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Government Against "Knee-Jerk" Efforts to Revive The Communications Data Bill
Jun 3, 2013Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has once again warned the government against "knee-jerk" efforts to revive the Communications Data Bill in the wake of the murder of drummer Lee Rigby. Dubbed by critics the "snooper's charter", the ...
Tags: Clegg, Computer Products, snooper's Charter
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Australian Dollar Is Lower Following Release of Weaker Chinese Manufacturing Data
Mar 4, 2013The Australian dollar is lower following the release of weaker Chinese manufacturing data on Friday and the onset of automatic spending cuts in the US. At 6.30am AEDT today, the currency was trading at 101.99 US cents, down from 102.36 US ...
Tags: Australian dollar, currency, US cents
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U.S. Lawmakers Pledged to Rewrite an Antihacking Law
Feb 6, 2013Online activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide in January U.S. lawmakers recently pledged to rewrite an antihacking law as hundreds of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to mourn the death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz. ...
Tags: US, Politicians, Hacking Law
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Sharemarket Closed Higher for a Second Day
Jan 6, 2013The sharemarket closed higher for a second day yesterday, buoyed by a last-minute budget deal in the US that drove global equities and commodity prices sharply higher on Wednesday night. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finished up 0.7 per cent ...
Tags: sharemarket, US, global equities, commodity prices
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Australian Dollar Is Higher After US Politicians Reached a Deal to Roll Back Measures
Jan 6, 2013The Australian dollar is higher after US politicians reached a deal to roll back a series of measures that threatened to push America back into recession -- a situation known as the fiscal cliff. At 07:00 AEDT, the local unit was trading ...
Tags: Australian dollar, US, America, fiscal cliff
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Sharemarket Started New Year with Bang as US Politicians Agreed on a Budget Deal
Jan 6, 2013The sharemarket started the new year with a bang as US politicians agreed on a budget deal to avoid the worst of the so-called fiscal cliff, which had threatened to derail the world's biggest economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up ...
Tags: sharemarket, bang, US, fiscal cliff
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Australian Dollar Gained After US Politicians Agreed on a Range of Measures
Jan 6, 2013The Australian dollar gained yesterday after US politicians agreed on a range of measures designed to avert sweeping tax hikes and about $US110 billion ($105bn) in spending cuts, known as the fiscal cliff. The agreement boosted sentiment ...
Tags: Australian dollar, US, Dollar, fiscal cliff
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Australian Dollar Hit Two Week High After US Politicians Succeeded in Passing Legislation
Jan 6, 2013The Australian dollar has hit a two week high after US politicians succeeded in passing legislation to avoid a potential economic crisis. At 07:00 AEDT, the local unit was trading at $US1.0490, up from $US1.0473 yesterday. In ...
Tags: Australian dollar, US Dollar, Yen, currency market
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Sharemarket to Enter Final Trading Day of The Year on Edge After Worries
Jan 6, 2013The sharemarket is set to enter the final trading day of the year on edge after worries that US politicians would not be able to avert the looming fiscal cliff sent US stocks on their biggest one-day fall in more than a month. Futures ...
Tags: sharemarket, US politicians, fiscal cliff, stocks
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Sharemarket Climbed to a 19-Month High as Stronger Iron Ore Boosted Miners
Dec 29, 2012WITH just one trading day left this year, the sharemarket climbed to a 19-month high yesterday as stronger iron ore, copper and oil prices boosted miners, and investors bought shares in anticipation that US politicians can reach a deal to ...
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Dollar Is Higher as Budget Negotiations Continues to Be Main Driver for Financial Markets
Dec 28, 2012THE Australian dollar is higher as sentiment about the US budget negotiations continues to be the main driver for financial markets. US President Barack Obama cut short his Christmas holidays in Hawaii to return to Washington for talks ...
Tags: in Bumpy Trade, Australian Dollar
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Sharemarket Continued Climb as US Politicians Inched Closer to a Deal on Fiscal Cliff
Dec 20, 2012THE sharemarket continued its climb yesterday, reaching a 17-month high on positive news from Europe as US politicians inched closer to a deal on the fiscal cliff crisis. Utilities, energy, industrials, telecommunications, materials and ...
Tags: Positive, News Fuels, politicians inched
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Sharemarket Finished on 16-Month Closing High as Negotiations Led to Across Board Gains
Dec 18, 2012THE Australian sharemarket finished on a 16-month closing high as progress with the US fiscal cliff negotiations led to across the board gains for local stocks. At the close,the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.8 points,or 0.48 per ...
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The Country's Largest Machinery Manufacturer in Attempt to Sue US President Barack Obama
Oct 22, 2012The country's largest machinery manufacturer vowed on Thursday to "fight to the very end" in its attempt to sue US President Barack Obama for blocking its wind farm project in the United States over national security concerns. Although the ...
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Electric Utility Pepco Provided Free Installation of The 174 Osram LED Retrofit Kits
Feb 1, 2012Electric utility Pepco provided free installation of the 174 Osram LED retrofit kits that have brought uniform SSL to historic bronze poles and cast-iron post-top lights that line the Mall from 3rd to 15 streets. A Monday, January 30 ...
Tags: Market View, led light