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Pension cash spending choices revealed

2016-01-28 01:11:02| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

People raiding some or all of their pension pots under reforms introduced in April were most likely to spend it on home improvements.

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BNSF cuts spending by 26 percent amid cargo slump

2016-01-26 22:32:04| Railroads - Topix.net

Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway Co. plans to reduce capital expenditures for the first time in six years.

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Semiconductor R&D Spending Slows

2016-01-26 07:01:59| Electronics - Topix.net

The semiconductor industry spent a record $56.4 billion on research and development in 2015, though growth in this type of spending slowed due to consolidation, concerns over the global economy and slumping sales in the second half of the year, according to market research firm IC Insights Inc. The 2015 semiconductor industry R&D spending total was up just 0.5% from 2014, the lowest rate of increase since the downturn year of 2009, IC Insights said. The growth in 2015 was also significantly below the chip industry R&D spending compound annual growth rate over the past 10 years, 4%, IC Insights said.

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SA leads continent in consumer spending

2016-01-25 14:21:42| Logistics - Topix.net

South Africa has been ranked as the most promising market for consumer spending by the middle-class, pipping Africa's biggest economy, Nigeria, which is ranked second, findings of a survey showed this week. The survey, conducted by Agility Emerging Markets Logistics, also ranked Kenya and Ghana in third and fourth positions respectively, according to executives surveyed under the index.

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