Dialogues between representatives of the Community and Public Sector Union and the Customs and Border Protection officials over wage issues resumed on Thursday as work stoppages are scheduled to take place in different airports across the country.
Qantas canceled 14 domestic flights and delayed another 30 trips on Thursday morning as the baggage handlers and ground crew walked off their jobs for two hours at 7 a.m.
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By Greg PeelThe Dow finished up 102 points or 0.9% while the S&P gained 1.0% to 1207 and the Nasdaq added 0.
Coal producing miners better get their act together and prepare this early for a possible weather disturbance of a returning La Niña.
Minutes from the last US Federal Reserve meeting highlighted that Fed officials discussed a fresh round of bond purchases among other tools to stimulate activity. However officials seemed to be holding back from a third round of QE. The minutes reiterated that the Fed had become a lot more concerned about the economic outlook.
Attempts to gain unauthorized access to 93,000 accounts on the Sony PlayStation Network, Sony Entertainment Network and Sony Online Entertainment prompted the online gaming network to lock the accounts on Tuesday.
U.S. blue-chip stocks drove higher Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory for 2011 as investors grew optimistic about plans to recapitalize euro-zone banks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 192 points, or 1.7%, to 11609 in afternoon trading, while the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index climbed 22 points, or 1.9%, to 1218 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 41 points, or 1.6%, to 2624.
American and Canadian users of BlackBerry smartphones are now experiencing delays in sending and receiving e-mails as the service disruption entered its third day.
iOS 5, Apple Inc.'s latest operating system for iPhone, the iPad and the iPod Touch, called iOS 5, is ready for download today, Oct. 12.
Apple has $76 billion and shareholders are already knocking on the company to conduct some profit sharing.
After Steve Jobs died, the world has been pondering if it would be the end of innovation. President Barack Obama lauded Steve Jobs as "among the greatest of American innovators" and many have compared him to great inventors Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Jobs, a visionary and a creative genius, helped redefine mobile devices, the music industry, the cinema, and the Internet.
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Building permit activity in Victoria improved to $2.3 billion in August 2011, a jump of 21.8 percent on the same month last year.
The 99 Cents Only stores in the U.S., which became a phenomenon in the retail industry, have been acquired reportedly for approximately $1.6 billion by a private equity company from Los Angeles.
The recent rally on the share market came to an end today, with the share market posting its first loss in six sessions. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) eased by ..pts or ..pct to ... while the S&P/ASX 200 Index (XJO) fell ..pts or ..pct to .. The XAO gained 8.9pct between last Tuesday and yesterday's close.
High-tech devices outnumber people in the United States, the industry group CTIA reported Tuesday. Wireless subscriber connections reached 327.6 million, surpassing for the first time the U.S. population of 315.5 million.
Asia-Pacific trading of gold futures climbed higher Wednesday after Slovakia's rejection of the improvements to the European Financial Stability Facility.
Motorola is expected to announce its next generation Xoom 2 and new smart phone Spyder next week so naturally leaked pictures are already going tech sites and blogs. This set of leaked pictures has the Motorola Spyder, also known as Droid Razr and the Xoom 2 with the carrier logos on the device, this time Verizon.
Cementing its commitment in developing an open pit mine in South Australia, BHP Billiton has announced on Wednesday that the company's board has earmarked US$1.2 billion in pre-commitment capital for the first phase
Australian consumers are becoming more optimistic on the general outcome of the economy, but the most important aspect of spending is still something that they are holding back.
Steve Jobs made headlines all around the world with every launch of Apple's new products but more recently, the creative genius made his final headline when he passed away due to pancreatic cancer last Oct. 5.
You know you've made in the tablet market when you get sued. The Amazon Kindle Fire hasn't been released but it already has its first patent infringement lawsuit against it.
Australia Post registered a net profit of $241 million for the year that ended June, up compared to the $90 million net profit for the same period last year.
The move of eBay Australia to strike a partnership with premier clothing brands and launch a dedicated fashion gallery has opened up more options for consumers across the country.
The worsening economic outlook in developed countries has pushed the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to slash its global oil demand growth projections.
Although there was a drop in phone and on-course betting, Australian wagering and gaming company Tabcorp Holdings logged an 18 per cent hike in its online betting revenue in the past year.
Oil futures dropped for the first day in the New York Mercantile Exchange, cracking a six-day longest gains run this year.
The Australian sharemarket is pulling back for the first time this week, with the All Ordinaries index (XAO) down 1 pct or 42.2 pts to 4246.6. Most sectors are lower, with the miners the worst performers in percentage terms.
Australians' love for playing video games continues even if they have moved from their teens into adulthood. They have been playing video games for at least two decades, which explains why a new study found that 92 per cent of Australian households are into video games.
