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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Automotive News Breaking News FeedAn 8-speed automatic transmission debuting in the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette boosts fuel economy by 3.5 percent over the six-speed it replaces and gives the General Motors long-running sports car an EPA highway rating of 29 mpg, its highest...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroWith the impasse over the latest Argentina default going nowhere fast, late last night president Kirchner stunned its creditors when she announced what amounts to a cramdown plan for holdouts, in which all bonds would be stripped of thei...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from BBC News - EconomyTwo-thirds of the new jobs created since the financial crisis have been as a result of people becoming self-employed, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from TransportationHertz shares were down more than 13% in pre-market trade on Wednesday after the company disclosed it was withdrawing its 2014 financial guidance. In March, the company said it saw 2014 adjusted earnings per share of $1.70-$2.00 on revenu...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Economics | The GuardianMonetary Policy Committees unanimity crumbles with two policymakers voting to raise interest rates to 0.75%, but first hike may still not come this year BoE split 7-2 on rates <- new readers start here McCafferty and Weale: start rais...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyHalifax survey shows 13% of mortgage holders fret about rates rise that will add up to £50 to household bills.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Reuters: Economic NewsLONDON (Reuters) - China's economy is slowing. The euro zone's is a flat line. Japan's sank in the second quarter. Britain has wage deflation. The U.S. economy is ticking over at best.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications Services* Sees 2014 revenue growth of at least 1 percent, OIBDA flat
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroIt appears Sen. Orin Hatch's comment that "everything from this ill-conceived tax's structure to its implementation has been a disaster," are coming true. As AP reports, an "Obamacare" tax on medical devices i...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Reuters: Economic NewsBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - President Cristina Fernandez on Tuesday unveiled legislation that seeks to push bondholders to swap defaulted debt for new notes governed by Argentine law, a move aimed at...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroWith the Ebola epidemic raging in east-Africa, and increasingly more countries paranoid, with good reason, the epidemic may enter to their borders, the worst case scenario so far for the US has been avoided: namely an Ebola patient zero ...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Moneycontrol Top HeadlinesThe Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission, chaired by Justice B N Srikrishna, has suggested a non-sectoral, principle-based approach to revamp the existing framework.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from CNNMoney.com - Economy NewsRead full story for latest details.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroAn American journalist, James Foley who was previously held captive by pro-Gaddafi forces for six weeks in Libya, was captured again in 2012 in Syria by - at the time 'unidentified' gunmen - which we now know was ISIS. James Foley - a fr...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyPart of Bimha mine collapsed in July without injuries or casualties.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroFerguson at Turning Point After Night of Relative Calm ( BBG ) Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief ( Reuters ) Surge in Putin Patriotism Masks Pain of Sanctions ( BBG ) Bank of England splits over rate h...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Infrastructure newsItumeleng Dlamini, Executive Director of Master Builders South Africa, says that the collapse of a building at the Meyersdal Eco Estate on Monday highlights the lack of skills in building […]
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Economics, interest rates, house prices, inflation, Bank of EnglandThe Great Recession has forced many people to stay in work, including those who work for themselves. Here are seven things you need to know about self employment
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Economics, interest rates, house prices, inflation, Bank of EnglandThe Great Recession has forced many people to stay in work, including those who work for themselves. Here are seven things you need to know about self employment
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Reuters: Economic NewsLONDON/ALMATY (Reuters) - Farangees Islomova is worried. Her husband, who labours on a construction site in Moscow's Schelkovo suburb, usually sends 15,000 roubles home to Tajikistan every month. But...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyBusiness should join government and civil society in order to find solutions for more practical localised government decisions, says an expert.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from NewsObserver.com -- EconomyA company that makes clutch-assemblies in Charlotte plans to close the plant, eliminating 84 jobs. Click to Continue »
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyCBI data shows that the manufacturing recovery is domestic-led.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyThe ONS says there were 4.6 million self-employed people in the UK in 2014.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from BBC News - EconomyAn emotional President de Kirchner says proposed legislation will return control of its debt to the government.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyTwo members of the MPC want the Bank of England base rate to rise to 0.75%.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Economics, interest rates, house prices, inflation, Bank of EnglandRecovering export orders help Britain's factories blow away expectations in CBI industrial trends survey
