191. Usa. twin disc, inc. announces fiscal 2012 third quarter netearnings increase 106.5% year-over-year
August 16, 2013
Twin Disc, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWIN) today reported financial results forthe fiscal 2012 third quarter ended March 30, 2012. Sales for the fiscal 2012 third quarter improved to $95,490,000,from $76,471,000 for the same period last year. Year-to-date, saleswere $259,761,000, compared to $213,026,000...
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192. Chinalco issues $1.2b bonds to fund offshore investment; cnooc andzhuhai port cooperate in thermoel
August 15, 2013
Aluminum Corporation of China (NYSE: ACH, SHA: 601600, HKG: 2600)said its Hong Kong subsidiary plans to issue $1.2 billion in bondsto fund offshore investment. Chinalco has yet to price the 10-yearbonds. CNOOC Ltd (NYSE: CEO, HKG: 0883), China's biggest offshore oilproducer, and Zhuhai Port C...
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193. Technical problems disrupt euronext trading in amsterdam
August 15, 2013
Online trading in options and futures at NYSE Euronext in Amsterdamwas disrupted for hours on Monday morning due to unspecified"technical problems," the stock exchange said. The problems may have been related to a transition to a new tradingplatform that was planned over the weekend, according to ...
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194. Gold's bull market far from over - profit confidential
August 15, 2013
New York, NY (PRWEB) - If China is to back its currency, the yuan, it won't useexchange-traded funds (ETFs) to do it, but rather gold bullion,according to Michael Lombardi, lead contributor to ProfitConfidential. Lombardi calculates that the demise of the gold bullion market isgreatly exaggera...
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195. Spectra precision introduces proflex 800 gnss for positioningapplications
August 14, 2013
Spectra Precision Introduces ProFlex 800 GNSS for PositioningApplications April 2, 2012 Spectra Precision introduced today the new ProFlex 800, a GNSSsolution with Z-Blade GNSS-centric technology. The ProFlex 800delivers fast and reliable RTK positioning, even in environmentswhere GNSS signals m...
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196. China's domestic security scandals expose unchecked local power
August 13, 2013
After the daring escape of a blind Chinese dissident from housearrest and a string of corruption allegations in Chongqing, someare questioning whether Beijing has given local officials too muchautonomy over public security. Away from the watchful eye of thecentral government and contrary to nascen...
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197. Us study suggests interpreters in er may limit medical errors
August 12, 2013
The study, conducted at two pediatric ERs and published in theAnnals of Emergency Medicine, found that mistakes which could have clinical consequences, like giving the wrong medication dose,were about twice as likely if there were no interpreters or if thetranslator was an amateur. The findings ...
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198. Fake antimalarial medications undermine africa malaria drive
August 12, 2013
Fraudulent and substandard antimalarial drugs could be wrecking thechances of winning the war against malaria in Africa, researchers from the Wellcome Trust-MahosotHospital-Oxford University Tropical Medicine Research Collaborationreported in the Malaria Journal . The authors add that millions of ...
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199. News analysis: is world safer a year after bin laden' s death?
August 11, 2013
WASHINGTON, April 30- A year after the death of terror mastermindOsama bin Laden, al Qaida' s core leadership has scattered and itsback is broken, but some of the movement' s offshoots remaindeadly, U.S. experts said. This week marks the first anniversary of the U.S. raid on al-Qaeda's Pakist...
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200. Purchase of dairy farm group sparks fears of land grab in newzealand
August 10, 2013
WELLINGTON--The sale of a bankrupt dairy farm group to a Chinesefirm has sparked fears of a foreign land grab in New Zealand, aswell as revealing what critics label a dark side of thenational psyche. After a review process lasting more than 12 months, the governmentlast month approved the sale of...
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