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Australia's exports declined 2 per cent in February which contributed to a trade deficit of $480 million. It is the second largest trade deficit for the country since early 2010.

Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app is now available for Android users. It was first exclusively offered to iPhone users for the past 18 months but it has now expanded to Android-based smartphones.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the world's top tech company by market value, will report to the public its revenue and earnings for its second fiscal quarter.

Facebook unleashed its retaliatory actions against Yahoo, which the social networking giant has accused of using technologies that it claims exclusive ownership of.

The local share market has followed Wall Street into the red, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) down 17.3pts or 0.4pct in early trade to 4407.1.

Apparently taking too much heat from the scandals hounding his family's media empire, James Murdoch announced on Tuesday his resignation as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB).

Even if BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) produces about one fifth of the global supply of seaborne coking coal, its declaration on Monday of a force majeure would have limited impact on coking coal prices, analysts said.

By Ryan Fitzwater, Investment U"Gina Martin Adams, a strategist at Wells Fargo, likes to look at a copper in comparison to another commodity known to have its own economic gauge.

House prices in France rose by 4.3% (1.8% when adjusted for inflation) during 2011, according to the National Institute for Statistical and Economic Studies (INSEE).

The all-new, second-generation Mercedes-Benz B-Class has launched in Australia with three model variants making up the range: B180, B200 and B200 CDI.

Now we all know how most rental cars get treated, but we suspect this McLaren MP4-12C may be treated with a little bit more respect by its users.

The mining construction boom in Queensland will end as early as 2014, BIS Shrapnel forecast on Wednesday.

Stocks fell after details from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting offered no signals that immediate monetary stimulus is on the way, prompting investors to question whether the rally can continue without a prime driver.

OneSteel announced on Tuesday plans to change its name to Arrium Limited in a bid to bring in new investors and clarify the extent of its business.

Sniff. Sniff. Wait, is that irony I smell? It could very well be, thanks to a new line of air fresheners inspired by the natural aromas of 4 national parks and made from not-found-in-nature chemicals.

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 64 points or 0.5% while the S&P lost 0.4% to 1413 and the Nasdaq dropped 0.

Daily update on share prices and consensus price targets.By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaSector analysts at JP Morgan summed it up succinctly this morning: shares in Australian banks have appreciated noticeably in the first three months of the year, supported by a variety of factors, but this...

By Greg PeelConstruction company Leighton Holdings ((LEI)) has been stuck with two disastrous legacy projects in the form of the Victorian desal plant and the Brisbane airport link, not to mention Middle East projects that remain a constant risk.

The Australian retail sector registered flat movements in February, paving the way for miniscule growth that analysts said were reflective of market's expectations but not as ominous as the figures showed.

Jetstar officials insisted on Tuesday that it violated no Australian laws in contracting pilots that were meant in the first place to be deployed outside of Australia.

Grocery wholesaler Metcash Ltd has revealed fresh consolidation moves that it said would prepare the company for the future but would unfortunately lead to hundreds of job losses.

The Fair Work Ombudsman fined $1,200 the Sandringham branch of Buxton, a real estate agent, over the firing of a 23-year-old woman whom the agent found too young-looking and short for the job.

The best that can be said from the latest Tankan survey of sentiment among medium and large Japanese companies is that it didn't fall.

This should be a testing week for Australian stock prices, not for any technical levels of support and resistance (that we know of...although we leave that stuff to Murray). But because two of Australia's large Asian trading partners - China and Japan - are showing weak trade activity.

Commodities: Dollar’s Fall Halts Slide In RBA Index

Where do you get your latest stock tips from? Scouring through balance sheets, poring over profit and loss statements and scrutinising cash-flow statements? Or do you listen to the latest punt your mate Joe is boasting about at a cocktail party?

From virtually no chance a week or so ago, the odds of a cut at today's Reserve Bank board meeting have tightened, but the May meeting remains the favourite among RBA watchers.

A study by weight loss company Jenny Craig found that waiters take 23,000 steps a day, more than double the recommended 10,000 steps a day to keep fit.

By Greg PeelNo one is much interested in buying the quantity of UF6 on offer in the US and while demand remains for U3O8 the only supply of note is in Europe and genuine buyers are looking for supply contracts a little longer dated than spot.