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Reuters: Economic NewsLONDON (Reuters) - If bad economic news continues to translate into good news for investors, any sharp acceleration of the world economy from here could well kill off the long-running equity bull...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Automotive News Breaking News FeedChina has fined 12 Japanese suppliers a record 1.24 billion yuan ($200 million) for alleged price fixing amid one of the broadest investigations since the nation's antitrust law came into effect six years ago.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroWhile everyone's attention will be focused on today's minutes from the July 29-30 FOMC meeting for views on remaining slack in U.S. economy following recent changes in the labor market (especially a particularly solid JOLTS report which ...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyIf successful, the EU appeal could lead to Russian produce being banned from western markets.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesMOSCOW, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Russia's biggest mobile phone operator MTS cut its full-year sales and core profit forecasts on Wednesday, citing instability in Ukraine, its second-biggest market.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications Services* More than 30 companies and trusts in line to list on Thai bourse
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyTradeshift's CEO details why FLS was a 'failure'
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from NewsObserver.com -- EconomyLowe's second-quarter net income increased 10 percent, bolstered by improving weather. Click to Continue »
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from NYT > EconomyThe dissenting voices came after the governor of the central bank, Mark J. Carney, was accused of sending mixed signals to the market about the timing of any future rate increases.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Economics | The GuardianBank of England's monetary policy committee split for first time since 2011 but figures still keep seven members on the 'no' side An increase in interest rates is coming. So much, so obvious. Borrowing costs have been at the emergency le...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Business: Energy industry | theguardian.comAdvocates of district heating schemes say they reduce fuel imports, lower carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty When the oil crisis hit in the winter of 1973 the price per barrel quadrupled, and countries that were heavily dependent o...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesHONG KONG, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp on Wednesday posted a record first-half net profit thanks to improving margins in its global business and revenue from new contracts to build China's next-generation ...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from BBC News - EconomyTwo members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise interest in August, the first time in three years that policymakers have done so.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Economy News
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from BBC News - EconomyA total of £19.1bn is advanced to homebuyers in July, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says, amid warnings that the property market may face headwinds.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyUkraine has proposed a compromise price to shore up its gas supplies ahead of winter.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesLONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - British construction company Balfour Beatty rejected a third merger proposal from Carillion on Wednesday, saying a turnaround strategy centred on the sale of its U.S. engineering business was a better prospect ...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Infrastructure newsA paper and plastic packaging manufacturer plans to divert 29 000 tonnes of plastic bottles a year from landfill by building a R350 million state-of-the-art polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant. […]
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyCosatu has welcomed the signing of the Labour Relations Amendment Act and says it will monitor the proper implementation of certain clauses.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from MercoPressCitigroup has told the US appeals court overseeing the dispute between Argentina and hedge funds refusing to accept terms of the country's debt restructuring that its Argentine banking license may be at risk as a result of the standoff.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Economics | The GuardianTwo members of the Bank of England's nine-strong monetary policy committee voted for a 0.25-point rise in interest rates in August Two members of the Bank of England's nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee voted for a 0.25 point rise in ...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from MercoPressChile's GDP grew at its weakest pace since 2009 in the second quarter as investment waned and a previously rapid expansion in consumer spending slowed, central bank data showed. The economy grew 1.9% in the second quarter compared with a...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesBEIJING, Aug 20 (Reuters) - China, the world's largest mobile phone market by subscribers, posted a 0.28 percent monthly increase in the number of mobile subscribers to about 1.27 billion in July, data from the country's three telecommun...
