In February 2014, Australia's joblessness rate hit 6 per cent, the highest rate since 1997. Employment experts believe that by identifying the hot jobs over the next five years, Aussies could help prevent their becoming unemployed since they could initiate steps this early to shift careers or learn a new trade.
A dentist from Maryland is fuming mad and will sue British Airways after the airline made an erroneous entry into its airline booking system that flew the passenger and his companion to the southern Caribbean island of Grenada, instead of the ancient city of Granada, Spain.
Residents of Canada have been advised to brace for a warm and humid weather, possibly with thunderstorms, as the country celebrates its four-day long weekend, Canada Day from June 28 to July 1.
Investors are piling in as the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney joins the capital markets.
The ongoing construction work in quake-damaged Christchurch has boosted New Zealand's economy growth to its fastest rate in six years.
China's Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) has announced the country has increased its 2014 mining quotes on light rare earths at 105,000 tonnes, a jump of 12 per cent from last year. Mining quotas for heavy rare earths and tungsten, in the meantime, were retained at 2013 levels.
Almost 3 million Australians are downloading from Pirate Bay and Kickass Torrent
Japan is set to deploy into outer space two satellites that will specifically monitor the environmental damages made around the crippled Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear power plants. The lift off will occur from a Russian space centre in the Ural region.
A Brazil-bound Air Canada flight has been forced to return to Pearson Airport in Toronto after security was breached at Canada's largest airport.
US equities extended gains on the back of the Fed meeting, printing fresh record highs, while the greenback lost some ground as yields fell. Most of the results from the meeting were expected, with the Fed tapering by an additional $10 billion and highlighted some positive signs in the US economy. While the Fed sounded upbeat about the economy, it certainly managed to maintain a dovish tone. Despite the tick up in inflation and fall in unemployment, Janet Yellen feels the easy monetary condition...
The US Federal Reserve has reduced its monthly asset purchases by US$10 billion to US$35 billion a month. The Federal Reserve has cut the forecast range for economic growth in 2014 from 2.8-3.0% to 2.1-2.3%. Fed chief Janet Yellen said that weaker-than-expected growth could delay any move to lift interest rates.
A hundred days after it first went missing and with apparently still no end in sight, authorities investigating into the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 continued to rally on hoping for a glimmer of hope. Australia's Joint Agency Coordination Centre on Wednesday said a new search zone will be released by end of June.
Zara and other international retailers’ Australian earnings are dwindling – a signal that worst is over for local department store, says Myer’s Bernie Brookes
Air Canada has ran into an expected delay in the delivery of its 251-seater Boeing 787 Dreamliner, forcing the airline to lease planes for three summer routes, including Spain and South America.
The full strike threat of British Columbia's unionized teachers will now most likely push through after both the group and the B.C. government failed to settle wage offer negotiations over the weekend.
Canadian Securities Administrators on Monday warned investors to be cautious when investing in medical marijuana stocks.
Natal, the Brazilian host city of this year's 2014 World Cup, has issued a flood alert after it received a whopping amount of water from two days of non-stop rains.
After a downbeat European session, sentiment managed to recover in US trade, despite a continuation of Iraq concerns. There was some positive data out of the US including the Empire State manufacturing index, industrial production and the NAHB housing market index. However, investors seem to be looking ahead to the Fed meeting. The IMF was also on the wires downgrading the US growth forecast for 2014 to 2% (from 2.8%) and maintained 2015 growth at 3%. Major currency pairs just continue to hold t...
In US economic data, the New York Federal Reserve manufacturing index rose from +19.01 to +19.28 in June, above forecasts for a result near +15. Industrial production rose by 0.6% in May, just above forecasts. And capital flows into the US totalled US$136.8 billion in April after the previous month recorded outflows of US$126.1bn.
The Canadians, in commemoration of their country's 150th birthday in 2017, have handed a list to their government the top 10 greatest heroes that they consider worthy to be recognized.
The economy of New Zealand grew 1.1 per cent during the first three months of the year compared to 0.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2013. According to economists, the country's economy had probably accelerated during the first quarter of the construction and rebuilding in Christchurch.
Two Philippine air carriers have sought to file additional flights to Canada after the bilateral air-services talks between the two countries were concluded in May this year.
Arabic and Islamic nations have threatened to boycott products from Australia after the government's decision to change calling the West bank from "occupied" to "disputed" territory.
Local and global stocks are wobbling in the market on oil price hike
A growing trend among Aussie home sellers show they prefer foreign buyers over locals
After Belgium and Canada, Australia has ranked the third highest house price-to-income ratio worldwide, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Probably feeling refreshed and well-rested after a 2-day absence from the job, Pope Francis blasted the corrupt, slave laborers, arms manufacturers and human traffickers during his general audience on Wednesday. He described people or institutions producing weapons of war are "merchants of death" and therefore the world's harbingers of doomsday.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expecting a 3.5 per cent growth for the New Zealand's economy for the year before going back to a 2.5 per cent average by 2016. According to the IMF, the country's economic expansion is being driven by favourable financial conditions, resurging construction activity, high commodity prices and a sufficient increase in immigration.
New Zealand is "more friendly" to start-up companies than Australia. Hobart native Craig Richardson is living proof of start-up success in New Zealand. When he left his home in Sydney to start his own tech company, he hasn't looked back since.
Instagram, Facebook's photo-sharing application, will be expanding its advertising reach outside of the U.S. to target users based in the UK, Canada and Australia.
