LOCAL shares rose for the third straight day today, hitting a fresh 17-month high as investors sought defensive and higher-yielding stocks as concern grew over the fate of US negotiations on the so-called fiscal cliff. The benchmark ...
US-based Greek yoghurt firm Chobani has opened its second manufacturing plant in the country as it looks to cater for strong demand for the product. Chobani today (17 December) unveiled what it claimed to be the world's largest yoghurt ...
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The EU's long-term lending arm,the European Investment Bank(EIB),has granted€50 million($65 million)to support a new 120 MW hydropower plant and long-distance transmission line in Zambia,with the aim of supplying power to southern ...
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The European Commission (EC) wants to impose pension changes that would cost UK businesses £350bn (eURO440bn) and 180,000 jobs, according to research commissioned by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Describing the ...
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With each year, Oracle becomes a bigger company and in turn, so does its annual OpenWorld conference, which kicks off Sunday in San Francisco. In fact, Oracle's long run of acquisitions, spanning from applications to middleware to ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) called on President Barack Obama to immediately seek resolution to contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). ...
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Earlier this week, both the House and Senate passed H.R. 6582, which places a focus on important energy efficiency measures that provide opportunities for the glass container industry, in coordination with the Department of Energy (DOE) and ...
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Waste management company in the US, Republic Services has announced plans to invest nearly $19m to renovate its North St Louis County (Hazelwood) and South St Louis County (Bella Villa) recycling centers. As part of the enhancements, ...
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About 5.5bn pounds will be invested in 4G by mobile operators,according to Vodafone's head of regulatory affairs,Matthew Braovac. At a Westminster e-forum event today,Braovac stated that the amount of expenditure would be worthwhile,as 4G ...
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About£5.5bn will be invested in 4G by mobile operators,according to Vodafone's head of regulatory affairs,Matthew Braovac. At a Westminster e-forum event today,Braovac stated that the amount of expenditure would be worthwhile,as 4G ...
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Hatenboer-Water, the provider of integral water management on board ships and platforms, has opened a branch in Singapore. Guy Heijnen will be managing director of the branch. He has fulfilled several functions at the head office in the ...
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Kerry,the global ingredients&flavours and consumer foods group,issues the following Interim Management Statement for the nine months to 30 September 2012 and reaffirms outlook for full year. Business PERFORMANCE The Group continued to ...
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Nippon Paper, the parent company of Australian Paper, has approved construction of a $90 million waste paper recycling plant at its Maryvale Mill in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. “Australian Paper is delighted to confirm this ...
Cyber crime costs UK organisations an average of £2.1m a year each, according to the 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime study by the Ponemon Institute. The cost of attacks on UK organisations range between £400,000 and £7.7m, the ...
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Pretty much anyone can hatch a spectacular,one-of-a-kind idea,the likes of which no one has ever witnessed before.But as proven through the ages,real art is in the execution. So when people first heard Ben Davis'describe his idea to ...
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