Shares in Commonwealth Bank soared above $70 to a new record yesterday as the local stocks hit a 4 1/2-year high after encouraging US non-farm payrolls data suggested the world's biggest economy was recovering. Strength in defensive and ...
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The sharemarket finished more than 0.4 per cent higher following a wave of investor enthusiasm in Japan and the US. CommSec market analyst Juliette Saly said local shares finished strongly after a slow start as Japanese shares pushed ...
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In the manufacture of trucks, trailers and caravans one needs hundreds of spare parts without which one cannot even think of completing the task. The problem lies not only in sourcing these parts but ensuring that the parts are designed ...
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The food industry’s biggest ever takeover was announced over the past month with the sale of Heinz to a consortium led by the sage of Omaha, Warren Buffett, and Brazilian private equity specialist Jorge Lemann’s 3G Capital group ...
Home automation has come to the iPhone with sophisticated tools that let you automatically turn lights on at sunset, receive a text if the front door opens at night, or turn on airconditioning when your cat goes to the litter. This ...
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Spot gas prices on the UK's NBP trading hub were moving around the 76.00 pence/therm mark Thursday morning -- around 6 p higher than the end of February -- as cooler than normal temperatures are expected next week and medium-range storage ...
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361 Degrees International Limited, one of the leading sports brand enterprises in China, announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2012. In yet under difficult year for the industry, the Group recorded a net profit of RMB707.2 ...
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Stocks ended 0.3 per cent stronger yesterday, leaving the market hovering near record highs and sustaining hopes of a prolonged recovery, buoyed by further healing in the US economy and signs of a soft landing in China. Investor resolve ...
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Shares remained near four-and-a-half year highs, pushed up by a fifth straight day of gains on Wall Street. The market opened about 0.1 per cent higher, with mining stocks the best performers in early trade. CMC Markets chief strategist ...
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THE Australian sharemarket closed higher, boosted by mining stocks after the release of a bumper trade report in China. IG Markets analyst Stan Shamu said the local bourse narrowly missed posting a fresh four-year high, despite a late ...
The Australian dollar was a third of a US higher after US and European stocks made strong gains in overnight trade. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 102.73 US cents, up from 102.40 cents at yesterday’s local close.
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The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.2 per cent at 5109.2 after hitting a 4 1/2-year high of 5135.7 in early trading. Share trading value worth $5.2 billion slipped just below the 20-day moving average of $5.3bn. Asian markets were ...
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The stockmarket traded marginally lower as disappointing trade figures pulled shares back from a modestly positive start. IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu said the Australian market had opened slightly higher, but had descended ...
Nokia, once the world's biggest mobile phone maker, says chief executive Stephen Elop received no bonus in 2012 when the company posted huge losses, reducing his overall payslip by 45 per cent. According to Nokia's annual report filed to ...
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US Atlantic Coast motor gasoline stocks rose 651,000 barrels to 60.463 million barrels in the week that ended Friday, which is the highest level in nearly a year, according to US Energy Information Administration data released Wednesday. ...
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