The sharemarket ended its winning streak yesterday on concerns that stimulus measures in the US may be scaled back sooner than expected. The minutes of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting of last month showed disagreement among members ...
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The sharemarket fell today, led by resources stocks after minutes of the Federal Reserve's December policy meeting sparked concern US stimulus measures might be scaled back sooner than expected. The Fed minutes, released Thursday, showed ...
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An ASSOCHAM report said that the quality of governance, inflation and the government’s fiscal situation will remain the key differentiators in 2013 between India managing to cope up with the global slowdown and further erosion in the ...
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Providence seems to favor Indian mills at the onset of Q4. Market is piquantly abuzz with expectation of price hike in long and flat by at least INR 500-1000 per tonne. If the import parameters seem to be favoring the flat producers with ...
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Star Tribune reported that Minnesota iron ore production rose slightly in 2012, a third consecutive annual increase and another sign of the industry's recovery from a recession induced downturn. According to state data, taconite output ...
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The sharemarket started the new year with a bang as US politicians agreed on a budget deal to avoid the worst of the so-called fiscal cliff, which had threatened to derail the world's biggest economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up ...
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The sharemarket started 2013 with a bang as US lawmakers agreed a budget deal to avoid the worst of the so-called fiscal cliff that had threatened to derail the world's biggest economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 1.2 per cent at ...
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US agribusiness giant Cargill is to invest US$15.8m in the expansion of its case-ready meat facility in Marshall, Missouri. The investment will include the addition of a new production line for its value-added food products. The move ...
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China's competition officials are still weighing Dole Food Co's deal to sell its global packaged food and Asian fresh businesses to Japan's Itochu Corp, forcing the two firms to delay completion of the sale. Dole had hoped to sign-off ...
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The most controversial tech issue taken up by the outgoing Congress was, by far, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). This legislation drew a humongous public outcry that prompted a wholesale retreat by its supporters. But thanks to the ...
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In a bid to support the local textile firms seeking relief from Government duties, the Textile, Garment & Leather Employees Union (TGLEU) of Ghana has declared that this month onwards it would start negotiations with the Government to earn ...
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — The early months of this year could bring resolutions on one or more duty and subsidy related investigations currently under consideration by the European Commission relative to trade between Asia and the ...
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Twitter launched an interactive map to shine a spotlight on which of the presidential candidates' tweets gain the most traction in different areas of the country. As election day nears, President Barack Obama and his Republican ...
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A team of researchers has created a proof-of-concept piece of malware that can give attackers control of USB smart card readers attached to an infected Windows computer over the Internet. The malware installs a special driver on the ...
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Computerworld - WASHINGTON - Ken Knezek, who owns a business that sells footwear, understands the importance of a sales tax. His business is in Texas, which doesn't have an income tax. Knezek's company, Bandals Southwest, sells Bandals ...
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