According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's nickel ore imports totaled 431,199 metric tons in December last year, falling by 1.35 percent month on month and up 12.8 percent compared to December 2011. ...
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The dollar is more than half a US cent lower after a meeting of G20 finance ministers helped fuel a continued sell-off in the yen. At 5pm AEDT, the currency was trading at $US1.0295, down from $US1.0364 on Friday. OzForex head of ...
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Korea Gas Corporation, the world's single-largest buyer of LNG, has stepped up efforts to sell part of its stake in Australia's Gladstone LNG project, a company official told Platts Friday. The South Korean state-owned company has ...
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BIG business is being targeted by cyber-criminals in "ransomware" attacks, threatening deletion or freezing of crucial business files unless money is paid. A new national survey of Australian big business reports that in September last ...
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According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's iron ore imports amounted to 131.1 million metric tons in 2012, increasing by 2.1 percent year on year. In 2011, the country's iron ore imports had decreased by 4.4 ...
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Austrian plastic packaging company Alpla has announced plans to invest $22.4m to open a new blow molding plant in Bowling Green in Kentucky, US by July 2013. Alpla bought the 108,000ft2 plant from the Bowling Green Economic Development ...
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US stocks edged mostly lower as declines in Wal-Mart Stores and the energy sector offset firm readings on consumer confidence and New York manufacturing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 8.37 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 13981.76 ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced it has launched an education initiative that shows how the design and construction industry can use a provision in the tax code to help win business and save energy in the process. ...
The share market weakened slightly before upcoming events including the release of European and US economic data, the weekend meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Moscow, and Italian elections the following weekend. ...
At 1700 AEDT, the local currency was trading at 103.64 US cents, up from 103.50 cents on Thursday. Westpac chief currency strategist Robert Rennie said the Australian dollar traded in a narrow range on Friday but remained well supported. ...
Weakness among the big miners was offset by gains in finance companies and defensive sectors. Despite the flat trade, Australian stocks have posted their fifth consecutive weekly gain. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down three ...
Energy shares helped pull the Standard and Poor's 500-stock index higher, as an improving outlook for the sector sent it higher on a day heavy with merger and acquisition activity. The S&P 500-stock gained one point, or 0.1 per cent, to ...
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A sharp rise in consumer confidence in February fuelled a strong bounce by the dollar yesterday. At 5pm AEDT, the currency was trading at $1.0339, up US0.84c, after touching an intraday high of $US1.0361. A survey published by Westpac ...
US firm B&G Foods has recorded an increase in full-year profits, boosted by acquisitions and price increases in 2012. Earnings in the 12 months ended 29 December amounted to US$59.3m, a 17.9% increase on the prior year period. Operating ...
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An unhealthy cash flow cycle exists among Australian businesses, with 62 per cent of accounts settled late and firms taking on average, 52 days to pay their bills, according to the latest Trade Payments Analysis by Dun & Bradstreet. The ...