Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) have been standard equipment by federal law in all new cars for about six years now. Despite their very real safety benefits, TPM systems can be a royal pain in the neck, and a costly one, for ...
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 ...
The European Economic Advisory Group at CESifo (EEAG)* has released its twelfth Report on the European Economy today in Brussels. The international group of scholars expects world GDP to grow by 3.3 percent this year, up from 3.0 percent in ...
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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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Statistics released by Beijing painted a picture of rising inflation and slowing domestic growth, prompting worries that China's demand for Australian exports would weaken. At 4.47pm AEDT, the Aussie fetched $US1.0224 compared with ...
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Weaker than expected Chinese economic data released over the weekend weighed on the Australian dollar in Asian trade yesterday. Statistics released by Beijing painted a picture of rising inflation and slowing domestic growth, prompting ...
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It is learned that China’s biggest steelmaker Baosteel expects a moderate increase of steel demand in China this year. According to the company’s general manager He Wenbo, the steel sector faced difficulties last year but this ...
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The chief executive of soft drink manufacturer Nichols has announced he’s standing down on the day the firm posted 9% group sales growth for 2012. The Vimto maker Nichols drew praise for 'a very good performance in a challenging ...
Bitcoin, which calls itself 'the world's first decentralized digital currency', is either a great way to avoid the debilitating effect of national governments debauching their currencies through quantitive easing and inflation - or it's a ...
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After Tuesday's announcement that Brazilian steelmaker CSN was increasing flat steel prices by between 6 and 8 percent, Brazilian industry sources reported that the market is at a standstill considering prices will also be affected by an ...
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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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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday in Caracas after an almost two-year battle with cancer and 14 years of a dominating socialist presidency that leaves the country with the world's largest oil reserves mired in uncertainty. The ...
The Australian sharemarket roared back yesterday, recovering most of its 75-point loss on Monday, after a US Federal Reserve official reiterated the central bank's commitment to quantitative easing, local retail sales exceeded expectations ...
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