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Friday, August 1, 2014 from NPR Topics: EconomyWorkers and advocacy groups praise the hard-fought change, from $7.25 to $8, but opponents warn it will wreak havoc on business balance sheets.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyNewspaper, The Independent, put together a 'poll of polls'
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from TransportationChrysler just announced that its U.S. auto sales increased by 20% in July. However, it was a bit lighter than the 22.5% jump expected. Throughout the day, the world's big automakers will announce their July U.S. sales stats. Analysts est...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesBEIJING, Aug 1 (Reuters) - "Hundreds" of Chinese employees at Microsoft Corp's Nokia phone business protested on Friday against mass layoffs that the U.S. tech company announced last month, according to an employee present and pictures p...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications Services* Iliad bid $15 bln for 56.6 percent of T-Mobile US at $33/share
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyPublic Accounts Committee blasts poor treatment of those who expose wrongdoing.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyEuro zone manufacturing growth has failed to accelerate as expected despite factories barely raising prices, as tensions in Ukraine weighed on sentiment.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from BBC News - EconomyThe UK's manufacturing sector continued to expand strongly in July, but the pace of growth slowed, a survey suggests.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyWhy Bad Customer Feedback Is Good For Business
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyPayroll change figure has been topping market estimates for past five months.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from MercoPressMercosur members finally agreed this week on a draft joint proposal to be presented to the European Union with the purpose of negotiating a long delayed trade and cooperation agreement with EU, according to Uruguayan diplomatic sources.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from NPR Topics: EconomyAs the EPA develops new carbon emission rules for existing power plants, the agency is holding a series of public hearings around the country, where coal industry advocates made their concerns known.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Infrastructure newsA soon to be signed Memorandum of Understanding set to empower women contractors across the country. The Department of Human Settlements will sign an MoU with South African Women in […]
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyTwo non-governmental organisations have raised concerns about Sanral's application for certain court documents and court hearings to be kept secret.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyThe R80bn class action suit of Transnet pensioners is devoid of political affiliation or involvement, say the pensioners' attorneys.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyArgentina fell into its second default in 13 years after its attempt to make a settlement with holdout funds failed.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from MercoPressAurelius Capital Management has shot down speculation that the hedge fund was fielding a viable private-sector proposal for selling its untendered Argentine sovereign debt in a bid to shorten the amount of time Argentina is in default.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Economics, interest rates, house prices, inflation, Bank of EnglandActivity at Britain's manufacturers remains buoyant in July, but survey compiler Markit warns over impact of sanctions against Russia
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from MercoPressThe International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) said on Thursday it had received its first request to consider whether a credit event had occurred, according to the ISDA website.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Economy News
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from MercoPressKevin Sullivan, US interim ambassador in Argentina affirmed on Thursday that the country must seek “practical solutions” with the 'holdouts' or the so called vulture funds over defaulted bonds.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyArgentina may have defaulted on its debt for the second time in 12 years, but the packed cafes in Buenos Aires show little sign of distress.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyIBTimes TV takes a look at how millions of men first volunteered, then were forced to fight the war.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from MercoPressArgentine shares and bonds plunged on Thursday as investors reacted to the failed negotiations between Argentina and the holdout hedge funds in New York. At the Buenos Aires City stock market the Merval index closed down by 8.4% to 8,187...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyEU imposed toughest economic penalties yet against Russia after passenger plane downed in Ukraine.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyIrish manufacturing activity has expanded steadily in July as strong orders at home and from overseas help to keep the economic recovery on track.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Turkish assets slipped on Friday after a survey showed a contraction in the country's manufacturing sector in July, with the index at its lowest in more than five years.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Business: Energy industry | theguardian.comGovernment efforts to protect sustainable agriculture may also cut off growth of the burgeoning British biogas industry British biogas is not taking off as fast as some in the industry had hoped and the government stands accused of stunt...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications Services* Belgacom and Vodafone's customers will be able to roam on each other's mobile networks
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyRecruitment group revealed that revenue rose to £310m from £288.8m.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Infrastructure newsThe Kisumu Water and Sewage Company has received a €1.2 million grant from the African Water Facility to support an innovative project that will provide sanitation services for residents in the Manyatta […]
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyWhen luxury living The Garden opens only a metal strip retracing the Berlin Wall will remind its inhabitants that 25 years ago this was on no man's land.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from MercoPressOver 100 economists, including Nobel laureate Robert Solow, Branko Milanovic and Dani Rodrik called on the United States Congress to take action to mitigate the harmful fallout from the recent ruling by Judge Griesa of the U.S. District ...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Fin24 EconomySouth Africa has been at the centre of exploring trade opportunities between the United States and Africa, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from MercoPressPresident Cristina Fernández said on Thursday she will not "sign an agreement" that compromises Argentina's future, while blasting "vulture funds" for wanting to "collect Griesa's usurious sentence", following the Wednesday failure of ne...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesAug 1 (Reuters) - Convisual AG : * Says enters into strategic partnership with mr. net group * Says partners aim to provide customer loyalty, ordering and payment processes
