Holden has announced a net loss of $152.8 million for the 2012/2013 financial year – the second largest in its history – a result it blames predominantly on reduced demand for its Australian-made vehicles. The local ...
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SMR Automotive will shift part of its production from Adelaide to Thailand, at a cost of up to 90 local jobs. A supplier of rear-view mirrors, indicators and door handles for local manufacturers Ford, Holden and Toyota, SMR Automotive ...
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The Australian dollar fell to a fresh two-month low during overnight trade, before recovering most of its lost ground amid gains on US share markets. The currency fell to 101.55 US cents early this morning as traders in Europe and the US ...
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The dollar has bounced back from losses made after the central bank's surprise interest rate cut, thanks partly to some positive Chinese trade figures. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.0201, up from $US1.019 yesterday. ...
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Checkpoint Systems, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. These results reflect the U.S. and Canadian CheckView business as discontinued operations. First Quarter GAAP Results - Continuing Operations: ...
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The historic Castle Museum in Michigan brings its French Revival style architecture to life with Lithonia Lighting D-Series LED floodlights for less than one dollar per night. The Castle Museum in Saginaw, Michigan is now illuminated with ...
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Energy Focus, Inc. announced the Company, through Stones River Companies LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary, has been awarded contracts for government buildings totaling $4.9 million in the first four months of 2013. The orders represent ...
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“Those who own and use lighting systems benefit tremendously when they rely on qualified lighting-system consultants to design a new system or an upgrade to an existing system.” So says John Bachner, executive director of the ...
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Below-normal temperatures and the 10th largest March snow coverage on record sent IBD sales into a deep freeze compared with an unusually warm and record-setting March last year, according to March retail sell-through data from Leisure ...
Australian businesses will keep cutting their spending this year, with expectations for capital investment, employment and new credit set to fall further. The deteriorating outlook for the September quarter suggests that despite pockets ...
Australian stocks recovered from a steep intraday fall to close only marginally lower yesterday, as the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to a record low. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 12.5 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 5143.7, after ...
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The Australian dollar is lower ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision. At 6.30am AEST the currency was trading at 102.53 US cents, down from 102.72 US cents at yesterday’s local close. The Reserve Bank of ...
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The dollar hit two-month lows after the central bank surprised economists by cutting interest rates to record lows and warned that the high exchange rate is continuing to act as a brake on growth. The Reserve Bank of Australia defied most ...
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Oil futures closed US trading above Friday's settles Monday, after driving higher shortly ahead of the 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) NYMEX market settle on geopolitical concerns arising out of the escalating conflict in Syria. NYMEX June crude ...
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Cairo Chamber of Commerce garment Minister Muhammad Deol said that despite all kinds of festive celebrations held in the spring and summer is coming, Egypt garment market downward trend throughout the country, especially in the central ...
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