“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” (Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street” by Oliver Stone) Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the ...
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According to statistics released by China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s iron and steel industry realized gross profits of RMB113.1 billion in the first 10 months of this year, slumping by ...
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China Daily reported that if the lottery system allowing people to purchase automobiles in first-tier cities was expanded to all major cities across the country, it would be a big damper for the country's steel industry. China's steel ...
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China's competition officials are still weighing Dole Food Co's deal to sell its global packaged food and Asian fresh businesses to Japan's Itochu Corp, forcing the two firms to delay completion of the sale. Dole had hoped to sign-off ...
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ecVision,the leading supply chain collaboration platform provider for retail,announced that it will discuss collaborative material management best practices for retailers at the National Retail Federation Big Show in January 2013.Raw ...
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U.S. authorities have charged a former research analyst at a financial services firm with insider trading offenses related to the 2009 acquisition of software vendor SPSS by IBM. Australian Trent Martin, 33, is charged with one count of ...
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Smartphone manufacturer HTC is confident it can turn its fortunes around after a poor 2012. Shares in the Taiwanese firm have dropped by as much as 80 per cent since 2010, as sales of devices such as the HTC Desire have suffered at the ...
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Pop into your local supermarket and pick up a packet of own label chocolate digestive biscuits. Now carefully inspect the packaging. Across the front and back of the pack you’ll find a raft of information that goes beyond brand ...
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India's state-owned insurance group and investment company, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has introduced two new policies for its customers. The policies include include a unit based scheme, dubbed Flexi Plan, and the New Jeevan Nidhi, ...
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — The early months of this year could bring resolutions on one or more duty and subsidy related investigations currently under consideration by the European Commission relative to trade between Asia and the ...
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Avis Budget Group has signed an agreement to acquire US based car sharing network Zipcar for $500m. Following the expected completion of acquisition by spring of 2013, Zipcar will function under Avis while shifting its headquarters to ...
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Charity52 proudly announces that this week they have released a limited edition "Achieve" t-shirt in partnership with the Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas (DSACT). The shirt design seeks to raise awareness about the programs and ...
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Japan-based Kaneka, a solar firm that produces N-type mono-crystalline solar cell using heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) technology, has reportedly been discussing cooperation with Taiwan-based firms such as Gintech and Neo ...
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Three federal agencies and a group of state attorneys general have filed more than 70 civil and criminal cases against defendants offering allegedly bogus business opportunities, with some of the defendants offering to help customers set up ...
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IDG News Service - Advanced Micro Devices announced Monday that its chief financial officer, Thomas Seifert, has resigned from his post and that a hunt is on for his replacement. AMD has appointed Devinder Kumar, senior vice president and ...