The Australian dollar gained after rises on US sharemarkets helped the currency rebound from an earlier sell-off. At 7am AEDT the currency was trading at 104.12 US cents, up from 104.06 US cents at yesterday’s local close. BK ...
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The Australian dollar fell sharply late in Asia trading yesterday after the central bank signalled it has scope to cut rates again, despite holding interest rates steady at its first meeting of the year, as expected. The dollar fell to an ...
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Western European production of ethylene, propylene and butadiene in the fourth quarter of 2012 was down from the same period of 2011, according to the Association of Petrochemical Producers in Europe this week. Ethylene production in the ...
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Desalination plant flow control and treatment expenditures are now just 1.5 percent of the $340 billion dollar flow control and treatment market. While the market as a whole will increase at 5.5 percent, the growth in the desalination ...
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The Australian dollar rose today following rallies on US share markets on Friday night. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 104.04 US cents, up from 103.99 US cents at the local close on Friday. The dollar fell as low as 103.61 ...
Weaker-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data sent the dollar lower today, ahead of all-important US employment figures due overnight. China's official Purchasing Managers Index fell to 50.4 in January from 50.6 in December, lower than ...
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The Australian sharemarket has closed slightly weaker, snapping a 10-day winning streak, after markets in the US fell. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had fallen 17.9 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4878.8 points, and the ...
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Despite some caution about the fortunes of BlackBerry, Facebook and Apple, solid financial results from tech vendors coupled with positive reports about the economy are boosting confidence in IT, with share prices of computer, consumer ...
More than 160 people from all levels of the supply chain traveled to New Orleans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Tencel®, Austria-based Lenzing AG's sustainable lyocell fiber derived from wood pulp. The "Tencel@20" seminar included ...
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The Australian dollar fell following news the US economy contracted in the final three months of 2012. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 104.26 US cents, down from 104.73 US cents at yesterday’s local close. The currency ...
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The Australian sharemarket was on track for a 10th-consecutive daily rise today, as commodity price strength lifted the resources sector. BHP Billiton rose 1 per cent after the price of London Metals Exchange copper rose 0.6 per cent and ...
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Oxea will increase its isobutanol and normal butanol as well as normal butyraldehyde prices 5 cents ($110/mt) for the United States, Canada and Mexico, effective February 15, the company said Tuesday. Oxea will also increase ...
Energy shares powered blue-chip stocks to five-year highs as Valero Energy reported better-than-expected earnings and investors shrugged off sluggish consumer-confidence data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 72.49 points, or 0.5 ...
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Weakness in materials stocks helped drive the market modestly lower, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor's 500 took a step back from multi-year highs. The Dow slid 14.05 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 13881.93, ...
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