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Thursday, August 21, 2014 from Supply Chain DigestWith Q1 Weather Woes Behind them, US Rail Carriers See Revenue and Profits Soar Even as Rate Hikes Moderate
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from MINING.com
The revised regulation will empower courts to confiscate equipment seized from illicit miners. The post Ghana’s new law could end illegal mining appeared first on MINING.com . -
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe discovery of 35 Afghani Sikhs in a shipping container in the UK port of Tilbury in the early morning hours of Saturday, August 16, has sent shockwaves through the British media, as the realisation of how fortunate the 34 survivors of...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Construction Network-UpdatesDAMAC Properties is set to embark on a second master development project in Dubai.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Telecompaper Headlines(Telecompaper) ZTE confirmed a more than tripling in its first-half net profit, to CNY 1.13 billion from CNY 310 million a year earlier. While revenues were only up 0.5 percent to CNY 37.70 billion, the Chinese equipment maker managed to...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsAfter four days of delay due to a pro-Gaza protest at the Port of Oakland on Saturday, August 16, 2014, Piraeus, a container ship operated by Israel’s shipping giant Zim Integrated Shipping Lines has been unloaded, according to ILW...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Construction Network-UpdatesSheraton Centre Toronto in Ontario, Canada has started a $90m renovation project.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Construction Network-UpdatesJacobs Engineering Group has completed Huntsman Pigments’ new €38m iron sulphate plant at its titanium dioxide pigment manufacturing facility in Scarlino, Italy.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Construction Network-UpdatesMount Royal University has broken ground on the new $100m Riddell Library and Learning Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsRussian oil major Lukoil has emerged as one of the first companies to buy Canadian crude re-exported from a U.S. port, shipping one cargo last month to its refinery in Augusta,
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Construction Network-UpdatesJohn Laing and the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) are set to invest £26m in a new biomass Combined Heat and Power plant (CHP) in Speyside, Scotland, UK.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsMaersk Line’s Triple-E vessel has set a world record by carrying 17,603 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) between Europe and Asia. The record was set on Monday morning of July 21st, 2014 when Mary Maersk left Algeciras, Spain and...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsCanada’s Port Authorities have gathered in Belledune, NB, for the Association of Canadian Port Authorities’ (ACPA) annual conference to plot Canada’s economic course through these changing maritime trade winds. The agen...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsA unique, new type of vessel has been developed, the Ethylene Carrier ECO STAR 36K with “Svelte“-bow design. The design has been developed by Hartmann Reederei of Leer In co-operation with engineering consultants HB Hunte Engineeri...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Nuclear NewsThe VVER-1000 reactor vessel for the third unit of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province has successfully completed hydraulic tests at the manufacturing plant in Russia.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesManufacturing has an image problem. This has been recognised in conversations with our magazine’s editorial team, at industry conferences and in numerous industry reports which have been widely circulated in the business community and go...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Nuclear NewsAt Sanmen 1 the first components of the reactor itself have been put into position after a year of preparation. The reactor internals are steel structures sit within the reactor pressure vessel and will support the fuel assemblies and co...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from MINING.comSupply fears have pushed prices higher, but industry worries are shifting to softening demand. The post Platinum, palladium prices are tanking appeared first on MINING.com .
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe High Court of Singapore has upheld a first instance decision striking out the action by Transocean Oil Pte Ltd against the Pan Ocean’s boxship “STX Mumbai” and also set aside the arrest of the vessel, Clyde & Co, Pan Ocean&...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Nuclear Power Industry NewsThe Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved $389 million in spending for new reactors at Plant Vogtle in 2013. Additionally, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reported, the PSC accepted Southern Co.'s current s...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesThe CBI survey of 414 manufacturers showed orders rose to +11 in August from +2 in July, coming in above expectations of a reading of +4 and their long-run average of -16. Foreign demand also
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesWMG was founded by Professor Lord Bhattacharyya in 1980 to help reinvigorate UK manufacturing. From its inception, WMG’s mission has been to improve the competitiveness of organisations through the application of value adding innovation,...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsSovcomflot Group’s (SCF) Anichkov Bridge is the first large capacity tanker to transit the Northern Sea Route this year. The 47,000 – dwt MR vessel completed her voyage along the route on August 18, 2014, the Russian shipping comp...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsAPM Terminals delivered an increased profit of USD 223m (USD 179m 2Q 2013) and a return on invested capital of 14.2% (12.8%) in the first six months of 2014. Terminals becoming fully operational, as well as new terminals added to the por...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe U.S. Coast Guard’s fifth cutter James (WMSL 754) was officially christened by Charlene James Benoit on Saturday, August 16, 2014, at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. The ceremony gathered Coast Guard leaders and other guests...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Nuclear Power Industry NewsMississippi's Public Service Commission has unanimously passed a resolution opposing spent fuel storage in the state after discussions emerged last year about the potential benefits of building an interim waste site. As an alternativ...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe United Kingdom-based Peel Group launched an unprecedented Ocean Gateway Project in 2008, announcing more than 50 projects over 50 years with £50 billion worth of investments. The project aims to modernize and further expand the strat...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsUS defence contractor Lockheed Martin has received a contract through the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) for the U.S. Navy to evaluate and test two FORTIS exoskeletons. This marks the first procurement of Lockheed Mart...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from The Manufacturer » Articles
