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...
Admin System
Jul 02, 2012
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.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jul 02, 2012
There are rumors in and around the market that there is an ongoing deal between Sinopec and Chesapeake. The news of this deal is reigning loud in the market even more than the investment of Carl Icahn, the giant of natural gas.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jul 02, 2012
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.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jul 02, 2012
The Best Investment Strategies For A Sideways Market
Jamelle Agbuis
Jul 02, 2012
According to Slipstream Trader Murray Dawes, the technical stars have aligned. They're warning of an imminent market plunge. Murray reckons it could happen within weeks.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jul 02, 2012
By Kathleen Brooks, Research Director UK EMEA, FOREX.comThe EU summit was a curve ball for the markets.
Admin System
Jun 30, 2012
Google has just released its newest tablet in the market called Google Nexus 7 tablet. The release of this tablet means more options for people who are looking for 7-inch tablets like Barnes & Noble Nook and Galaxy Tab 2. This leads customers to asking: Which is the best tablet among the three?
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jun 29, 2012
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.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jun 29, 2012
Samsung Galaxy S3 has just received a RAM upgrade and there are speculations that the upgrade was a way to prepare users for an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jun 29, 2012
QR National had awarded a A$76-million contract to the Abigroup for the construction of the Wiggins Island rail project. The venture covers 13 kilometres loop located near Gladstone which would be the location of the Wiggins Island Coal Export Term (Wicet), the unloading point for the coal trains.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 29, 2012
Luxury department store David Jones has reportedly attracted the attention of a UK-based firm as company chair Robert Savage confirmed this afternoon the floating of an unsolicited takeover offer to one of Australia's oldest retail player.
Erik Pineda
Jun 29, 2012
Telstra Corporation, it appears, has to work further in beefing up its privacy protocols as regulators said on Friday that the giant telco breached Australia's Privacy Act when it inadvertently exposed last year thousands of customers' personal information.
Erik Pineda
Jun 29, 2012
The retail sector is buzzing on the last trading day of the financial year, with upmarket retailer David Jones (DJS) the subject of a takeover offer. The overall share market is trading flat, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) unchanged at 4085.1.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 29, 2012
The financial stability of embattled airline Qantas is facing another threat over the tie-up between Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 29, 2012
According to a 2011 survey by the MIT Sloan School of Business, nearly 80 percent of all brand and market management decisions made by top-performing companies were primarily based on their CEO's intuition, rather than any form of market research.
Lawrence Villamar
Jun 29, 2012
The Bank of China opened its first bank branch in Taipei yesterday to much media fanfare as decades of tension cool.
Lawrence Villamar
Jun 29, 2012
By Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportIt's been another week where stock market optimism was actually given a chance, with US housing data looking unquestionably better than it has for years.
Admin System
Jun 29, 2012
Mobile technology has made the traditional 9-to-5 office hours outdated. In lieu of the 8-hour traditional pattern, many office employees now clock in 12 hours of work from 7-to-7.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 29, 2012
A day after the Fairfax Media board closed with finality the doors of its boardroom to Australia's richest woman and the company's largest stakeholder Gina Rinehart, the media firm's stocks continued to plummet in value.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 29, 2012
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 24 points or 0.2% while the S&P lost 0.2% to 1329 and the Nasdaq dropped 0.
Admin System
Jun 29, 2012
Investors have been given a glimpse into the EU summit...but a lot of questions remain unansweredBy Chris Tedder, Research Analyst FOREX.
Admin System
Jun 29, 2012
Google has just unveiled its latest Android version which is Android 4.1 Jelly Bean during the ongoing Google I/O 2012. Barely a month before that, Apple also unveiled its latest OS which iOS 6. The battle between the best OS is on and many people are asking this very important questions: Which is better? Google's Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or Apple's iOS 6?
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jun 28, 2012
Bioware has just released the extended cut for the popular game, Mass Effect 3. The extended cut was released due to the demand of Mass Effect 3 fans that they were "cheated" because of the ending. This Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut is Bioware's effort to appease Mass Effect 3 fans.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jun 28, 2012
Todd Kelly, the team owner of V8 Supercars express his enthusiasm when the Nissan parts arrived at the team's base located in Melbourne. This Nissan parts are going to be utilized for the V8 Supercars 2013.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jun 28, 2012
Software makers are re-training their attention on what Apple has proven as a sure-fire way of earning the big bucks - put together a sexy gadget and have it powered by in-house operating system and maybe a few years after, you'll be on top of the world.
Erik Pineda
Jun 28, 2012
The PlayStation Network would be receiving another software update by today but the said update would just be minimal. The update will roll out for today and it is dubbed as "v4.20".
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jun 28, 2012
Day 1 of the Google I/O 2012 has already past but the revealing of the new Google products are still fresh for everyone's mind. During the conference, Google revealed the Google Nexus 7 Tablet, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and Google Glasses.
Jun 28, 2012
Despite weaker commodity prices globally, Australia expects record-high $209 billion export revenue from mining and energy resources in the coming financial year. The Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics attributes its optimism to new resource projects going full blast this year.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 28, 2012
Metcash reported on Thursday northbound results but behind the numbers were the wholesale grocer's shrinking income, which the company admitted had plunged by more than 62 per cent in the past 12 months leading to end of April 2012.
Erik Pineda
Jun 28, 2012
