By Jonathan BarrattOil has gradually being trading higher over the course of the week and as it knocks into resistance at US98.
The fortunes of Australian mining billionaire Nathan Tinkler continues to reverse after financiers seized on Wednesday his $600 million 20 per cent controlling stake in Whitehaven coal.
By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 206 points, or 1.4%, while the S&P dropped 1.4% to 1628 and the Nasdaq lost 1.
New Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware update has been released for Sony Xperia SL and Acro S, featuring a number of bug fixes for both devices.
Screen Australia reveals the results of its report handled by the Bureau of Statistics. Data shows most sectors of the TV and film industry in Australia have grown despite the complaints of some industry players about tough times.
The behaviour of financial markets in recent months has been defined by one issue. What will the Fed do with Q.E. To this end it's interesting to note how composed the markets have been in the last day given the import of the day ahead in the US. Wednesday in Washington will see the Fed conclude its 2 day meeting with a press conference. In this forum the US Fed Chairman is expected to provide some clarity in relation to its bond buying program. 'Tapering' has been an expression frequen...
Asus announced that their Republic of Gamers Maximus VI Extreme motherboard has achieved overlocking supremacy at the Computex Taipei 2013. The motherboard, powered by Intel Z87, delivered 91% success rate at the convention. Asus also achieved several world records at an event hosted at the company’s headquarters.
Tizen OS has been depicted as to be a future enemy of the Google Android OS which teamed up by Samsung and Intel. Coming very soon is the first Tizen-based smartphone powered by Exynos 4412 quad-core processor.
Apple announced its plans on increasing expandability of Mac Pro. This will enhance the professional work desktop station by 1/8th of its predecessor. The company is gearing up on boosting the product selection by providing incredible internal expansion space. People can expect a lot from the 2013 Mac Pro.
Candy Crush Saga hired banks to handle U.S. initial public offering or IPO.
Samsung Galaxy S3 glass screen repair is being offered for only $149 by Gophermods. The repair service provider also gives shipment insurance and one year warranty for free.
Efforts to improve and expand Brisbane Airport are right on track. Today. Virgin Australia becomes the first airline to pledge support for the airport's development project by signing a 10-year deal with Brisbane Airport Corporation.
Australian shares are trading close to the highest levels of the day, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up 0.5 per cent. There still is significant hesitation ahead of the Federal Reserve's statement on monetary policy due at 4am (AEST) tomorrow morning. Investors are hoping for further clarification on the US central bank's plans on stimulus in the future.
The release of Google Nexus 7 ushered in a new preference for computing devices: small and cheap. The market is quick to adapt and many manufacturers started producing tablets. ASUS has joined the era of producing ultrabooks and tablets. The Memo Pad HD 7 is the company’s latest attempt at penetrating the same market as Google Nexus 7.
Vinnies CEO Sleepout invites all business leaders and CEO to experience how it is to be homeless on Thursday, June 20.
Australians are one of the reasons why prices of homes are skyrocketing in New Zealand. A new research study shows Australians purchased more property in New Zealand than other foreigner.
There are two miners that have expressed interest in purchasing Rio Tinto's (ASX: RIO) $4 billion iron ore operations in Canada.
Microsoft's Office software package will be finally available in Apple products specifically the iPhone. Now, iPhone users can read and edit documents, slide presentations and excel sheets just like in any Windows computer. It is an office or workstation within convenient access.
Yesterday we discussed how financial conditions were becoming tighter across the globe as markets responded to US Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's attempts to pull back on the scale of quantitative easing. Right now, the Federal Reserve is monetising around $85 billion per month in Treasuries and mortgage backed securities.
Those who think the world is warming up should visit Edinburgh. It is a city made of stone. Yellow stone. Brown stone. Almost black stone. Almost every building is built of stone. And the entire city sits on a rock...
Every year the industry ranks the world’s top super computers. The rankings changed again this year as a neophyte from the National University of Defense Technology grabbed the top spot. The Top500 Supercomputer Sites list updates their ranking twice a year. For this period, Intel-based Milky Way 2 takes the number one spot.
By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 138 points, or 0.9%, while the S&P gained 0.8% to 1651 and the Nasdaq added 0.
Even if the country's unemployment rate went down to 5.5 per cent for May, some Australian workers may not feel secured in their jobs as companies continue to close or put in place cost-cutting measures that may result in some workers losing their means of livelihood.
- Global mining capex still softening in 2015- Happy days almost over for iron ore juniors- US scrap steel market still doing it tough- Most Aus economic scenarios negativeBy Andrew NelsonBeing negative on mining capex is no new thing.
Sony Mobile released the latest Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware update for the Sony Xperia V which fixes the "Sleep of Death" issue found in the Android 4.0 ICS factory firmware that plagued many users since its launch.
The Australian share market managed to stage another recovery in late afternoon trade, but still closed lower. After hitting an intra-day low of 4750pts, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) finished the day's session down 10.4pts or 0.2 per cent to 4794.
Intel’s Corp’s detailed roadmap for 2013 was leaked through a blogsite: asder00.blogspot.it. The blog showed slides of the desktop platform roadmap of the company. The slides show that Intel is not planning on releasing a microprocessor by the name Broadwell. The slides also provide an insight on what the company intends on doing with their higher-speed chips like Haswell and other desktop platforms.
Air New Zealand has unveiled during the 50th Le Bourget Paris Air Show its brand new shark-finned Airbus A320 aircraft planes.
Bigger market opportunities are going to open for Victorian producers as a new trade agreement takes full effect between Australia and Malaysia. The agreement stands to benefit particularly the dairy sector, as well as other non-food related industries.
National Australia Bank (NAB) Chief Executive Cameron Clyne is not intimidated by Goldman Sachs economist's statement that Australia might have a 20 per cent chance of going into recession in 2014. The NAB chief executive is confident due to the low employment rate which will serve as a buffer against recession.
