Wifka, a private fraud investigation firm in Germany, was hired to investigate the July 17 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 17, which killed 298 passengers and crew on board the ill-fated plane.
In 2000, Softbank of Japan invested $20 million in Alibaba.com, which was not known yet in the global tech circle. Masayoshi Son, the chief executive of Softbank, is reaping the fruit of his investment decision as shareprices of Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) surge ahead of its initial public offering on Friday, Sept 19.
A new startup in the US is offering handsome male servants who would pamper their employers in the tradition of butlers for $125 per hour. The firm, aptly named ManServants, was established by two young female entrepreneurs. Some of their man servants are former strippers.
At the end of a day which saw a stronger start the Aussie market has recovered after its lunchtime slump, closing slightly higher and thus ending a six day losing streak. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) closed at 5419 points up 0.14%.
A former NHS nurse has become the first volunteer from the U.K. to undertake the Ebola vaccine trial on humans.
Despite a firmer start this morning, the Australian sharemarket is trading at its lowest level since 2 July at lunch. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is below the key 5400pt mark, is down for the seventh day and this is the worst week for local markets in 15 months. Volume iselevated partly due to index option expiry today which tends to result in a volume spike.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE: BABA) increased the price range of its initial public offering scheduled to launch on Friday, Sept 19. The new price range of $66 to $68 from the previous $60 to $66 is an indicator of the strong demand for shares of the e-commerce portal founded by former teacher Jack Ma.
Rare enterovirus D-68 (EV-D68) has reportedly entered Canadian shores.
The FOMC statement retained 'considerable time' and changes to the economic statement were limited; however, the Summary of Economic Projections were all slightly higher than expected, which triggered a mass wave of USD buying.
Rise in sea levels could cost the Australian economy hundreds of billions of dollars. The Climate Council has released a report revealing the costs of infrastructure if no action is done to prevent future damages.
The US Federal Reserve left interest rate settings unchanged with the federal funds target range at zero to 0.25% and decided to wind back asset purchases from $25 billion to $15 billion a month. The Fed retained its key statement "that it likely will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program".
The financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC ordered on Wednesday the temporary suspension of the operations of the Bisotel Rieh remittance company on suspicions that it is being used to fund terrorism in the Middle East.
Buyers made several attempts at pushing local shares higher in early trade on Wednesday, although their efforts were brought to heel quickly. As lunchtime loomed on the east coast the market was again dipping into the red. The softer tone local came despite US share markets posting solid gains overnight with a growing sense that the US Federal Reserve will remain cautious about the process of increasing interest rates and any potential rise in 2015.
Pizza Hut Mount Waverley branch offered a free small animal if customers bought 10 large pizzas.
The UN needs U.S.$1 billion to contain the rampaging Ebola outbreak. Death toll has now reached 2,461.
B.C. public school teachers to vote on Thursday whether to ratify new deal or not.
Buyers made several attempts at pushing local shares higher in early trade on Wednesday, although their efforts were brought to heel quickly. As lunchtime loomed on the east coast the market was again dipping into the red. The softer tone local came despite US share markets postingsolid gains overnight with a growing sense that the US Federal Reserve will remain cautious about the process of increasing interest rates and any potential rise in 2015.
Air France enters its second day strike by the pilots this Wednesday. Only 40% of scheduled flights will be operated.
Pope Francis could be an easy risk for the ISIS this weekend on his visit to Albania.
We have never had a clearer example of the adage the 'market is always right' than what happened with China overnight.
In US economic data, producer prices were unchanged in August. Excluding food and energy, prices were up 0.1%. Producer prices are up 1.8% on a year ago. Chain store sales were up 3.6% on a year ago, down from the 4.9% annual gain in the previous week.
Venezuela once had a toilet paper shortage, which appears to have been addressed already. The shortage has shifted to other products, now to branded breast implants that the nation's female population obsessed with physical appearance, are now using made-in-China implants or even those that are of the wrong size.
The local market extended its losses in the second half of trade, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) down 0.5 per cent or 29.2pts to 5446.2. The miners ended modestly firmer; however the improvements lessened this afternoon while falls from the big banks held the market back most. Australian shares have fallen for five consecutive sessions while yesterday was the worst day in five weeks for local stocks.
The Ebola outbreak will last 12 - 18 months more.
The Australian sharemarket is modestly lower after recording its biggest daily slump in five weeks yesterday. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is down 0.1 per cent and continues to soften following disappointing signs for China's economy on Saturday.
BSI marked the housing market in Australia as the second most overpriced in the world.
We remain fixated on the events that will unfold on Thursday morning, with trading in the currency markets suggesting expectations of a change in language are a near certainty.
In US economic data, industrial production fell by 0.1% in August - the first decline since January. US Capacity utilisation fell from 79.1 to 78.8 in August. The New York Fed's Empire State general business conditions index rose from 14.69 to 27.54 in September -the highest since October 2009.
The Web sites of Australian carriers Telstra, Vodafone and Optus, and Cupertino-based Apple crashed because of the huge volume of demand for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Europe's commercial real estate investment market continued its strong growth during the first half of the year with France and Germany leading the way, Property Magazine International reported, utilising a study conducted by the CBRE Group.
