The Australian sharemarket closed at a 20-month peak as high-yield stocks made strong gains. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 22.4 points, or 0.47 per cent at 4810.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained ...
A global campaign designed to help retailers and consumers cut down on food waste has been launched by the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation and civil society partners. The 'Think. Eat. Save. Reduce Your Footprint' campaign, ...
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Australia's third-biggest iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (Fortescue) has announced its operating results for the fourth quarter of 2012. Fortescue said in its statement that its total iron ore shipments during the December ...
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According to the data of China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), the inventory of the main finished steel products including plate, hot rolled coil, cold rolled coil, rebar and wire rod totaled 14.346 million tons in the week end January ...
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The man from WAM has done it again. Fund manager Geoff Wilson has once again blitzed The Australian's field of assorted share-watching luminaries to win our 2012 stock tipping comp, with an average 34 per cent gain across his 10 individual ...
The Australian sharemarket closed higher after BHP Billiton's production report exceeded expectations and weak inflation figures drove up high-yielding stocks. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 8.7 points, or 0.18 ...
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Werzalit is closing its beech veneer peeling mill in the German town of Niederorschel. Roundwood purchasing for the mill has already ceased. At the present time, the mill is still processing its existing roundwood stocks as well as incoming ...
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Research In Motion’s (RIM) stock prices soared this week, following speculation, rumours and high hopes about the upcoming BlackBerry 10 launch next week. RIM’s stock price has been languishing in the $11-$12 range on the ...
According to statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance, Japan produced 214,081 tons of hot rolled (HR) stainless steel products in last November, decreasing by 10.8% from a month ago while rising by 1.7% year on year. In ...
Aperam, one of the major stainless steel producers in Europe said that it will raise spot base prices for all its stainless steel products by €50/ton in Europe. The new price will become effective from February. It’s learned ...
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Point Source Productions Ltd, the London-based hire company, has started the new year by investing in over pound 250,000 of new hire stock, expanding its inventory with equipment from manufacturers such as Chroma Q, Clay Paky, ETC, GDS and ...
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China's commercial crude oil stocks fell 3.6% at the end of December from a month earlier, according to China Petroleum Stockpile Statistics compiled by state news agency Xinhua and released on Monday. The fall in stocks was due to ...
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The NYMEX February crude contract broke out of a narrow trading band immediately ahead of the 1:15 p.m. EST (1815 GMT) cessation of trading on the NYMEX contract to end the day 9 cents lower at $95.47/b. Prior to 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 ...
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Reem Clothing has always stocked a wide range of denim products from Voi jeans to 55DSL and it has not always been just about the jeans. Denim shirts have recently taken the fashion world by storm, especially when paired with designer ...
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Lululemon athletica, the US-based yoga inspired athletic clothing company, has stitched plans to focus on menswear collection for future growth of the company by investing more in the sector. Mr. Christine Day, CEO of Lululemon, said the ...
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