Australia's federal government approved Toro Energy's (ASX: TOE) proposed uranium mine at Wiluna, Western Australia. However, the go signal was subject to Toro meeting 36 conditions.
Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 89 points, or 0.6%, while the S&P gained 0.5% to 1570 and the Nasdaq added 0.
-Oil prices retreat. For how long?-Iron ore, coking coal underpinned-Thermal coal under most pressure-Platinum supportedBy Eva BrocklehurstAverage oil prices retreated in March after several months of rises.
Even from his grave, deceased Apple co-founder Steve Jobs appears to continue exerting influence in the tech giant despite Tim Cook now serving as the chief executive of the California-based company.
The local share market resumed trade following the Easter break on a positive note, with financial stocks driving the market higher after the Reserve Bank left interest rates on hold at 3% as expected.
Many computer literate people have dream tablets, whether the vision is for the device to have James Bond-like features, unbelievable specs, powerful and durable units or just plainly affordable for the majority. ZDNet writer James Kendrick lists 10 features of a dream tablet that many techies dream of, although reality is these specs would likely not be found together in just one device.
The numbers tell a story of China's growing air pollution menace. Claiming 1.2 million lives so far, the data from a new scientific study looking into the leading causes of death worldwide, China's latest figure accounted for 40 per cent of the world's total number of deaths.
The Australian sharemarket is improving despite a flat finish in the U.S and an uneventful evening in Europe. Markets in Germany, France and the U.K were closed overnight due to the Easter break.
With the polycarbonate unibody and Gorilla Glass screen of the HTC One X, the device has earned a reputation as a very durable unit, but its strength could be the gadget's weakness also as repair Web site had labeled it a unit that is impossible to fix.
The fact the con announcement made no less by Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google China, was reposted 30,000 times by early Monday evening, was a testament of the hunger the Chinese netizens have for the outside world. But alas they knew it late that Mr Lee had just played an April Fool's day prank on them, one that further fuelled the already contained anger and resentment against Chinese internet censorship.
Battery has been always a problem for any smartphones no matter how high-end it is. Galaxy Note 2 users who are heavy on games and internet will not even be satisfied with 3100 mAh. So how to make your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 lasts for six long months without recharging it?
By Michael Lombardi, MBAIn 1980, the total outstanding debt in the U.S. bond market was about $2.5 trillion?this included municipal bonds, Treasury bonds, money market instruments, corporate debt, and asset-backed securities.
Four of the top 5 most viewed stocks in Yahoo Finance are tech companies. They are Apple, Facebook, MagicJack VocalTee and Nokia. The only non-tech is Bank of America.
By Andrew NelsonMarch was a mild and somewhat positive month for uranium, with producers hoping TS Elliot is wrong in his claim that April is the cruellest month.
Mashable reported another case of an exploding smartphone involving the Nexus S model. However, it was not a manufacturing defect, but the fault of the owner who opted to use as a spare unit a cheap battery.
Qantas reported on Monday a six-fold rise in its Europe booking following its recent alliance with Middle Eastern carrier Emirates. The Australian flag carrier explained the higher bookings to shorter flight times between Europe and the Asia-Pacific.
John Pierpont Morgan was no stranger to how central banks worked. He had witnessed their power firsthand.
As it was widely expected, China's manufacturing activity improved in March adding to signs of the much-anticipated economic recovery in the Asian dragon. Even though China witnessed an expansion in its factory output, analysts expected a bigger increase.
The Apple iPhone 6 launch will definitely be one of the most exciting events for the year 2013. Recent reports point to the smart phone’s unveiling in October with the remarkable features of a 1080p Full Retina+ HD and wrap around 3D display.
Western Australia's population is almost 2.5 million people as Aussies flock in significant numbers to this state. In the past 12 months to the end of September, almost 82,000 people were added to the headcount in WA, equivalent to a 3.4 per cent population growth rate.
As it was widely anticipated, South Korea revised down its growth forecast for 2013 as the country's exports suffered from decreasing global demand and the weakening yen. Moreover, the government of South Korea plans further stimulus to revive the economy.
Back in the nineteenth century, Benjamin Disraeli, once the UK Prime Minister, said: "London is a modern Babylon." Time passed, yet the Prime Minister's allegation is still up to date. Once you visit London, you will not only feel that it is full of tourists from all around the globe as it is full of historic and cultural heritage but you will inhale the air sated with the international business and unlimited possibilities.
On the 28th of March, it was made public that an oil consortium led by BP Plc would plow as much as $500 million in an appraisal drilling project in the Clair field near Shetlands Islands. The investment is expected to bring many benefits to North Sea oil sector.
Official data showed that Japan witnessed a surprising contraction in factory output in February. The released figures highlighted a huge task ahead of the new government of the world's third economy. The government will have to work by the sweat of its own brow to get out of economic stagnation and deflation.
By Greg PeelThe peasants, it seems, are not revolting. As a result, the bells rang out on Wall Street.
The analyst principally responsible for the production of this research report is: Howard Humphreys, Director & Lead Research Analyst, Seismic ResearchASX bucks regional drop on RBA, Easter returnAsian markets posted broad losses today on a soft lead from Wall Street after a report released overnigh...
South Korean tech giant Samsung is going beyond its popular smartphones and tablets. It is foraying into mining. Samsung won a $5.6 billion contract over the Easter weekend to develop Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore mining project in Western Australia.
Tech Crunch just released an article on Sunday night that claims YouTube, the most popular video sharing site in the world, will close on Monday, April 1. The Web site explained that YouTube started as a competition and the portal is now deciding the winner of that alleged contest as part of the closing down.
Popular blogsite, Tumblr, closed for three hours on Good Friday, March 29, due to networking problems. Tumblr reached a landmark when it reached 100 million blogs hosted and 44.6 billion posts on March 26, 2013, from only 50 million blogs hosted in April 2012.
Step aside, Samsung Galaxy S4, BlackBerry Z10 and iPhone 5S rumours. Facebook is creating noise once more, but not because of another change to its user interface but due to three surprises for the 1 billion members of the world's most popular social networking site.
