Monthly Archives: April 2012

Manufacturing growth comes with higher material costs

The high price of oil and some metals has pushed up the cost of transportation and electronic components for manufacturers.

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Court battle looms over e-auction ”error”

A Chinese company is taking a UK supplier to court over an offer made in an e-auction, which the vendor claims was submitted by his three-year-old daughter.

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