The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that non-manufacturing sector economic activity showed growth for the 36th consecutive month. In its monthly Non-Manufacturing Report on Business, the ISM reported that the index it ...
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It’s a New Year’s tradition for anyone who writes for a living: use the first column of the year to look back at what just happened and try to make sense of what’s to come. Truth be told, it was probably a way for writers ...
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Yonhap reported that major global investment banks predicted Wednesday that China's economy will grow more than 8% in 2013, picking up from the slower growth pace this year. Goldman Sachs expected a modest recovery in the Chinese gross ...
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Japanese buyers have agreed an aluminium premium of USD 240 per tonne with Rio Tinto Alcan for some January to March shipments, down from a record this quarter, reflecting easing demand as the world’s third largest economy slips into ...
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Macworld-Pholiumis an iPad app designed to create virtual books of your photos.The app,in turn,is linked to an online service that lets you share your books with friends.Pholium 1.3,the newest version,includes a number of major improvements ...
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Infoworld-Network and endpoint security may not strike you as the first place to scratch an experimental itch.After all,protecting the company's systems and data should call into question any action that may introduce risk.But IT security ...
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DENVER, CO, July 28, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Computer hackers are unauthorized users who break into computer systems in order to steal, change or destroy information, often by installing dangerous malware without your knowledge or ...
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Launch of daily satellites means poker players could yet earn their seats at the Sky Poker Tour Grand Final in September. Online poker giants, Sky Poker have launched three daily satellites, giving top poker players from across the ...
The 2012 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan has concluded, and the system of forced labour of cotton production remained the same as in previous years. The Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights and the Cotton Campaign (of which Anti-Slavery ...
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Mobile payments are expected to be worth $730bn by 2017 with high street purchases driving growth, according to a study from Juniper Research. The report: Mobile Payments for Digital & Physical Goods: Opportunity Analysis 2012-2017 ...
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An investor in Clearwire has stepped up its fight to get a better price for the mobile operator, but Clearwire's alternatives to a Sprint Nextel buyout may be limited due to the nature of its spectrum and its business. Though U.S. mobile ...
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1. What's the difference between business relationship in China and in western countries? Unlike western business relationship which remains professional and perhaps, aloof, even after a long time, Chinese business relationship inevitably ...
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Athens,Greece based Flipped Horizons and Game's UP announces the release of Mark My Words for Android devices.Mark My Words is an addictive new trivia game that challenges players to test their wits against famous quotes! ...
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Adding the COO role to the CIO job Maximising the performance of the trading platform Reducing development time Industrialising trading technology London Stock Exchange CIO Antoine Shagoury – who recently added COO to his job ...
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Every August, swathes of tourists head north of the border to check out the sights and sounds of Edinburgh, with some claiming the population of the Scottish capital doubles for the month. Visitors see numerous cultural activities taking ...
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