In a bid to tame prices that has seen annual food inflation soar to double digits, India’s central bank Tuesday hiked its short-term lending and borrowing rates by 25 basis points that could make commercial, housing and auto loans dearer. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao hiked the repurchase or repo rate to [...]
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India’s Reserve Bank hikes key rates to tame inflation
January 25th, 2011 |
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Key Insider Trading Player Pleads Guilty
January 20th, 2011 |
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Danielle Chiesi, a key player in the insider trading case that nabbed executives from IBM and Intel, pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy and faces up to four years in prison. – Danielle Chiesi, a central figure in the massive insider trading scandal
that included a long-time IBM executive, faces up to four years in prison after
pleading guilty to conspiracy charges in U.S. District Court.
Chiesi,
who was one of 24 people arrested in October 2009 in connection with the
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“Serbia plays key role in EU enlargement”
January 18th, 2011 |
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Greek FM Dimitris Droutsas has stated that Greece, which, along with Bulgaria, has assumed the responsibility of ushering neighboring countries into the EU.
Greece is doing everything in its power to promote the idea of the EU enlargement in the Western Balkan region, he said.
Central bank increases key policy rate
January 17th, 2011 |
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After reviewing current economic trends, the NBS Executive Board today announced it had raises the reference interest rate from 11.5 to 12 percent. The central bank’s board considered the fact that inflation exceeded the upper end of the target range and that further restrictions of monetary policy are needed in order to contain inflation pressures driven by the rise in regulated prices, inflation expectations, food prices and the price of oil on the world market, a statement said.
Italy: Fiat workers accept key changes
January 16th, 2011 |
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Workers at Fiat’s historic Mirafiori factory have backed a landmark deal that will save the loss-making plant and could transform labor relations in Italy. The Italian automaker Fiat won support from a thin majority of workers at a key factory for a contract that limits strikes and absenteeism in exchange for EUR 1bn investment in Italy, unions said on Saturday.
STI 0.8% lower; 3200 key support – UOB KayHian
January 14th, 2011 |
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STI is down 0.8% at 3230.80 and continues to be weighed by declines in property and banking stocks as investors sell after the government’s measures to cool the property market.
“While technical indicators remain positive, we note that market fundamentals such as the new cooling measures on the property sector could throw the spanner in the works. We continue to reiterate the 3200 support as a key level to watch out for with resistance at 3300,” says UOB KayHian in a note.
STI off 0.2% midday; 3,200 key level to watch – UOB
January 12th, 2011 |
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Singapore’s STI index is off 0.2% at 3,235.29 midday, turning lower despite Wall Street’s higher close Tuesday and regional markets’ positive bias, as market direction remains unclear after Friday’s bearish engulfing pattern put a stop to the index’s bullish start to 2011.
Commodities, tourism, services: key Singapore themes – UBS
January 5th, 2011 |
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UBS says the latest data seems to be pointing to a scope for positive growth surprises in Singapore, “while policy risks pertaining to a fresh round of property tightening and SGD appreciation may have risen.”
The house likes commodity-related plays, especially the laggards in 2010, "and recent positive growth surprises globally should remain supportive of the call;" names Noble (N21.SG), Indofood Agri (5JS.SG), Keppel (BN4.SG), Sembcorp Industries (U96.SG).
STI +1.2% midday; selective stock picking key – CLSA
January 3rd, 2011 |
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The STI is up 1.2% at 3227.83 midday, with three gainers for every decliner across the broad market, as optimism levels remain strong with many players coming back into the market after the holiday lull.
Volume picks up to 1.13 billion shares worth $758 million. CLSA says selective stock picking is key for 2011, as “market valuation, at 14.5X forward earnings, is nearly one standard deviation above the five-year mean, even as ROE languishes at five-year lows.”
eWEEK Identifies Key Storage Trends of 2010
December 28th, 2010 |
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The most significant up-and-to-the-right trend continues unabated: the mounting enterprise and consumer deluge of newly created or duplicated data files at 40 to 60 percent per year. – At six-month intervals here at eWEEK, we offer a snapshot of
important new and continuing trends in data storage. These are based
upon daily conversations with storage vendors, analysts, data center
managers, CIOs and CTOs.
As we take a break at the end of 2010 to brace for the onslaught of n…
Chocolate could be key to curing persistent cough
December 21st, 2010 |
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Chocolate could provide the key to tackling a persistent cough. Researchers are carrying out the final stages of clinical trials on a drug that contains theobromine, an ingredient in cocoa and chocolate. If the trials are successful, the drug could be on the market within two years. Millions worldwide suffer from a persistent cough, one [...]
Key Trends in Supply Chain Management Posted By : Ricky01
December 21st, 2010 |
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Changing business dynamics and intensifying competition have brought about new challenges for supply chain professionals.
“Mladić is alive, and he’s in Serbia”
December 17th, 2010 |
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The key to arrest of Ratko Mladić is in Belgrade, thinks Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz.
He also said that he did not wish to “play a role of somebody who is slowing down†Serbia’s progress toward the EU.
Noble off 0.5%; Brazil mill price key issue: Analyst
December 17th, 2010 |
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Noble Group (N21.SG) is down 0.5% at $2.06 vs the STI’s 0.3% rise in a muted reaction to a Brazilian media report that Noble will acquire 2 mills belonging to ethanol producer Grupo Cerradinho for BRL1.6 billion (around US$1.2 billion).
The report says Noble will pay BRL600 million in cash and assume BRL1 billion of debt. “Sugar is a very good place to be from a long term perspective,” says an analyst.
Central bank hikes key policy rate
December 9th, 2010 |
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The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Executive Board voted to raise the key policy rate by one percentage point to 11.5 percent. In making this decision, the Executive Board took into account the need to contain inflationary pressures stirred up by the rise in agricultural product prices, regulated price growth and the effects of past depreciation of the Serbian dinar.
STI +0.1%; Small caps active; 3,218 cap tipped key
December 9th, 2010 |
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Small caps are the most active in Singapore trade, with low-priced plays in favor amid a general lack of newsflow to guide investors.
Broad market direction is generally up, with just under 2 gainers for every decliner.
FTSE ST Catalist Index +1.7%, FTSE ST Small Cap Index +0.4% vs STI +0.1% at 3,207.16. UOB KayHian says while STI’s technical picture is looking better, “we would like to see the index break above the resistance of 3218 before putting our chips on the table.”
Price momentum may be key factor in 2011: Credit Suisse
December 9th, 2010 |
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Credit Suisse says investors will start to believe in an earnings recovery in 2011 if the year turns out to be like 2005, with a recovery of industrial production momentum and return of confidence.
It would also mean “that stocks that have been winners tend to continue to do well and that is captured by the Price Momentum indicator,” says quant strategist Jahanzeb Naseer.
Hague prosecutor: Serbia holds key
December 6th, 2010 |
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Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz has presented his new report on Serbia’s cooperation to the United Nations Security Council in New York. “Serbia holds the key to arresting Mladić and Hadžić. They must be taken to justice if all relevant institutions do their job properly,” he said.
Ashley Greene Gives Joe Jonas The Keys To Her Crib
December 6th, 2010 |
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If a kiss is the key to true love, a key to Ashley Greene’s flat is a telltale sign that the leggy Twilight bombshell has fallen for boy bander Joe Jonas. The JoBros crooner is still sporting his purity ring, but he now has overnight privileges at the Los Angeles apartment of his actress girlfriend, [...]
Toggle File Extension Display with a Shortcut Key Posted By : Agnes Celina
November 22nd, 2010 |
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Many users are in search of reliable and unfailing method that will toggle their file extensions displays with the help of shortcut keys.