Since its launch a month ago, Utilitywise’s FixedFlex contract has taken off, with 700 businesses signing up for it so far. Energy is a major overhead for many companies, especially in manufacturing, but it’s always been ...
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Against: NatRoad Australians should brace themselves for higher prices whilst owner-operator truckers are at risk of losing their livelihood ,if a new Order takes effect next month – with The National Road Transport Association ...
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Google has announced that it will close down its Compare service by March 23, which offers auto insurance comparison in two markets, the US and the UK. With Google Compare services, one could compare various financial products such as ...
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It's hard to escape the positive vibe that is currently circulating within the optics industry. As well as publishing record results in quarter one, many of the industry's big hitters have also published encouraging growth forecasts for ...
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The Chinese government is considering reform of the individual income tax system this year, finance minister Lou Jiwei said Sunday. China grossed 443 billion yuan (71 billion U.S. dollars) in 2014 from individual income tax, 3.2 percent ...
China will come out with a five-year plan (2016-20) for the development of its strategic emerging industries and to further boost its innovation efforts, the nation's top economic planner said on Friday. The National Development and ...
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In what officials say is a case that sounds worse than it really is, the Vermont Economic Development Authority has foreclosed on SB Electronics and is readying to auction off the property it occupies in the Wilson Industrial Park. Jo ...
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Big complex banks must now hold far more capital than in the past because they are seen as posing higher economic risks and they have to be easier to dismantle if they hit trouble. That has hurt their profitability and held back share ...
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Nora Lighting Executive Vice President Jilla Farzan spearheaded a team effort to raise funds and donate building materials for Homes For Our Troops, a privately-funded non-profit organization that builds specially-adapted homes for vets who ...
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In a bid to hike its commitment to apparel finance, Wells Fargo said it has opened a new Commercial Banking office in New York City to expand its services to the apparel industry. Spearheading the Commercial Banking apparel initiative is ...
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Canadian cookie manufacturer Creative Food Ingredients will add 75,000ft2 area to its existing facility in Perry, in order to drive production, aiming for increased output at reduced costs. Construction for the additional space is ...
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China's economy is likely to expand at a slower pace of 7 percent in 2015 and 7.3 percent this year, a government think tank said in a report on Monday. Due to factors such as overcapacity in some manufacturing industries, the country's GDP ...
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The BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index for November 2014 shows that overall shop prices reported deflation for the nineteenth consecutive month, unchanged at 1.9% in November. Non-food deflation slowed marginally to 2.9% in November from 3.1% in ...
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According to data released by the three largest economy contraction yesterday,encumbered by the weak manufacturing in Germany, France and Italy, the eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) November final value fell to 50.1, ...
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Men and women are working side by side and are moving China towards the future. From the outside this all looks very equal and harmonious. But do men and women really make no difference between male or female colleagues, employees or ...
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