The Biz Pages http://www.thebizpages.com Business Tips and Opportunities Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Nokia lands exclusive ‘X Factor’ app http://www.thebizpages.com/nokia-lands-exclusive-x-factor-app/ http://www.thebizpages.com/nokia-lands-exclusive-x-factor-app/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:20 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/nokia-lands-exclusive-x-factor-app/ From Marketing Magazine RSS Feed

Nokia lands exclusive ‘X Factor’ app

Nokia has agreed a deal with the producer of ‘The X Factor’, Fremantle Media, to exclusively distribute an app based on the show.

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Retailers prep for e-book education push

The growing popularity of e-readers is are pushing publishers and retailers to plan for a not-so-distant future when digital textbooks overtake their physical counterparts.


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]]> http://www.thebizpages.com/retailers-prep-for-e-book-education-push/feed/ 0 High-Frequency Programmers Revolt Over Pay http://www.thebizpages.com/high-frequency-programmers-revolt-over-pay/ http://www.thebizpages.com/high-frequency-programmers-revolt-over-pay/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:08 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/high-frequency-programmers-revolt-over-pay/ From Forbes.com: Most popular stories

High-Frequency Programmers Revolt Over Pay

Computer jockeys setting up own shops in bids to make millions.


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]]> http://www.thebizpages.com/high-frequency-programmers-revolt-over-pay/feed/ 0 Syncrude feels the heat http://www.thebizpages.com/syncrude-feels-the-heat/ http://www.thebizpages.com/syncrude-feels-the-heat/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:04 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/syncrude-feels-the-heat/ From Business News

Syncrude feels the heat

Its loss in the duck trial has some worried that the whole industry is under threat.

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]]> http://www.thebizpages.com/syncrude-feels-the-heat/feed/ 0 Growing smartphone battle seen hitting vendors’ profits http://www.thebizpages.com/growing-smartphone-battle-seen-hitting-vendors-profits/ http://www.thebizpages.com/growing-smartphone-battle-seen-hitting-vendors-profits/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:31:08 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/growing-smartphone-battle-seen-hitting-vendors-profits/ From Reuters: Business News
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Growing smartphone battle seen hitting vendors’ profits

HELSINKI (Reuters) – An increasingly heated battle in the global smartphone market is set to weigh on handset vendors’ profit margins during the remainder of the year, analysts said on Friday.


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]]> http://www.thebizpages.com/growing-smartphone-battle-seen-hitting-vendors-profits/feed/ 0 ‘Meaningful Correction’ Looms for China Housing, Economists Say http://www.thebizpages.com/meaningful-correction-looms-for-china-housing-economists-say/ http://www.thebizpages.com/meaningful-correction-looms-for-china-housing-economists-say/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:30:14 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/meaningful-correction-looms-for-china-housing-economists-say/ From BusinessWeek.com –
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‘Meaningful Correction’ Looms for China Housing, Economists Say

China’s housing prices, which have tripled in major cities in the past 10 years, face a “meaningful correction” in the next year or two, according to a paper from the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research.

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]]> http://www.thebizpages.com/meaningful-correction-looms-for-china-housing-economists-say/feed/ 0 GrainCorp Agrees to Buy AWB for A$856 Million to Supply Asia http://www.thebizpages.com/graincorp-agrees-to-buy-awb-for-a856-million-to-supply-asia/ http://www.thebizpages.com/graincorp-agrees-to-buy-awb-for-a856-million-to-supply-asia/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:28:00 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/graincorp-agrees-to-buy-awb-for-a856-million-to-supply-asia/ From BusinessWeek.com –
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GrainCorp Agrees to Buy AWB for A$856 Million to Supply Asia

GrainCorp Ltd. agreed to buy AWB Ltd. for $856 million ($769 million) to become Australia’s top wheat exporter, taking on Cargill Inc. and Viterra Inc. in supplying Asia, the biggest buyer of the grain.

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]]> http://www.thebizpages.com/graincorp-agrees-to-buy-awb-for-a856-million-to-supply-asia/feed/ 0 GDP Report May Show Consumers Pulling Back http://www.thebizpages.com/gdp-report-may-show-consumers-pulling-back/ http://www.thebizpages.com/gdp-report-may-show-consumers-pulling-back/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:16:22 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/gdp-report-may-show-consumers-pulling-back/ From BusinessWeek.com –
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GDP Report May Show Consumers Pulling Back

The U.S. economy probably grew in the second quarter at about the same pace as in the prior three months, driven by a pickup in business investment as consumer spending cooled, economists said ahead of a report today.

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BP’s Hayward Defends Tenure, Spill Response

Tony Hayward, the departing chief executive of BP, is unrepentant about how the energy giant responded to the U.S.’s largest offshore oil spill.

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]]> http://www.thebizpages.com/bps-hayward-defends-tenure-spill-response/feed/ 0 Economic growth seen slower in Q2 on imports http://www.thebizpages.com/economic-growth-seen-slower-in-q2-on-imports/ http://www.thebizpages.com/economic-growth-seen-slower-in-q2-on-imports/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:02:06 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/economic-growth-seen-slower-in-q2-on-imports/ From Reuters: Business News
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Economic growth seen slower in Q2 on imports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment drive by businesses was sated by imports and consumer spending tapered off, a government report is expected to show on Friday.


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