Blue chips continued to climb to new heights, pushing beyond the record levels reached in yesterday's rally after a better-than-expected reading on the labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 42.47 points, or 0.3 per cent, ...
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A number of positive signs are starting to emerge regarding the U.S. economy, but there remain political and global headwinds that could slow growth, according to a new report. The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation ...
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Nestlé has collaborated with Foundation Windpower to install two wind turbines at its Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) bottling plant in Cabazon, California, US, in a bid to reduce its environmental footprint. According to ...
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Data from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) today showed that January retail sales were up compared to December as well as on an annual basis. Commerce reported that January retail sales at ...
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Given the fact that retail sales and consumer spending represent roughly two-thirds of total economic activity in the United States, it is fairly east to surmise that the current numbers are not where they need to be to lift economic growth ...
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Monday’s opening keynote, “The Impact of Robotics on Economic Growth,” drew a 50/50 split of attendees for both ProMat and Automate, according to a show of hands requested by presenter Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of ...
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December retail sales were up compared to November and also on an annual basis, to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that December retail sales at ...
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The unemployment rate among U.S. IT workers stood at 3.3% in the fourth quarter of 2012, significantly lower than the overall unemployment rate of 7.8%, according to tech job board Dice. The technology consulting industry in the U.S. ...
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Intelligrated, a leading North American-based automated material handling solutions provider, has announced the grand opening of its 122,000-square-foot headquarters expansion in Mason, Ohio. With a combined area of 262,000 square feet, ...
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Figures from the US Department of Labor Friday showed that 155,000 jobs were added in December 2012,following 161,000 new jobs added in November.The unemployment rate remained unchanged in December at 7.8 percent after the November level ...
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Economic Times reported that employers probably added jobs in December at about the same pace as the prior month, showing the US labour market held up as lawmakers struggled to resolve the fiscal impasse, economists said before a report ...
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US stocks ended the first week of the new year with a bang,with the S&P 500 notching a five-year high and the Dow securing its biggest weekly gain since December 2011. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 43.85 points,or 0.3 per cent,to ...
More than $224 million has been injected into Iraq’s private sector economy in the form of Small & Medium Enterprise bank loans thanks to a cooperative effort between the USAID-Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program and 12 private ...
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New Jersey-based Orion Systems Integrators, Inc. (Orion) is featured in the inaugural ranking of Inc.'s Hire Power Awards, recognizing the private businesses that have generated the most jobs in the past three years. Orion generated 176 ...
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The number of IT contractors expecting growth in public sector job opportunities has doubled since last year, as public sector organisations turn to IT contractors for sudden spikes in workloads. A survey by employment provider Giant ...
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