Nissan is targeting a minimum four-fold increase in its Australian small car sales after introducing a new-generation Nissan Pulsar. The Pulsar had been part of Nissan’s local line-up since 1978, and built here in the early 1980s, ...
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India Ratings’ outlook for cotton textiles remains negative to stable for 2013 on account of subdued demand, although margins are expected to benefit from softening raw material prices. The outlook for synthetic textiles remains ...
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Dell is planning to release by mid-year a computer that's all of 3.5 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. It's not much bigger in girth than a USB stick, and is similar in design. This Wi-Fi enabled device is designed to be plugged into ...
American pharmaceutical company BioDelivery Sciences (BDSI) has completed the safety and tolerability trial of BEMA Buprenorphine/Naloxone (BNX), which is indicated for the treatment of opioid dependent patients. BDSI claims that BNX, ...
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The next-generation BMW M3 sedan has been snapped by CarAdvice’s spy photographers while traversing snow-covered roads while undergoing winter testing. Seen for the first time in white paint rather than the black of previous ...
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Global food commodity prices dropped back in 2012, with dairy and sugar showing the sharpest declines, new figures from the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation show. Despite ongoing concerns around rising food prices, the UN ...
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T-Mobile USA has announced its unlimited nationwide 4G data plan will be available for $70 a month with no annual contract, starting on Wednesday. The announcement is among a series of steps that T-Mobile CEO John Legere said are designed ...
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The upgraded plant, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, is expected to be fully commissioned by mid 2013. Once fully commissioned, the plant capacity will increase by 40% and produce effluent quality that is suitable for reuse - all ...
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As UK pupils studying core science,technology,engineering and maths(STEM)subjects continue to decline,exam board figures have revealed that grade boundaries of some GCSE science examinations were changed halfway through 2012,placing many ...
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While hardware and components makers face economic hurdles, the picture for software is getting brighter, according to earnings reports from major vendors and mid-year market research polls. Vendors and analysts lay much of the blame for ...
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PTI cited Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia deputy chairman of Planning Commission as saying that the government is doing a lot to push growth but the impact of its efforts will be felt in the H2 of the fiscal when the expansion rate will show some ...
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The boss of Jaguar Land Rover Australia is aiming to sell 10,000 vehicles across the country in 2013 following this year's Range Rover Evoque-led sales record. Jaguar Land Rover Asia Pacific managing director David Blackhall admits a ...
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About half as many metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) tools for gallium nitride (GaN) light-emitting diode (LED) manufacture will ship in 2012 than last year, IMS Research reports in its most recent GaN LED Quarterly Supply and ...
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Bloomberg reported that Vale SA plans to invest the least in 3 years in 2013 as lower prices and slowing demand erode profit. Shares fell for the first time in three days. The Rio de Janeiro based company in a regulatory filing said that ...
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Lower margins from gas sales have hit half-year profits at US c-store retailer Casey's General Stores. Net income fell 6.7% to US$71.9m for the six months to the end of October despite higher sales. Casey's pointed to lower margins from ...