The sharemarket closed at its highest level in more than four years, with gains across the board. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 18.5 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 5081.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had added ...
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Turkey’s exports of longitudinally welded tube and profile totaled 62,118 tons in last December, surging by 47% from a month ago and increasing by 58.5% year on year, hitting the highest level since December, 2006, according to ...
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The sharemarket was flat today after reaching a multi-year high amid mixed earnings reports, benign minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's January board meeting, and a lack of direction from US markets after Presidents' Day. ...
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Cotton Australia has welcomed the announcement of Category D assistance – the highest level of relief available for primary producers – for flood-affected areas of Queensland. The organization anticipates government ...
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In December last year, South Africa's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports (excluding semi-finished steel, stainless steel and drawn wire) amounted to 58,367 mt, decreasing 32.5 percent compared to November and down 38.8 percent ...
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According to the customs statistics provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), Turkey imported 950,490 mt of slab in 2012, more than sextuple compared to the previous year. In 2012, Turkey's slab imports hit the highest level ...
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An update to a survey conducted in spring of 2012 by McGladrey, a leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, indicates respondents’ optimism in their companies and the economy has fallen sharply. In an effort to ...
"We're probably seeing three times the volume of applications compared with this time last year," said Adrian Hanley, head of equity lending at NAB. "We have had a significant lift in new client activity in the fourth quarter of 2012." ...
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Intel's R&D spending rose 20%, while Samsung's stood at 8% during 2012 Semiconductor R&D spending has increased 7% to $53bn in 2012, despite weak a semiconductor market. The semiconductor market fell 1% to $317.6bn last year. According ...
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The Australian sharemarket index roared past the 5000 mark for the first time in three years yesterday as consumer confidence soared and Australia's blue-chip companies' half-year results beat investor expectations. Consumer confidence ...
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The Australian dollar was higher after rising to a two-week high, helped by a lift in metals prices and better local consumer sentiment data. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 103.45 US cents, up from 103.39 cents at ...
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly looking at a surge in options trading in the hours before Heinz announced it had agreed to a US$28bn takeover bid. The New York Times said today (15 February) the SEC had opened an ...
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Weaker investor sentiment sent the Australian dollar to its lowest levels since October in thin trading conditions because of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Asia. The sharemarket was flat, also in thin trading, as investors remained ...
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UK - Sound rental company Wigwam Acoustics has confirmed its purchase of a Nexo STM Series modular line array system, after two years of involvement in its development. In STM terminology, Wigwam's package is 48 sets; 48 x M46 main ...
Larson Electronics has announced today the release of an intrinsically safe rated LED headlight that provides high output and hands free operation coupled with intrinsically safe rated operation. The EXP-LED-HL-DFX Explosion Proof Dual ...
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