A major survey of more than 1,600 firms has found that the high value of the Australian dollar, difficulties in obtaining finance and a lack of information about overseas markets remain major barriers to expanded international operations. ...
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For first quarter 2014, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $90.8m, up 24% on $73.2m last quarter and 47% on $61.8m a year ago. Growth was driven mainly by ...
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American automaker Ford Motor has temporarily suspended operations in Venezuela over lack of foreign currency to import automobile parts for assembly. Companies in Venezuela pay local bolivars to state currency board Cencoez, in order to ...
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The US will set up its first strategic gasoline reserve, creating 1 million barrels of storage in the Northeast to protect against storms like Hurricane Sandy, which wreaked havoc on fuel supplies in the region, officials said Friday. But ...
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The production of textile and clothing in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan decreased by 33.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014, reports avesta news agency quoting data from the Ministry of Industry and New ...
July wheat futures rose 16 cents Tuesday, in part due to rumblings from day one of the Hard Winter Wheat Tour through northern Kansas. Tour participants estimated the yield from 271 field stops in north-central and northwest Kansas to be ...
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The price of gold weakened on Monday after data showed a crimping of demand from top importer China. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for June delivery fell through the psychologically important ...
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The World Bank has called on Bangladesh to raise domestic natural gas prices after five years without an increase. "The administered price of domestically produced natural gas is fixed at a level considerably below that of the ...
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British automotive services firm RAC has introduced its first mobile electric charging system at GreenFleet Scotland for electric vehicles facing breakdown due to lack of power. The company has equipped a standard RAC diesel VW ...
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AK Steel reported Tuesday a net loss of $86.1 million, or $0.63 per diluted share of common stock, for the first quarter of 2014, compared to a net loss of $9.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2013 and net ...
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The proposed blending targets in the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard will likely be revised higher, advocates for multiple industries said Monday. Proponents of the ethanol, biodiesel, advanced biofuels, petrochemicals and biotechnology ...
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A lack of investment interest in gold is starting to take its toll on the price, with an average of $1,225/oz forecast for 2014 and heading lower in 2015, GFMS said Thursday in its Gold Survey 2014. The price forecast is 13% lower than ...
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By midafternoon, many office workers find themselves in a mental and physical slump. Whether it's from lack of sleep, stress, or poor nutrition, the feeling of lethargy can put a serious damper on productivity and output.? If you find ...
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US investment bank Goldman Sachs said Wednesday it has upgraded its three-month and six-month nickel price forecasts on the back of the Indonesian ban on nickel ore exports. The bank notes that following a fragmented Indonesian election ...
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Big brands are launching "free-from" ranges globally The 'free-from' foods market is booming in many parts of the world, widening into new categories and increasingly moving into the mainstream with introductions from major food ...
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