A new partnership between the National Skills Academy for IT, training provider NITP and telecoms giant BT will create 550 IT apprenticeships in 2013. Some 100 apprentice jobs in small to medium-sized enterprises are already up for grabs, ...
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Olympic Steel, Inc a leading national metals service center announced several executive and operating management changes to support the Company's strategic growth initiatives in 2013 and beyond.The following promotions reflect the ...
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Workers of the Ilva Genova steelworks protest during a demonstration in Romea gainst the closure of a factory decided by the head of the company. Overhauling Italy’s rigid labor rules was supposed to be Mario Monti’s flagship ...
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China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector stayed at 50.6 percent in December, unchanged compared with November, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In November, the figure rose to ...
The aluminium scrap and recycling market in the GCC was estimated at 292,281 metric tonnes in 2010 and is expected to reach 593,434 metric tonnes in 2017 at a compound annual growth rate of 10.6%. The aluminium recycling market is at a ...
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In 2012, the average number of persons in employment whose place of residence is in Germany amounted to approximately 41.5 million, up by 1% or 416,000 persons compared to 2011. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office on the basis ...
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Warburtons is to close its Blackpool bread roll bakery with the loss of 55 jobs. Warburtons is to close its Blackpool bread roll bakery The plant’s 84 workers have been in a 90-day consultation period, which came to a close ...
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The Australian dollar fell during Asian trade yesterday after the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's December meeting showed some policymakers were pushing for its bond buying program to end as soon as this year. The Fed minutes showed a ...
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Kopin Corp of Taunton, MA, USA, a supplier of III-V semiconductor products and microdisplays for mobile applications (including smartphones, tablet PCs, military thermal weapons sights and wearable computers), says that, as required by ...
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Figures from the US Department of Labor Friday showed that 155,000 jobs were added in December 2012,following 161,000 new jobs added in November.The unemployment rate remained unchanged in December at 7.8 percent after the November level ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that non-manufacturing sector economic activity showed growth for the 36th consecutive month. In its monthly Non-Manufacturing Report on Business, the ISM reported that the index it ...
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Economic Times reported that employers probably added jobs in December at about the same pace as the prior month, showing the US labour market held up as lawmakers struggled to resolve the fiscal impasse, economists said before a report ...
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In 2012, the average number of persons in employment whose place of residence is in Germany amounted to approximately 41.5 million, up one percent or 416,000 persons compared to 2011. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported Wednesday that its Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) registered 50.7 percent in December, an increase of 1.2 percentage points from November's reading of 49.5 percent, indicating expansion ...
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The Australian dollar has fallen after the US central bank hinted it might end its stimulus program earlier than expected. At 07:00 AEDT, the local unit was trading at $US1.0477, down from $US1.0484 yesterday afternoon. The minutes ...
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