It's not all about peanut butter
Vanessa Doctor Oct 20, 2014
When visiting these countries, do not pass up on the beer.
Vanessa Doctor Sep 19, 2014
The Australian sharemarket is making up for around half of yesterday's 0.36 per cent tumble following choppy global trade overnight. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is up 0.2 per cent, with only the energy, industrial and tech industries losing ground. Markets are closed in Hong Kong and South Korea for holidays today. Hong Kong has the region's second biggest market while South Korea is Asia's seventh largest.
Vittorio Hernandez Sep 09, 2014
English actor Jude Law made a gentleman's wager with the Italian actor Giancarlo Giannini in a short film for the luxury whisky Johnnie Walker Blue Label.
Ma Evelyn Castino Quilas Aug 05, 2014
In view of the National Ice Cream Day on the third Sunday of July, an analyst from USA-based online food ordering company GrubHub revealed the most ordered flavors and toppings by Americans.
Jul 22, 2014
At least three people remain trapped when a gold mine in southern Honduras caved-in on Wednesday. Eight have been successfully rescued.
Jul 04, 2014
About 1,000 protesters blocked the entrance of the Lynas Advanced Materials facility in Gebeng, Kuantan, on Sunday as Malaysians push anew for the closure of the facility.
Vittorio Hernandez Jun 24, 2014
It seems there is really no more stopping an El Niño 2014 occurrence. Latest updates released by weather experts from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the U.S.' NOAA point to an El Niño becoming established in the Pacific Ocean by August.
Jun 06, 2014
It is without doubt that the "boy child" El Niño has definitely stirred the whole world. While most dread its potential impact, some however gladly await its arrival. El Niño induces droughts in some parts of the world, while it could drench other nations.
May 21, 2014
A transformer explosion that caused a fire in a coal mine in western Turkey on Wednesday killed at least 201 workers. The accident is considered one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history.
May 14, 2014
Another thinly traded rout in the US overnight has put most investors on notice as we approach US earnings season.
Vittorio Hernandez Apr 11, 2014
Aaron Thomas, a former contestant on MasterChef Australia, has been slapped with a lawsuit by the very own company he founded. Mining firm Oakmont Resources alleged the former CEO embezzled $7.57 million from company money to fund his lavish lifestyle.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Apr 02, 2014
The Canadian woman plans to buy nothing for one year.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay Mar 05, 2014
Canada's Quebec have enough heavy rare earths minerals to spur the demand for electric cars in the future, a study made by the KPMG-SECOR commissioned by Matamec Explorations Inc. and Toyotsu Rare Earth Canada (TRECan) had revealed recently.
Christine Gaylican Feb 04, 2014
The Smarty Ring Bluetooth-enabled wearable gadget for easy smartphone alert checks and incoming call management is finally here! Move over, Samsung Galaxy Gear watch, Pebble Watch and Sony SmartWatch, here comes the latest wearable gadget designed to work in sync with one's smartphone. It is much sleeker, fashionable and easier to wear than the smart watches out there today. It can be worn even if you are dressed casually or dressed to the nines.
Janice Somosot Dec 11, 2013
Vancouver has gotten crazy about 'Ugly Christmas Sweaters' and the retailers of the products love them.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay Nov 27, 2013
Andrew Gardner, the Ontario entrepreneur who invented the magnetic Polar Pen, is apprehensive about losing about $100,000 due to a cease and desists order by Health Canada.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay Nov 20, 2013
The Iranian government is considering giving crude price discounts to its former customers as long as Western sanctions against it can be eased in the future, said a senior oil official on Tuesday, in the hopes of seeing a return to their old market share, which had been lost to other Middle Eastern nations.
Jamelle Agbuis Oct 24, 2013
World cereal production will shoot up for 2013-14 as forecasted by FAO
Athena Yenko Oct 08, 2013
The revolution in oil field technology kicked into gear. During that post-crash environment, directional drilling and fracking moved from niche activities by bold but quirky companies, into the North American oil development mainstream.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 23, 2013
Gold up, markets down. The Dow lost 113 points overnight while gold tacked on about 10 bucks in the US session. Weird.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 16, 2013
The New Zealand Post is issuing a stamp to celebrate the birth of Prince George of Cambridge. This is the first time in the state-owned service's 170-year history that it has featured commemorative issue to mark a Royal birth.
Anne Lu Aug 15, 2013
It was a challenging first half of the year for most commodities, with only two resources we track on our Periodic Table of Commodities Returns rising in value. Natural gas and oil rose 6.5 percent and 5 percent, respectively, while silver lost a third of its value and gold lost a quarter of its price from the beginning of the year.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 01, 2013
Australian consumers have found themselves appalled at recent report uncovering taxpayers Down Under are paying 50 to 100 percent more than the U.S. buyers of the same technology products. The report by the parliamentary IT pricing inquiry committee enrages the tech consumers, who helped complete the report that began in 2012.
Jul 29, 2013
Australia is set to become the world's largest liquefied natural gas exporter. We have a remarkable network of pipeline infrastructure running up and down our east and west coast with tens of thousands of kilometres of pipes delivering enormous daily gas flows from five basins to different demand centres.
Jamelle Agbuis Jul 27, 2013
Construction of new government buildings in China will be taking a backseat in the next five years as part of latest measures to curb unnecessary spending and corruption in the whole country.
Jul 24, 2013
It's going to happen sooner than you think. You'll casually stroll to your post box, not expecting the shock inside.
Jamelle Agbuis Jul 11, 2013
In early Wednesday trading, Australian shares have suffered losses after the decline of Aussie currency. That combined with a decline in commodity prices has had a negative impact on shares linked to resources. Other global indexes also point to the red.
Jacob Cherian Jul 03, 2013
Despite intervention from the Indian government, gold prices continue to decline piggy-backed by the devaluation of the dollar.
Jacob Cherian Jun 25, 2013
Recently, the London auction house Christie's offered for sale what it described as a 'stunning piece of jewelry'. Christie's advertised a solid gold bracelet that's about 3,000 years old. It dates to the Iron Age, and was unearthed - yes, dug out of the ground - in Portugal, or old pre-Roman Lusitania.
Jamelle Agbuis Jun 19, 2013
