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311. 'Googlers' and 'Proctoids' Swap Staff, Skills
Online search giant Google are innovatively joining forces with Procter & Gamble, the world's largest consumer products company.
19 Nov 2008
312. Mexico's leading index IPC opens lower
Mexico's IPC -- the leading index of the nation's stock exchange -- was down early Tuesday by 349.84 points or 1.79 percent to at 19,212.30 points by 9:53 a.m. local time (10:53 a.m. EST) .
18 Nov 2008
313. Macquarie's H1 slides, reassures on capital
Macquarie Group, Australia's biggest investment bank, posted a heavy fall in first-half profit and wrote off $750 million from assets, but its shares leapt after it doused fears it needed to raise capital.
18 Nov 2008
314. Winslet, DiCaprio meet on new `Road' to Oscars
The first time out, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio's romance went down with the ship. Now the "Titanic" stars reunite for another love affair, and this one's a train wreck.
18 Nov 2008
315. It's A Small World After All
This weekend in Washington saw a meeting of what is known as the "Group of 20" nations - those representing the most powerful economies in the world. It's a little bit of a misnomer, as the G20 is actually 19 nations plus the European Union. The European Union itself consists of 27 nations, although just to confuse the issue there is cross-over.
18 Nov 2008
316. First success for govn't RMBS initiative
The government's $8bn RMBS initiative aimed at boosting market competition has had its first success with non-bank lender, FirstMac selling $600m of RMBS.
17 Nov 2008
317. Bond finds 'Solace' in $70.4M box office debut
James Bond's quantum of the weekend box office: $70.4 million. "Quantum of Solace," with Daniel Craig returning as Bond for the first direct sequel in the spy franchise, pulled in nearly $30 million more over opening weekend than its predecessor, 2006's "Casino Royale," according to studio estimates Sunday.
17 Nov 2008
318. Official: China Trying to Prevent 'Sharp Downturn'
Weakness in China's economy is worsening and the government faces a severe challenge as it tries to avert a sharp downturn, an official said Friday, as new data showed investment growth cooling.
14 Nov 2008
319. Are brokers paying for CBA 'mistakes'?
Brokers may be feeling rightly aggrieved after CBA chief executive Ralph Norris told shareholders the bank would make bad debt write-offs of $2bn in 2009.
14 Nov 2008
320. Sonic's Capital Raising A Positive
The Australian banking sector has for some time been the favourite of analysts in terms of likely capital raisings but while only National Australia Bank (NAB) has come to the party to date (beyond underwritten DRPs) a number of other companies have taken the opportunity to repair their balance sheets, among them Sonic Healthcare ((SHL)).
14 Nov 2008
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