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyTwo percent shaved off major US and European markets on 31 July.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesPARIS, Aug 1 (Reuters) - French telecoms company Iliad has lined up financing for its $15 billion bid for 56.6 percent of T-Mobile US from BNP Paribas and HSBC, three people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from BBC News - EconomyThe World Trade Organization says its 160 members have failed to agree a global customs pact drawn up in meetings in Bali last December.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Moneycontrol Top HeadlinesAziz said he expects a strong pick-up in government consumption, and does not see the RBI cutting rates despite signs of inflation easing
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesAug 1 (Reuters) - Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG rise 2.8 percent at open after Iliad's surprise offer for T Mobile US Inc -
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyThe Royal Bank of Scotland said a 'Yes' vote will increase costs and impact its balance sheet
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroGold and silver both fell over 1% yesterday. Gold fell $14.60 to $1,282.10 while silver fell 25 cents to $20.37/oz. Asian trade was limited to a narrow band of $5.00 and volumes traded on Globex were again down. G old in Singapore ...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Infrastructure newsThe Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane is hosting a two-day water and sanitation summit on 1 and 2 August. The purpose of the summit is to bring together […]
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesMOSCOW, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Russia's biggest mobile phone operator MTS said on Friday it might increase interim dividend payout by about 19 percent from the year-ago level.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications Services* Expects 2014 core profit to fall by 1-2 pct (Adds details on units, Belgian market)
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from International Business TimesThe World Trade Organization, or WTO, failed to ratify its first landmark deal since its inception in 1995 as the deadline for signing the Trade Facilitation Agreement ended on Thursday.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesMOSCOW, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Russia's biggest mobile phone operator MTS may pay an interim dividend of 6.2 roubles ($0.17) per share, or 12.4 roubles per American Depositary Receipt.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : Economy91-year old WWII veteran and author says history repeating itself and urges people to take a stand.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Economy News
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from BeverageDaily RSSSales of Diageo’s super premium baijiu brand Shui Jing Fang fell 79% in 2014, but CEO Ivan Menezes insists the firm can rebuild an ‘attractive business’ by slashing prices and improving route to market.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from MINING.comGauge of economic activity in top commodity consumer at highest since May 2012 on strong domestic demand and an increase in export orders. The post Copper price boost after China manufacturing jumps to 27-month high appeared first on MIN...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe 2013 proved a good year for the Port of Cork, which reported an increase in traffic volumes from 9.05 million tonnes in 2012 to 9.12 million tonnes in 2013. Turnover amounted to €23.3 million in 2013, an increase of 6.59% and ...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Nuclear Power Industry NewsIn a call with analysts Thursday, Exelon suggested that the state of Illinois might compensate the company for the climate benefits and other advantages offered by three nuclear plants at risk of closure. Earlier this year, the company s...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from World Maritime NewsEnterprise Products Partners L.P. has executed an additional long-term contract to provide ethane storage, transportation, refrigeration and loading services from its new ethane export terminal that is currently under construction on the...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from World Nuclear NewsUPDATED Converdyn says it will press on with a legal challenge against the Department of Energy after a federal judge this week denied a temporary injunction to stop the department's uranium barter program. Converdyn is the USA's sole ur...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesThe Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 55.4 from 57.2 in June – its lowest level since July 2013. The slowdown is in line with Bank of England predictions of a UK
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from World Maritime NewsCruise passengers onboard Sea Adventurer have had to fly home before reaching their final destination due to engine troubles. The ship, run by Arctic Adventures, set sail on its week-long journey on July 23 and was scheduled to ar...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesGiving a further boost to the country’s economic recovery, the Investec Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased to 55.4, up slightly from June’s 55.3. Investec Ireland chief economist Philip O’Sullivan said: “...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from World Maritime NewsConstruction of livestock carriers for Dutch owner, Vroon B.V is in full swing at COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard. COSCO (Guangdong) has undertaken a total of 12 newbuilding projects for Vroon, among which are six livestock carriers, f...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsAfter a legal show-down in Texas this week, the outlook for a handful of tankers holding some $300 million worth of Kurdish oil is not looking good. Seemingly
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesGerman automotive company Continental, which already owns 50% of Emitec, bought out GKN’s share and plans to integrate Emitec into its powertrain division. Emitec, which specialises in the manufacture of metallic catalytic converter subs...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from World Maritime NewsChemicals firm LyondellBasell has been revealed by Reuters as the mystery American buyer of Kurdish crude oil this year. “We have canceled further purchases and will not accept delivery of any of the affected crude until the...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsGreece safely evacuated embassy staff and more than one hundred Chinese and European nationals from Libya early on Friday with a navy frigate sailing back to the Greek port of Piraeus,
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Pharma Industry News From Medical News TodayWe have pills to ease pain, to cure infection, to help us lose weight, to treat chronic conditions, and to enhance our sexual and athletic prowess.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has reported that cargo volumes in the Port of New York and New Jersey set a record for the first six months of 2014. From January through June, the Port Authority reported 4 percent g...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesTongfang, backed by £600,000 of Welsh Assembly funding, will invest £1.6m of its own finance into the facility and hopes to create 70 jobs between now and October. Port Talbot will see production of the
