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Low Volume Creates Interesting Trading Conditions

By Chris Tedder, Research Analyst FOREX.comIt was an interesting session during Asian trade with some very jumpy price action in the FX market due to low levels of liquidity, with many investors choosing to remain on the sidelines ahead of the US holiday.

David Jones Defends Handling of Incomplete Takeover Bid

Was the disclosure of an unconfirmed takeover offer necessary at all? David Jones believes so as it informed the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Monday night that transparency was its utmost concern when it broke the news of an impending buyout that failed to materialise.
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Gap Grows Between Uranium Buyers And Sellers

By Andrew NelsonA slow week last week ended what was a slow month for uranium trading. Spot prices barely budged on the 15 transactions reported in June by industry consultant TradeTech, with sellers unwilling to drop their prices and buyers not willing to pay more.

Our Growth is Not Slowing: NAB

NAB has said it will continue to drive volumes through third party brokers as it grows above system levels and seeks a greater share of the mortgage market.

RBA Didn't Need To Go Again

By Greg Peel"Oops."It is assumed by economists that this is what we would have heard from the RBA board members after the release of the Australian March quarter GDP result, having just added another 25 basis points of cut last month to the previous 50.

RIM Announces Delay for Blackberry 10

Research in Motion, the manufacturer of Blackberry recently announced a delay for highly-anticipated Blackberry model, Blackberry 10. This delay is just one of the problems that the company is facing as of the moment.

Google Voice Search vs. Siri: Which is Better?

Siri was first introduced by Apple through its iPhone 4S which was become a hit to smartphone users all over the world. Google introduced a similar voice-like search feature in Google called Google voice search. This feature would supposedly Google's own "Siri-like" version plus more. This leads to the important question of: Is Google voice search much better than Apple's Siri?

Australian Air Carriers Qantas, Virgin Australia Urged to Lower Fuel Surcharges

The problem with most airlines is that they are quick on the draw to implement extra charges once airline fuel goes up, but are slow to revert when the same goes down, thus said Flight Centre, Australia's largest travel agent, as it lambasted Australian air carriers Qantas Airways Limited and Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd for their poor inaction to automatically lower their surcharges.

The Relevance of Premises for a Real Estate Business

It is always an interesting debate. There are people who believe strongly that the requirement for a real estate business to operate from a traditional retail premises is becoming obsolete in the age of Skype, iPads and cloud computing.

It’s a Y2K Repeat as Extra Second Strands 400 Qantas Planes

It was a repeat of the Millennium Bug, also known as the Y2K scare, which caused the delay of 400 Qantas planes on Sunday. Virgin Australia was similarly affected after the manual check-in and dispatch of flight that use the Amadeus system collapsed.

It's A Rental

Buying a rental property is a big move. You want to make passive income, but you don't want to take a lot of risks doing so. Passive income has a certain kind of allure to it, but it also takes a lot of work to set up.

House Price Rises Continue in Malaysia

Malaysia's house price rises have continued, but at a slower pace, due to a slight GDP growth slowdown to 5.1% in 2011, from 7.2% in 2010. Malaysian houses prices have tracked inflation during the last decade, except during the recent surge.

Canadian Pension Funds Sniffing Around

By Greg PeelWith cyclical stocks on the nose for longer term investors in Australia and worldwide, given post-GFC risk frustration, defensive stocks have returned to popularity ? not just because of their defensive nature on a capital preservation basis but also because of the yield they offer on di...

Google Events – Bigger Things to Come?

During the past week Google has been hosting their annual Google I/O event. Apple Events attract diehards from all over the world and in the past we have seen almost evangelical like scenes at these events.

Retails Sales Brings A New Hope with a Sharp Rise in Several Countries

While the global recession is still a threat to the economies, Retail sector has come as a ray of hope in the damp clouds. Though not an exuberating number, some countries do show a positive development towards retail, which stands as a sign, if not, a complete step towards a U-turn from downfall.

Google Nexus Q FAQs and Brief Review

Google has just unveiled Google Nexus Q during the Google I/O 2012 at San Francisco. This is the first living-room hardware device that was manufactured by Google.

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