National property values fell by 2.1 percent during the first quarter of 2011 made worse by weak results from January and February, an inaugural report from Commonwealth Bank and RP Data has revealed.
Consumer sentiment has fallen to its lowest level in two years, and consumers are losing faith in real estate as a wise investment according to a new study.
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New housing starts are up for the March quarter, but have still fallen below last year's figures.
Newcrest Mining Ltd is likely adding its Bonikro gold site in the Ivory Coast following its Wednesday announcement that it will divest its non-core Queensland assets in Cracow and Mount Rawdon, reports said.
Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens has reiterated that further interest rate hikes may be on the horizon.
A tight commercial market and a lack of affordability for premium office space has driven small businesses and micro businesses out of the CBD in at least three cities.
China has convicted three people accused of conspiring to steal the casing design of iPad 2 last year, according to reports, which also said that two of those found guilty were previously connected with Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturer of Apple’s gadget product lines.
Consumer sentiment is at its lowest level in two years, as cautious households worry about interest rates, taxes and the economy.
Queensland Minister for Agriculture, Food and Regional Economies Tim Mulherin today launched a food policy for Queensland to further build the state’s billion dollar food industry.
By Carl DelfeldGive China its due. In 1990, its economy was the same size as Taiwan's.Now it's more than 10 times larger.
By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 178 points or 1.5% while the S&P lost 1.7% to 1265 and the Nasdaq dropped 1.8%.
The recent passing of the Crimes Amendment (Bullying) Act 2011 by the Victorian parliament introduces the possibility of up to 10 years imprisonment for workplace bullies. The Act amends the stalking provisions of the Crimes Act 1958 to make it clear that serious bullying may amount to stalking.
LulzSec has an ancient Greek sailboat mimicking the Odyssey, with a distinctive sail "LOL" on its webpage. Recently, it has indeed rammed through firewalls of companies including Sony Corp. and has even threatened the United States government websites.
Nokia Oyj won a patent fight with Apple Inc., in a settlement that awards a one-time payment and royalties to Finnish handset maker.Nokia did not disclose financial terms of the settlement but said the agreement would have a "positive financial impact" on Nokia's second-quarter results.
Export earnings from Australia’s energy and mineral commodities saw a 10 per cent slump in the March quarter of 2011 compared with the December quarter of 2010, according to new data released today.
Among the assets of Nortel remaining are its patents and patent applications. Search giant Google Inc. has inked a deal to lead an auction for the patents with its $900 million offer to buy the patents. The Google-led auction supervised by a bankruptcy court in the United States will be held on June 20 at the offices of law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York. The bankruptcy court will evaluate the auction results at the end of the month.
People around the globe are changing what they eat because of the rising cost of food, according to a new global survey released today by international aid agency Oxfam.
The rising influence of smartphones has negatively impacted the mobile phone behaviour of many Australians as a new online survey conducted by giant telco Telstra showed that 80 percent of the country’s phone owners displayed rude attitude while engaged on their handsets.
The uncertain times have made Australian consumers less of a spendthrift and all the more of the conservative shopper preferring to stay clear of debts and save as much from their pocketed incomes.
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 123 points or 1.0% while the S&P gained 1.3% to 1287 and the Nasdaq added 1.
Amidst the industry's focus on growing popularity of smartphones and tablets, Google, Inc., operator of the world's most popular search engine, said at an event in San Francisco California, it has made improvements for conducting Web searches in desktops, the device still used for the bulk of queries in Google.
The US Supreme Court is set to rule on whether up to 1.5 million women, who are current and former employees of Walmart, can sue the company for sexual discrimination.
Driven to take advantage of current ore prices and be ahead of its peers, Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO) and its partners have decided to hasten the development in its project in the Pilbara Region in Western Australia by earmarking some US$676 million of funding for early works and procurement.
FNArena has added another video to its Investors Education section on the website. In this educational video, ATW's Jerry Simmons explains weakness at the opening of the month was "strategic" as it led to the S&P500 weakening into and below the 1290-1295 zone.
Not the best way to start an investor day briefing for Insurance Australia management with news of another round of earthquakes and damage from Christchurch headlining news broadcasts and at the forefront of investor's thinking.
Eight hours or so after IAG issued its investor day update, QBE, the country's biggest insurer, revealed that while its expecting as 50% to 60% rise in first half earnings, the spate of natural disasters would play havoc with its insurance returns.
For many employers, discovering that an employee has earned extra income from some form of 'moonlighting' is a dismissible offence.
US producer prices rose by just 0.2pct in May after rising by 0.8pct in April. The modest rise in prices was largely due to a fall in gasoline prices.
Buyout activity helped U.S. blue chip stocks eke out a slim gain Monday, though the economic worries that have driven six straight weeks of losses kept traders cautious and weighed on the technology sector.
