EATP (the European Association for Textile Polyolefins) has released details of the programme for its annual Executive Seminar, to be held in Brussels on May 28. The theme of the Seminar is “Succeeding in a Challenging ...
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The sharemarket weakened after an early rise, as resources companies declined on uncertainty about China's growth outlook and Goldman Sachs downgraded the resources sector from overweight to neutral. Further gains in high-yield and ...
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The sharemarket reversed an early rise as mining companies declined on uncertainty about China's growth outlook and Goldman Sachs downgraded the resources sector to from overweight to neutral. High-yield and defensive sectors initially ...
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The sharemarket reversed an early rise as resources companies declined on uncertainty about China's growth outlook and Goldman Sachs downgraded the resources sector from overweight to neutral. High-yield and defensive sectors initially ...
IT spending remained broadly strong throughout a difficult end to 2012, as business confidence waned in the shadow of the "fiscal cliff," economic growth declined in much of Europe, and economies in Asia/Pacific struggled to cope with ...
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Westpac's plain-speaking London economist James Shugg remains as gloomy about the global economy as he was over a year ago, when he said the Australian dollar could plunge to US80c and a break up of the eurozone would prompt a "global ...
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The local sharemarket rose to a 4 1/2-year high yesterday as the economic outlook for the US and China brightened and eurozone worries eased, with National Australia Bank spiking higher on reports of a cost-cutting plan. The benchmark ...
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The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) says caution is still warranted on the global economic outlook . In the latest issue of its World Risk Developments report, EFIC cites risks in the US and the euro area as “a ...
The MODEX 2014 exhibit spacedraw, held January 23 in Chicago, attracted 340 exhibitors who reserved a first-day record of 145,000 net square feet of show floor space at the Industry’s premier U.S. event. This record amount of space ...
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The sharemarket rose yesterday as defensive and high-yield stocks had broad-based gains after stronger-than-expected German business confidence data brightened the eurozone economic outlook and US earnings reports beat expectations. The ...
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Bakkavor has booked an increase in earnings during 2012 as the group was able to extend its "market leading positions" in the chilled and convenience sectors. The company today (21 February) revealed that operating profit rose to GBP56.8m ...
Bibby Financial Services, a leading global debtor finance specialist, has appointed Mark Cleaver as Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand. Mr Cleaver has worked for Bibby Financial Services for the past 16 years. He is relocating ...
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Data from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) today showed that January retail sales were up compared to December as well as on an annual basis. Commerce reported that January retail sales at ...
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But passing the half-way mark of this interim profit season, we now have proof that his real error was putting a super-profits tax on the wrong industry. While profits were sliding at Rio Tinto, OZ Minerals and Wesfarmers' coal division, ...
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The Australian dollar nudged higher in light trading today, with much of Asia closed for the Lunar New Year celebrations and a public holiday in Japan. By late afteroon, the Aussie was trading at $US1.0301, up from US$1.0299 late Friday. ...