuing to act as a brake on growth. The Reserve Bank of Australia defied most ...
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Local shares closed higher yesterday, even after paring a sharp rise early on in the session, as investors took profits ahead of an interest rate decision due from the Reserve Bank of Australia today. The stockmarket was buoyed by growing ...
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LG has thrown a curved ball into the Australian TV market by announcing a 55-inch TV with a revolutionary curved OLED display and Star Wars actor Ewan MacGregor as its range's ambassador. Based on its price in South Korea, where it is in ...
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The sharemarket has closed 0.7 per cent lower, with concerns about global economic growth pulling down resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 36.2 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 5130.0 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...
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Local stocks rose 0.6 per cent today as investors piled into banks to take advantage of their dividend yields, and amid optimism that the country's biggest lenders would report rising profits this week and next. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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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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The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 1.9% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle last week when the US exchange rate fell by 0.5%. The wool market displayed more of the volatility seen since the resumption of ...
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US-based agri-processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is close to complete the acquisition of Australia's largest grain exporter after GrainCorp accepted its A$2.8bn ($2.95bn) takeover bid. Under the terms of the deal, ADM agreed ...
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Last night, the lighting designers behind 10 projects in nine different countries, were announced as winners of the 30th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards. Described by the IALD as "the most diverse group of projects in ...
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THE sharemarket drifted in patchy trade to close marginally lower yesterday, rounding out an otherwise positive week that was characterised by improving sentiment towards the resources sector. BHP Billiton rose 2.8 per cent and Rio Tinto ...
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The sharemarket has closed slightly lower despite commodity stocks staging a comeback. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.9 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 5097.5 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 1.5 points, or 0.03 ...
Tags: Stocks, Commodity Comeback