Sir Roger steps down after joining Boeing in September 2005 following a 38-year career inthe British Diplomatic Service, serving as Ambassador to Brazil from 1999 to 2004 and to Sweden from 1995 to 1999. Working -
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from MINING.comGlencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg strikes positive note after announcing jump in profits, output and better trading conditions at Swiss commodities giant. The post Glasenberg: 'Supercycle ain't over' – demand 'higher than it’s ever been...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Telecompaper Headlines(Telecompaper) Nokia announced that Michael Halbherr has decided to step down as CEO of Here and as a member of the Nokia Group leadership team, effective 1 September, in order to pursue his own entrepreneurial interests outside the comp...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from EBR - NewsXcel Energy has finalized plans for additional work on the high-voltage electric transmission loop serving Roswell as part of the company’s larger Power for the Plains grid reliability and capacity improvement projects.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsCOSCO International Holdings Limited has disclosed the unaudited consolidated results of the company and its subsidiaries (COSCO) for the six months ended June 30, 2014. COSCO’s gross profit increased by 29% YOY, while the overall gross ...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday issued an interim rule regarding regulations to mitigate the risk created by the removal of the statutory size limit previously placed on offshore supply vessels. The regulations were effective immediately...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesThe scheme will see companies and second and third year students working together for seven months on selected engineering projects, giving students experience of ‘real world’ problem-solving, plus the chance to see how businesses operat...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesTotally Wicked, based in Blackburn, has taken the action after citing a breach in Article 20 of the directive. It claims Article 20 represents a disproportionate impediment to the free movement of goods and provisions
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe arrival of the M/V Westwood Pacific at the Nanaimo Port Authority’s Duke Point terminal on August 19 marks the first container ship to berth at the Port’s facilities, providing the Canadian port with a direct link to Asia. This trial...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe Philippines President has approved the reduction of port charges and other vessel-handling related fees at the Port of Batangas and that paid by port operator International Container Terminals Services, Inc. (ICTSI), the Philippine P...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from telecoms.com - telecoms industry news, analysis and opinion » News & Analysis
The lines between network operator and OTT communications provider blurred further this week as Telefónica O2 UK partnered with cloud-based messaging and voice software developer Nexmo. Nexmo writes the underlying APIs that power the lik... -
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from EBR - NewsBerkeley Resources has announced assay results from an initial 16 infill reverse circulation (RC) holes, as part of 2014 drilling program at Zona 7, which is part of its Salamanca project in Spain.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsDanish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems posted much higher than expected second-quarter earnings and slightly increased its guidance for the full year, signaling
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from EBR - NewsForum Uranium has signed a deal with Anthem Resources to buy 50% stake in the Karpinka project, located approximately 30kms southwest of the Key Lake mine in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from EBR - NewsFission Uranium has signed a deal with a syndicate of underwriters led by Dundee Securities to sell 8.35 million flow-through common shares to raise $12.5m.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from EBR - NewsA wholly owned subsidiary of Idemitsu Australia Resources, Boggabri Coal has signed a deal to transfer 10% interest in its Boggabri Coal Mine to Chugoku Electric Power.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsThe Defense Threat Reduction Agency announces the successful completion of the Cape Ray's mission to destroy Syria's chemical weapons components at sea. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency/U.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from EBR - NewsA unit of Blackhawk Mining, JR Acquisition, has made an offer of $50m to acquire the bankrupt coal mining firm James River Coal (JRC).
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from EBR - NewsIndonesian coal mining firm Geo Energy Resources has acquired 66% stake in Borneo International Resources (BIR) for $55m.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from EBR - NewsAn explosion at a privately-owned coal mine in Huainan city, Anhui Province of China has killed at least two miners and left more workers trapped.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from Telecompaper Headlines(Telecompaper) Steve Ballmer has stepped down from Microsoft's board of directors six months after Satya Nadella replaced him as CEO. In an open letter to Nadella, Ballmer cites his busy schedule as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers bask...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesThe Tamworth Automotive and Engineering Hubs, which has received £2m in funding, will be used as a centre to develop engineering and automotive skills in the region. The investment to transform the Tamworth campus of
