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Angelina Jolie knows where to put her money’s worth. The A-list star has found the heart-shaped island a perfect birthday gift for her fiancé, Brad Pitt.

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) Chairman Jan du Plessis complained at the Australian British Chamber of Commerce business lunch in Sydney on Friday of the fast rise of cost of doing business in Australia.

The Australian sharemarket is improving following a tough week for local shares. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is up 0.5 per cent, with gains in every sector. Thanksgiving in the US this week will result in the closure of the US market on Thursday and its partial closure on Friday. This could keep volumes a little light over the next five sessions. The S&P500 index closed above 1,800 points for the first time on Friday while the DOW index ended over 16,000 points for the second consecutive day ...

The Kmart ad called “Show Your Joe,” featuring a TV commercial for Joe Boxer (with a certain “Dexter” actor) is causing a stir among those who’ve seen it. It starts out innocent but towards the end, some people think it’s too sexy and suggestive for an ad on TV, especially from a family-friendly company. Some people have even claimed that the video is “harmful to society”.

GlaxoSmithKline recalls Children’s Panadol Baby Drops Syringe due to risk of serious liver damage

The Australian dollar is all set to fall below 90 U.S. cents by the Christmas.

PDF file attached.Corporate bonds offer an alternative to equity investment in providing a fixed "coupon", or interest payment, unlike equities which pay (or not) non-fixed dividend payments, and a maturity date, unlike equities which are open-ended.

Risk finished the week off on a positive note, with US markets rallying to fresh record highs with the Down closing above 16,000 and the S&P above 1800. While tapering remains on the cards in coming meetings, perhaps investors are looking at the situation as glass-half-full, given the Fed is likely to remain accommodative for a while. This week will be crucial for some of the interest rate sensitive sectors of the US economy with the holiday shopping season ramping up. Black Friday will be watch...

In US economic news, the Kansas City Federal Reserve manufacturing index eased from 14 to 11 in November but the composite index rose from 6 to 7.

The Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA) forecasts the average Aussie shopper will splurge around $1,280 during the Christmas yearend holiday, boosting the national economy for the last month of 2013 by about $30 billion.

Clash of Clans brings the inner barbarian of people in a battle to protect villages, level up troops and dominate the game. It is a combat strategy that allows people to compete with other players but also work in teams. Players have to make sure their camps are hard to break through and they have the strongest troops to conquer.

The Australian sharemarket managed to benefit from the strength in offshore stocks overnight, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rising by 0.9 per cent and closing back above the 5300pt mark. US shares have more than doubled in value from the lows hit in 2008, closed above 16,000pts for the first time on record overnight and the DOW is 22 per cent firmer this calendar year.

Apple Inc. launches a mini web site, ‘Life on iPad’ which takes owning an iPad to a whole new level

After four straight days of weakness, the Australian sharemarket is surging higher, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up by 0.9 per cent. All sectors are in the black with the energy stocks the standouts. US stocks closed above 16,000 pts for the first time on record last night - American shares have more than doubled in the past five years.

Apple Inc's iPhone may soon be offered by China Mobile as the Chinese carrier revealed its plan to introduce a new brand in December 2013.

Australian Automobile Association (AAA) has launched best cars of 2013. AAA has selected 13 cars for this year's Australia's Best Car Awards. The list aims at assisting motorists and new car buyers in making the right choices for their future investment.

The Rolling Stones concert is causing South Australian taxpayers a whopping $450,000

Xbox One now available in Australia announcing the gamebeat, as Sony PS4 sold 1M units in 24 hours

People looking for the ultimate combat and strategy game can find "Clash of Clans" worth their time. The primary point of the game is to protect clans, conquer villages and train troops. Looting is the name of the game and the better players loot, the more things they can do. Nonetheless, leveling up comes with a price. Players have to protect their villagers from raids and make sure their troops are at par to conquer other parties. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks people...

A number of "Clash of Clans" hack tools and cheats can help avid players level up and accomplish a lot with their troops and village. A good hack tool should work on different types of operating system like Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7 as well as Mac OS X. It should also work on Android and iOS devices.

By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaI joined Twitter. Not because I am curious what this celebrity has to say about her kids, or to read that another one is waiting for a connecting flight, impatiently.

By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 109 points or 0.7% to 16,009 while the S&P gained 0.8% to 1795 and the Nasdaq jumped 1.

Apple (AAPL) has been experimenting with sensors starting with the TouchID. Following its fingerprint venture, it appears Apple wants to put Xbox’s Kinect technology to its line of products. The tech giant has acquired 3-D chip producer PrimeSense. The company was behind Xbox’s Kinect and it seems Apple wants to put the same feature on its iPhone, iPad and MacBook products, too.

There was a continuation of US dollar strength as unemployment claims and the US flash manufacturing PMI readings came in ahead of consensus. Unemployment claims fell to 323,000 and this reading was also well below analysts' estimates of 333,000. Effectively this brought the 4-week average claims down 7,000 to 339,000. This saw the continuation of the tapering talk theme and resulted in the dollar index holding its ground above 81. At the same time US 10-year yields traded at the highest leve...

In US economic news, new claims for unemployment insurance fell from 344,000 to 323,000 in the latest week, below forecasts for a result near 335,000. Producer prices fell 0.2pct in October, in line with forecasts. Excluding food and energy, prices rose by 0.2pct, ahead of forecasts for a 0.1pct gain. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve index eased from 19.8 to 6.5 in November. And the Markit flash manufacturing gauge rose from 51.8 to 54.3 in November.

With the holidays fast approaching, the search for the best toys continues. Considering the number of iPod touch or iPad owners, it is interesting to find the multitude of toys people can control and play with. Below are the coolest iPad and iPhone-controlled toys people can buy for Christmas.

The Australian sharemarket fell once again, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) ending 0.4 per cent lower by the close. This makes it the longest losing streak for local stocks in five months. Minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting were issued overnight and showed that the US central bank hasn't ruled out the possibility of a reduction in stimulus in the 'coming months'. This together with a weaker than expected reading on the health of China's manufacturing sector this aftern...

Apple Inc. failed to trademark the term “startup” in Australia

Apple Inc, Samsung and Microsoft's idea of putting a "kill switch" in smartphones to deter theft has been rejected by mobile phone carriers. According to San Francisco Attorney General George Gascon in his Twitter account, wireless carriers discarded the kill-switch proposal. Mr Gascon also suggested that carriers are thinking of income first before security of smartphones.