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Sony agrees to a revamp and puts spin-off proposal under evaluation.

By Tim Price"The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war.

Japan's exports sadden as they increased less than expected in April while the country's trade deficit expanded significantly in the month. The Japan's economy has a long way ahead to finally revive, but it seems that the weaker yen has not started bearing fruits yet. The disappointing results for April were mainly driven by weak demand from key trading partners, including the European Union and China.

Ford Motor Co. is having its good days and it simply wants to take advantage of growing demand for cars in North America. Thus the US-based automaker informed that it decided to increase production at its car plants located in North America, thereby cutting the summer shutdown.

America’s Lost Reputation & South Asia’s Shift towards China: Dan Steinbock

By Jonathan BarrattWe have been talking about gold consolidation for sometime, and the price action over the last few trading sessions has been supportive of a low.

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 80 points, or 0.5%, while the S&P lost 0.8% to 1655 and the Nasdaq fell 1.

Now's not the time to buy, but it's certainly a time to do your research and work out who will continue to perform well in a more subdued spending environment. The question is though, just how subdued will the spending environment become as the China rebalancing story plays out over the next few years?

A Steady State Economy is one that seeks to balance growth with environmental integrity by maintaining stable or mildly fluctuating levels in population and consumption of energy and materials. In our current global scenario - with population and demand for resources rising - what would it take to achieve a steady state economy?

Even though a Walton took her crown away as the richest woman in the world, Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart is still the country's richest person, the BRW magazine confirmed on Wednesday.

With the exception of the first half hour of trade, sellers dominated the session on Wednesday. The news pulse in corporate and economic terms provided further encouragement.

The New Xbox One was released today but investors were not impressed as stocks of Microsoft and AMD remains the same while Sony enjoys a 9^*1 increase in stocks.

Despite continuing reports of slipping demand and dropping stock prices, Apple (AAPL) continues to reign as the world's most valuable brand according to Millward Brown's BrandZ study.

A Tunisian man who contracted the SARS-like novel coronavirus during a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia has died.

Although plus size models have been around the global fashion industry the past few decades, large mannequins both in catwalks and photoshoots are still relatively few compared to thin models.

After it had allowed its girls to engage in sports in their private schools, oil-rich nation Saudi Arabia is now divided whether to extend such empowerment privilege to allow its women to watch sports in a stadium due to be completed in 2014.

The Australian share market is trading slightly lower in the early session, despite record highs being reached on Wall Street overnight. The US Dow Jones Index made it 19 consecutive Tuesday wins, while the broader share market and NASDAQ Indices were higher for the 9th consecutive Tuesday.

Weather experts said on Wednesday that the tornado that hit Oklahoma on May 21, Tuesday, was stronger than the atomic bomb that hit the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II.

By Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportBy Peter Switzer founder and publisher of the Switzer Super ReportFor those caught in a "will I or won't I go long BHP Billiton" at these levels, the tennis tournament between Roger Montgomery and my fanatical BHP Billiton supporter, who I nicknamed the BHP...

Apple CEO Tim Cook came to the defense of Apple in Congress. What's the next step for him and Apple?

FNArena is surveying investor sentiment in Australia in an effort to generate, over time, a guage similar to the AAII Investor Sentiment Survey in the US.

Microsoft's well-received tablet, the Surface Pro, is scheduled to make its debut in several countries in Europe and other western nations, including Australia, before May ends.

In a review of the newly upgraded Asus Fonepad, tech experts found the £180 device too big with its 7-inch screen to function as a phone. As a tablet, the gadget is neither impressive and is hampered by a lackluster screen.

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 52 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P gained 0.2% to 1669 and the Nasdaq added 0.

Foreign Affairs Minister backs property exec's appeal for acquittal

The selling that marked the early part of the session subsided in the early afternoon and the ASX200 was able to finish off the lows of the day. Although profit warnings from a number of companies saw investors reflect on the broader earnings picture at present.

A 40-minute, mile-wide tornado that swooped down the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday afternoon has killed 51 people. Almost half of the fatalities were children. Officials expect the death toll to rise.

Desperate to gain a foothold in India, one of the world's fastest growing population and urbanizing economies, Apple Inc has been adjusting its marketing strategy in that country, even tweaking its notoriously high prices to gain market share.

Local stocks have come under selling pressure in early trade on Tuesday, despite predictions of a flat session.