Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged more than $50 million to support the workers, businesses and regions affected by Ford Australia's decision to close its Victorian manufacturing plants in October 2016. Ford Australia president and ...
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The Marble Institute of America has released Stones of North America Version 2. Stones of North America is a comprehensive iPad app that gives design and construction professionals quick, easy access to detailed information about natural ...
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Women’s mountain brand Juliana Bicycles launched Tuesday, expanding the Juliana label from Santa Cruz Bicycles’ flagship women’s-specific bike—named after former racer Juliana Furtado—to a separate nine-model ...
Australian shares have suffered another sharp fall, losing $26 billion more in value to close down 3.8 per cent for the week, the biggest weekly fall in a year. At 4.15pm AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 78.9 points, or 1.56 ...
The S&P/ASX200 has closed down 2 per cent at 5062.4, as slower Chinese manufacturing activity in May combined with signs that the US Federal Reserve could start rolling back its bond-buying program to send the local sharemarket to its ...
RATTLED investors are on high alert after the stockmarket suffered its worst week in a year and the Australian dollar slid to a 12-month low on fresh concerns about the slowing pace of global economic growth. Capping a wild week for ...
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U.S. companies should be allowed to take aggressive countermeasures against hackers seeking to steal their intellectual property, contends the private Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property. The 100-page report, ...
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Adobe has acquired Thumb Labs, a small mobile app agency, as part of its broader push to give its new cloud-enabled software offerings a more social flavor. Thumb Labs, based in New York, posted a message on its website and Twitter feed ...
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The Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Evans to the position of Chief Executive, effective 15th July 2013. TFIA Chairman, Michel Abeysekera, is confident a revitalised ...
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1. Know about your potential suppliers. It is best if you have information of whether your potential suppliers are third party suppliers, exporters, or actual manufacturers in China. Keep in mind that in international trade, business ...
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Do you want to import from China? Since most big retailers are now sourced from China, smaller businesses and eBay sellers typically wonder whether they should do the same, but are often put off by the complexities of getting started. Like ...
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Marsh, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Peru-based insurance advisor, Rehder y Asociados Group for an undisclosed amount. Rehder y Asociados Group comprises ...
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In an industry project with concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg, Germany is developing a new generation of multi-junction solar cells ...
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THE stockmarket opened lower after comments the Federal Reserve overnight suggested stimulus activity in the US may soon be eased. At 10.34am AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 44.5 points, or 0.86 per cent, at 5120.9 points. ...
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After indicating increasing demand for design services for the better part of a year, the Architecture Billings Index has reversed course in April. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate ...
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