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from World Maritime NewsOregon LNG has received authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. This approval allows the largest Asian b...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe U.S. Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-03), Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure’s Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, introduced H.R. 5270, the Growing American Shipping Act, to strengthen t...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from World Maritime NewsNew York-listed tanker owner Ardmore recorded a net profit of $100,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2014, overturning a loss of $1.2m recorded for the same period last year. Earnings per share of $0.02 trumped Wall Street e...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesRE Hydrogen, formed in 2009 in Crainleigh, delivered its first biogas upgrading and refueller system to an Andover-based firm this week. The system will be used in a project aimed at turning food waste into
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe VLGC market has reached and is maintaining historically high levels, based on first semester results of the EXMAR Group, owner and operator of LNG and LPG carriers. According to the company, the recent freight upturn has been ...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Telecompaper Headlines(Telecompaper) Canadian telecom and media company Shaw Communications has agreed to acquire US datacentre, cloud and managed IT services provider ViaWest for USD 1.2 billion from Oak Hill Capital and other shareholders. Denver-based ViaW...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsKAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. (“K” Line) is pleased to announce that “K” Line and Ports America have agreed to form a strategic partnership
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsThe Panama Canal Authority has advised that a new tolls structure will be introduced when the expanded Canal opens. The proposal the Authority plans to present
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsOn May 31 and June 1, 2014 . Over two thousand children from the Saratov, Tambov and Penza Regions took part in sports competitions, environmental quizzes and
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Top Chemical Industry News, Breaking News :: Chemical Week
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Top Chemical Industry News, Breaking News :: Chemical Week
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Top Chemical Industry News, Breaking News :: Chemical Week
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsFor the first time in history of Arctic Rosneft will carry out integrated ecologic fishery research on three licensed sites (LS) of Laptev Sea: Anisinsko-Novosibirsky,
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsJinhai Heavy Industry of China has received patent rights for its large ship superstructure hoisting method after a state intellectual property review. The patent rights is for twenty years.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesRDM Group, which employs 39 people in the city, has been named in global news network CNN’s ‘10 Better by Design’ listing after it impressing with its plans to design and build electric pods to
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsRolls-Royce is pleased to announce that Ruth Cairnie has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 September 2014. Ruth
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsPort of Tallinn earned an unaudited half-year net profit of 20.2 million euros with company’s turnover reaching 59 million euros. Compared to last year the turnover
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Shiptalk - The World's Leading Online Maritime News ServiceThe EU Foreign Affairs Council, has extended the mandate of the EU mission on regional maritime capacity building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP Nestor) until 12 December 2016. This...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Shiptalk - The World's Leading Online Maritime News ServiceMSC FLAMINIA, the vessel which was nearly lost in flames, has been repaired and is about to emerge from a Romanian yard back into scheduled service for MSC. After the...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsTGS reports net revenues of USD 205 million in Q2 2014, compared to USD 210 million in Q2 2013. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) totaled USD 82 million,
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from MINING.comBut prediction of a rise above $100 a tonne in the "near future" may not be enough for smaller producers as the big three flood markets. The post Iron ore price bulls are back appeared first on MINING.com .
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Supply Chain DigestOur annual review of the inventory management data from REL by business sector
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Beverage NewsThis month, Blue Moon Brewing Co., part of Chicago-based MillerCoors’ Tenth and Blake Beer Co., is introducing Blue Moon Cinnamon Horchata Ale.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Construction Dive - Latest NewsIn Raleigh, North Carolina, an owner is trying to keep a city agency from yanking his permit after his house is largely built, and in Wales, a couple is trying to get a permit to keep their "hobbit house."
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Construction Dive - Latest NewsCarillion said Parsons Brinkerhoff, which Balfour Beatty is shopping around, would have to be in a combined company.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Construction Dive - Latest NewsFannie Mae says consumers are eager, but construction will be slow to rev up, and the Fed is glum, but at least one market analyst says prices will be up 7% next year.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from EBR - NewsArmada Oil, an oil and gas exploration and production company, has begun drilling the Bear Creek # 1 well in Carbon County, Wyoming, US.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from EBR - NewsDuke Energy Progress’ board has agreed to purchase certain generating assets from North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency (NCEMPA) for $1.2bn.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from MINING.comThe key is that Africa is still largely unexplored. The post Africa: New land of opportunity? Ashley Kelty points to the positives appeared first on MINING.com .
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Construction Dive - Latest NewsOwners like the fixed-cost of manager-at-risk, while contractors like design-build to hold down costs and architects are divided.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from Construction Dive - Latest NewsA new executive order will make companies that want federal contracts over $500,000 disclose any violations in past three years, starting in 2016.
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Friday, August 1, 2014 from MINING.comGranting of certificate builds certainty for BC's mineral explorers and developers. The post AME BC welcomes environmental assessment approval for KSM Mine project in BC appeared first on MINING.com .
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Thursday, July 31, 2014 from EBR - NewsVestas has been awarded a contract by Allianz Capital Partners, the Allianz Group's in-house investment division for alternative investments, to supply 16 turbines for a wind power project in Sweden.
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