Several major Chinese banks have pulled from annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank to be held in Tokyo next week, claimed a report by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, with the territorial dispute between China and Japan now threatening to spill onto the global arena.
A recent French study demonstrating links between Monsanto's NK603 genetically modified (GM) corn and cancer in rats has been found to be of "insufficient scientific quality" by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Fundamental Update: NFP breakdownBy Kathleen Brooks, Research Director UK EMEA, FOREX.comThe September labour market data was released on Friday.
Coca Cola Amatil's latest shareholder report has revealed improved trading in the second quarter of 2012, resulting in a 5.6 % growth in net profit to $247.1 Million.
The European Central Bank is being speculated to put a hold on the ECB interest rates as it meets on the 5th of October to provide time for newer details in order to better the conditions of the eurozone economy as Spain asks for aid from them.
The Australian sharemarket improved for the seventh straight day today, rising by 2.5 per cent over the past five sessions alone. This is the longest winning streak in over 18 months and the best weekly performance for local equities since late July. Despite the gains, this has been one of the quieter weeks of the year due to a number of public holidays across Asia Pacific. The Chinese markets have been closed for five days straight but should resume trade next week. The market has also been qui...
Four days after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reduced by 25 basis points the overnight cash rate to 3.25 per cent, two members of the big four announced rate cuts on Friday.
Three years ago, the best treasurer in the world, Wayne Swan, described the then 3% level of official interest rates as '50-year emergency lows'. Now we're approaching these levels again. Is the long emergency back?
A new book on the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is slated for publication on 2013 and will be written by his high school love interest, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
The Australian share market started off slightly stronger again today and by lunchtime the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) had rallied 30points higher to 4,450 points, as the reversal in the US$ oil price overnight and strength in the retail sector boosted stocks. The XAO set to close higher for the seventh straight day.
Samsung Electronics is expected to hit an operating profit of $US6.8 billion for the September 2012 quarter, likely boosting its income by about 77 per cent in the past 12 months ending in the period.
Pitting the Nokia Lumia 920 against Motorola’s Droid RAZR HD will practically lead into a fierce combat, actually a proxy war for two tech giants that have been at each other’s neck for the longest time.
The Australian Dollar opens marginally higher today at 1.0230. The case for Tuesday’s 25 basis point cut to the official cash rate was underpinned after yesterday’s sluggish retail sales data which showed only a modest increase of 0.2 per cent for the month of August.
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 Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportI expected a nice result for stocks last quarter based on the European Central Bank (ECB) pulling off a big play ? it delivered!My prediction was also based on an expectation that the QE3 stimulus package in the United States would come if needed, and Ben Bernan...
Free train rides would be offered to rail commuters in 2013 when two major lines and the Adelaide Railway Station close for upgrading and prepare for electrification.
With global commodity prices of iron ore and coal at record-low levels, mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has apparently forayed into the agriculture to seek other sources of income outside the once very profitable resources sector.
By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 80 points, or 0.6%, while the S&P gained 0.7% to 1461 and the Nasdaq added 0.
The Australian sharemarket improved for the sixth consecutive day, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rising by 0.3 per cent or 13.8 pts to 4472.6. While this perhaps doesn't sound overly impressive, it is the best winning streak for the local market since December 2011. The gains haven't been backed by a rise in volume though, with investors still shying away from truly diving headfirst into equities.
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that Javascript was developed with complex applications and at the same time made available a new plugin for Visual Studio. The plugin, known as Typescript, will make Javascript more user friendly for newbies who want to create large-scale web applications.
Sales of newly purchased vehicles in Australia jumped 9 per cent in September, an indication that consumers prefer to spend their money on high-ticket yet essential items compared to lower-priced yet unnecessary items such as probably those sold in retail sales.
Hotels in Australia will soon be transporting guests in electric-charged service vehicles.
The Australian share market started of strong up near 10 points but as the morning went on the market lost ground. By lunchtime the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) moved into the red and was off 1pt to 4,460 points, hit by the slide in the oil price overnight and weak economic data.
In what seemed to be a fitting testament to its strategic higher educational programmes and methods, the Melbourne University continued to lead Australia's universities in this year's Times Higher Education 2012-13 World University Rankings.
There is a vast amount more to this story than we can cover. For example, Denise pointed out to the Senators on the Economic References Committee that the government is currently profiting from this behaviour, as it owns a huge amount of the dodgy mortgages.
It appears Samsung’s Galaxy S3 is well on its way to record sales figures before 2012 ends, based on a new report recently issued by global marketing and research firm Localytics.
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Chief Economist Oliver Blanchard has warned that the fiscal problems in the U.S. stemming from the 2008 Financial Crisis remains unresolved till today; and said that it will take "at least a decade" for the global economy to recover from the crisis.
Experts have been claiming that mobile phones carry with them health-risk chemicals but a new study now indicates that the hazardous materials inside the ubiquitous devices have whittled down considerably.
By David Eller, Investment U ResearchWall Street likes simple stories. If you can't fit an idea into an elevator pitch, it gets glossed over or distilled down into a one-liner.
Macquarie Telecom won five-year outsourcing contracts to provide 12 Australian federal agencies with Internet services. The agencies include the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Fair Work Australia.
