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Global smartphone apps processor market grows 31%

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The smartphone apps processor market expanded by 31% in the third quarter of 2013 compared to Q2 2012, says a new service report published...
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European Union credit rating slips from AAA

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European Union credit rating with Standard and Poor’s slipped from AAA to AA+. After taking into account the deteriorating creditworthiness of several EU Member...
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Raising minimum wage would lift 27.8 million workers, USA

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Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 would lift the standard of living of 27.8 million American workers, according to a new study of the...
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State personal income slowed in Q3 2013, USA

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State personal income slowed down to 1.1% in Q3 2013, compared to 1.2% in Q2 2013, according to estimates published by the US Bureau...
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US Leading Economic Index rose in November

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The US Leading Economic Index rose to 98.3 in November (2004 = 100), an increase of 0.8% from October, which had increased by 1%...
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Conservation investment in low-cost countries less likely to succeed

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The first study to look at links between conservation management costs and factors that lead to conservation success, finds that biodiversity projects in countries...
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SAAB wins Brazilian fighter jet contract worth $4.5bn

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Amid fierce competition from US’ Boeing and France’s Dassault Aviation, Sweden’s SAAB wins the Brazilian fighter jet contract to supply 36 aircraft worth $4.5...
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Stimulus program taper to start in January

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While the stimulus program taper starts in January, very low interest rates are here to stay for a very long while, the US Federal...

Graphene is an attractive material for nanoscale electronics

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The increasing demand for smaller and faster semiconductor technology intensifies the search for 'next-generation' materials that work well at the nanoscale as alternatives to...

Plastic banknotes to be issued, says Bank of England

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Plastic banknotes will replace the current cotton paper £5 and £10 ones, the Bank of England has announced. Banknotes means paper money, which in...