SL Purchasing Managers’ Index for construction industry expands at slower pace in Aug 2024
Sri Lanka Purchasing Managers’ Index for Construction (PMI -Construction) expanded at a slower pace in August 2024 over the significantly higher level reached in the previous month, recording an index value of 51.4.
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Microsoft Announces $1 Billion Investment in Ohio Data Centers as Officials Ponder Power Demands
Tech giant Microsoft announced an initial investment of $1 billion to support three new data centers in Licking County, Ohio. The company on Oct. 28 confirmed construction of campuses in New Albany, Heath, and Hebron that will support the company’s Azure cloud computing platform as demand for cloud technology and data storage increases.
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Microsoft and Meta shares fall in Frankfurt despite earnings beat
Frankfurt-listed shares in Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab and Meta (META.O), opens new tab both fell in early trading on Thursday, even as earnings at the two U.S. tech groups beat Wall Street expectations.
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US crypto industry expects friendlier Washington, whoever wins White House
Bitwise and Canary Capital have filed for new products Trump promises to be a ‘crypto president’ Mark Cuban touts Harris pledge to protect crypto users Industry has spent $119 million on congressional races
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Academics present insights at South Eastern University’s ICST 2024
The 4th International Conference on Science and Technology (ICST 2024) at the South Eastern University last week saw scholars,
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Vavuniya students get business savvy with yoghurt project
The third year bio science students of the Vavuniya University are to become business savvy through the production of a specific yoghurt called eco yoghurt,
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People’s Bank’s Rs. 10 billion debenture snapped up
People’s Bank announced yesterday that it has successfully concluded the issuance of its BASEL III Compliant Tier 2, Unlisted, Rated, Unsecured, Subordinated Redeemable Debentures with non-viability write-down, as required by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), raising over Rs. 10 billion last month.
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Colombo Port City SEZ Attracts Over 100 Global Companies
The Colombo Port City Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is drawing significant interest from more than 100 companies, as revealed by its promoter.
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271 gemstones in Dept. of Geology remain unassessed since 1964
The Department’s Geology division is in possession of 271 gemstones which have been securely deposited at the Metropolitan Branch of the Bank of Ceylon since September 18, 1964, remains unassessed, the National Audit report in 2023 revealed.
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Like Halloween but not horror? Here are 15 movies for you
My boss hates Halloween and every year, she struggles to find movies to watch that are in keeping with the spirit of the season but won’t give her nightmares. I’m honestly tired telling her to watch the same movies every year, so I’m putting it in a list for easy reference. (Bosses like that, right?)
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