Plus, the company forecast a better-than-expected gross margin of 67%.

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After several days of 40-plus temperatures this week and a forecast for temperatures in the Hunter Valley to reach 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 degrees Fahrenheit) again on Saturday, plus the possibility of thunderstorms, the winemakers face some tough decisions.

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His rather sobering forecast: 16 million vehicles, plus another 400, 000 commercial trucks.

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The ECB has forecast that eurozone economic growth in 2013 will be between minus 0.9% and plus 0.4%.

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