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A-Share Firms' Forecasts Positive
Aug 1, 2016Corporate financial results for the first half of this year are nigh, and more than 60 percent of some 1,800 A-share listed companies have said they expect positive growth. Agriculture, biopharmaceutical, food and beverage are among the ...
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Li-Ning Earns First Half Profit
Aug 17, 2015Li-Ning Company Limited swung to a profit on double-digit sales growth in the first half ended June 30 thanks to 17.0 percent growth at its flagship Li Ning brand and a big reversal in impairment charges to it accounts receivables. The ...
Tags: sports goods, Li-Ning Company, Li Ning sales
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Frozen Seafood Firm De Costi Will Be Acquired by Tassal Considers
Feb 13, 2015Australian salmon producer Tassal is contemplating the acquisition of private seafood business De Costi. This is in line with Tassal's strategy of increasing its product range from salmon to other seafood. The company, which has ...
Tags: Tassal, Frozen Seafood
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A Range of Dietary Supplements and Protein Products
Jan 28, 2015Dietary supplement manufacturer Blackmores Ltd (Blackmores) has announced a strong close to Group sales of $206 million for the first half ended 31 December 2014, an increase of 22 per cent compared to the previous corresponding period. ...
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PetroChina Expects a $3.3bn Annual Profit Boost From Government's Natural Gas Price Reform
Aug 27, 2013PetroChina Co Ltd, the nation's leading oil and natural gas producer, said on Thursday it expects a 20-billion-yuan ($3.3 billion) annual profit boost from the government's natural gas price reform. That inflow will further buoy the ...
Tags: PetroChina, natural gas producer
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Cement Industry Growth in Revenue Has Not Translated Into Profitable Results
Aug 5, 2013Major players in Indonesia's cement industry have each posted solid growth in revenue in the first half of the year on the back of solid demand for the building material, but that has not translated into profitable results for all of them. ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
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Britvic Is to Close Two Factories and a Warehouse
May 22, 2013Soft drinks firm Britvic is to close two factories and a warehouse, placing up to 400 jobs in jeopardy, in a bid to slash costs by £30M by 2016. Britvic's plans to cut 400 jobs with the closure of two factories and a warehouse are ...
Tags: Soft drinks, Food
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South African Cement PPC Firm Plans to Enter The Democratic Republic of Congo
May 22, 2013South African cement firm PPC plans to enter the Democratic Republic of Congo with a $200 million factory, its chief executive said. This cement plant is part of PPC's drive to boost sales outside its home market. The company plans to ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
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Stockmarket Was Awash with Fresh Optimism as Greenback-Dominated Stocks Surge
May 14, 2013The stockmarket was awash with fresh optimism that the dollar may finally be on a sustained decline as it plays catch-up to the fall in interest rates and commodity prices, reversing a major earnings headwind several sectors have faced for ...
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Shares Pared an Early Rise as Profit-Taking Emerged Before US Payrolls Data
May 6, 2013Shares pared an early rise as profit-taking emerged before the release of US non-farm payrolls data due overnight. Strong earnings results from Westpac and Macquarie Group, together with a jump in resources stocks initially boosted the ...
Tags: Payrolls Data, Stocks
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Sharemarket Pared an Early Rise as Profit-Taking Emerged
May 6, 2013The sharemarket pared an early rise as profit-taking emerged before the release of US non-farm payrolls data due overnight. Strong earnings results from Westpac and Macquarie Group, together with a jump in resources stocks, initially ...
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Sharemarket Is Trading Lower, Led Down by The Big Miners on Concerns Over Iron Ore Prices
Mar 21, 2013The sharemarket is trading lower, led down by the big miners on concerns over iron ore prices. At 12.07pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 38.1 points, or 0.76 per cent, at 4949.3 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...
Tags: sharemarket, benchmark, Ordinaries index
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Australian Stocks Have Tumbled for a Third Straight Day
Mar 21, 2013Australian stocks have tumbled for a third straight day, led by hefty falls from the major miners in response to a bleak outlook for iron ore prices. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20.1 points, or 0.4 per cent, at ...
Tags: Australian stocks, benchmark, Stock
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Sharemarket Closed Down After Jobs Data Lowered Chance of Another Interest Rate Cut
Mar 18, 2013The sharemarket closed down more than 1 per cent after better-than-expected jobs data lowered the chance of another interest rate cut. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 60.2 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 5032.2 ...
Tags: sharemarket, Stocks, benchmark
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Sharemarket Fell Sharply as Iron Ore Prices Declined
Mar 18, 2013The sharemarket fell sharply yesterday as iron ore prices declined and strong jobs news cooled hopes of interest rate cuts. Employment jumped by 71,500 places last month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Economists had expected a ...
Tags: sharemarket, iron ore prices, iron ore