The Australian dollar was slightly lower in line with losses on Wall Street overnight. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 103.02 US cents, down from 103.17 US cents at yesterday’s local close.
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A BRIGHTER end to what was a torrid week for mining stocks helped carry the sharemarket to a modest 0.2 per cent gain yesterday. After making a bold start, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index drifted lower throughout the trading session, only ...
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The Australian dollar fell to a one-month low during overnight trading as bombings in Boston and disappointing Chinese economic growth weighed on market sentiment. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at 103.15 US cents, down from ...
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Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/19/2013 12:03:55 PM Even as the economy improves, 94 percent of Americans indicate they will remain cautious and keep their spending for food, beverage and household ...
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If you’ve been around this industry for twenty years or so, you may remember the origins of the best-of-breed WMS market we know today. The catalyst was compliance labeling. Major retailers like Walmart began to require their ...
RedBird LED Lighting was installed at 17,500 feet at Mount Everest High Base Camp. The installation was part of a study conducted by Xtreme Everest 2 that is studying health problems in hospital intensive care units. Xtreme Everest 2 is ...
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Unable to close a number of large mainframe and software deals by the end of the quarter, IBM has reported a 5 percent decline in revenue to US$23.4 billion for the first quarter of 2013. Net income for the quarter ending March 31 also ...
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The Australian dollar hit a five-week low after Wall Street was dragged down by falls in the share price of US banking stocks and Apple. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 102.94 US cents, down from 103.63 cents at ...
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The dollar has fallen after speculation of a downgrade to Germany's top credit rating. At 5pm AEST today, the currency was trading at $US1.0317, down from $US1.0363 yesterday. ANZ foreign exchange strategist Andrew Salter said the ...
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The sharemarket suffered its biggest fall for four weeks yesterday as resources companies sank in response to ongoing questions about the global economic outlook and fear that the collapse in gold prices could force some funds to sell ...
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John Wetenhall was appointed director of the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum. In this capacity, he will lead the development of the forthcoming university museum as well as transition The Textile Museum to the GW ...
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The creators of Android originally dreamed it would be used to create a world of "smart cameras" that connected to PCs, a founder said, but it was reworked for mobile handsets as the smartphone market began to explode. "The exact same ...
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THE sharemarket rose the most in seven sessions after commodities and offshore equities saw some recovery from recent weakness caused by China's disappointing economic growth data, the collapse in gold prices and the Boston bombings. ...
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THE Australian dollar was slightly higher as Wall Street gained 1 per cent, bouncing back after heavy losses yesterday. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 103.91 US cents, up from 103.72 cents at yesterday's local close.
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Emirates airline has selected IFS Applications 8 to manage its new engine overhaul facility in Dubai, in a deal that is worth in excess of $6 million. The facility, announced in 2011, will cover 90,000 square metres and serve as Emirates' ...
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