At the time of the appointment of the current Board on 3 October 2012, the Victoria Directors made it clear that they wished to directly link the performance and reward of key personnel to the creation of wealth for shareholders. This link ...
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The newly rechristened BlackBerry has delivered on its promise to breathe new life into its aging, iconic product line for diehard fans, but faces an uphill battle against the iPhone and devices based on Google’s Android operating ...
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Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, announced a unique and interactive collaborative learning series. The series is called “Rethinking and Reshaping ...
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Telstra's proposed acquisition of Adam Internet has hit another hurdle, with the telco giant asking the competition watchdog to indefinitely suspend its review of the merger just a week before its fate was to be decided. The Australian ...
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It is no secret that we live in a global economy. The goods and services we enjoy come from all over the world: your car may have been designed in Germany, assembled in Mexico, and sold in the U.S. From a manufacturing perspective, this ...
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Researchers have created a way to store data in the form of DNA, which can last for tens of thousands of years. The encoding method makes it possible to store at least 100 million hours of high-definition video in about a cup of DNA, the ...
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According to a team of researchers, there is a way to store digital data in the form of DNA, which could potentially last for tens of thousands of years. The encoding method makes it possible to store at least 100 million hours of ...
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The sharemarket rose yesterday, led by BHP Billiton after its first-half production report broadly met expectations. Australia's big four banks climbed on speculation that interest rates may drop further. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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The full US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday said it would not reconsider an August decision by a three-judge panel of the court that tossed out a key challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's ...
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With buyout talks gaining steam, analysts say Dell Inc. could be looking to free itself from quarterly distractions and shareholder pressures - a move they said could be good for the world's No. 3 PC maker. "I can see where it would look ...
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Australian shares rose slightly yesterday as global equity markets remained supported by tentative signs of improvement in China's economy. Fund managers tipped continued yield-based demand for Australian equities in particular, although ...
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Inovia Pharmaceuticals will move its hepatitis C DNA vaccine into a phase 1/11a clinical trial by the end of 2013. The advancement of this work is based on exceptional results of a preclinical study, which showed for the first time that a ...
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BBC TV Apprentice finalist Nick Holzherr officially launched his ‘Whisk’ food app business today (January 7), which has integrated the online delivery systems of Tesco and Waitrose. Nick Holzherr bears no grudges against ...
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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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Traditionally, the copper price is as good a guide as any to the progress of the mining sector. It’s a relationship that has worked in the past and did again this year as well, with copper adding 5% over 12 months while the general UK ...
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