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World Business
Indonesia upgraded 
Indonesia was confirmed as the best placed south Asian economy in the wake of the global recession with another ratings agency upgrade to its credit standing on ...
15 Mar 2010
British Airways employees to strike 
The cabin crew of the British Airways are reportedly planning to stage two strikes later this month as the dispute over cost-cutting reached a bitter ...
13 Mar 2010
Nyrstar Makes New $213.4 million Bid for CBH Resources 
Belgian Zinc Giant Nyrstar has made a second improved offer to CBH Resources after an initial bid was rejected in December. ...
12 Mar 2010
Atlas-Aurox Merger Hailed  
The $163 million merger between Atlas Iron and Aurox Resources has been hailed as a successful move to fire up competition in the ore sector ahead of rising ...
12 Mar 2010
Apple: 'i' lost to Sydney SME 
Apple loses in a case where a small business based in Sydney won the case to use the letter 'i' in its product. Apple now no longer has the monopoly over the letter 'i'. ...
12 Mar 2010
 
Companies
What 'natural' means for consumers 
In today\'s health conscious society, consumers are increasingly choosing products they view as healthy. \'Natural\' foods are considered healthier than \'artificial\' - but what does \'natural\' constitute?  Food manufacturers want to meet this consumer demand, and many products claim to be ...
15 Mar 2010
BHP sets precedent in supply contracts with steel players 
BHP announced that many of its customers are beginning to embrace short-term ...
12 Mar 2010
ACCC investigates monopoly pricing at Sydney Airports 
Following the lead of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) findings, the Australian government announced its plan to review the country's airport operations, including questionable pricing ...
12 Mar 2010
Sydney airport rated worst in Australia 
Sydney Airport has been rated the country's worst large airport for the fourth consecutive ...
12 Mar 2010
ACCC hold off NAB/AXA findings 
Seeking for more information on National Australia Bank's purported acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has rescheduled publishing its findings on the $13.3 billion mega deal for April 22. Originally, the report is due out on March ...
12 Mar 2010
 
Markets
Australian Dollar Outlook Mar 15 
The Australian Dollar traded in a fairly narrow range on Friday evening from 0.9143 to 0.9195 and has opened up this morning around ...
15 Mar 2010
IG Markets - Morning Prices & thoughts 
Locally, the ASX 200 is called to open 0.1% firmer at 4822 after another set of flat leads from US ...
15 Mar 2010
Australian Stock Market Report - Morning 
US retail sales rose by a surprising 0.3pct in February as consumers bought an array of goods from necessities to luxuries. ...
15 Mar 2010
Morning Market Overview Mar 15 
U.S. stocks closed mixed Friday as an unexpected increase in retail sales prompted investors to move toward more economically sensitive ...
15 Mar 2010
Daily Forex Forecast Mar 15 
The Australian Dollar opens higher at 0.9180 as the greenback and Yen weakened on Friday night and markets move back into currencies linked to economic growth. ...
15 Mar 2010
 
Money
Brokers flock to the FBAA in protest of accreditation practices 
A significant number of brokers have joined the FBAA in the past week in response to the industry body’s strong stance on lender accreditation ...
15 Mar 2010
Conflicting data a warning to RBA, leave rates alone 
In a move bound to find favour with brokers, Loan Market Group has warned the RBA - on the back of conflicting economic data - to tread cautiously around continuing to raise official interest ...
15 Mar 2010
Brokers doing it tough 
The past 18 months has been a difficult time for many business people but brokers have had a harder time than ...
15 Mar 2010
Ormond admits misleading Refund franchisees 
Refund Home Loans boss Wayne Ormond has admitted making false and misleading statements to franchisees, telling them that he had been given approval by the ACCC in relation to Refund Home Loans\' treatment of ...
15 Mar 2010
No reverse mortgages on offer from newest SEQUAL member  
Homesafe Solutions has joined SEQUAL but, unlike other members of the senior equity release industry body, Homesafe doesn’t offer reverse ...
15 Mar 2010
 
Technology
Apple's HTC patent lawsuit is a bluff 
By Joe Wilcox, BetanewsNow that buzz about Apple\'s patent lawsuit against HTC has quieted a bit, I\'m ready to pipe in with some contrarian analysis. I agree with other pundits suggesting that the lawsuit iscompetition by litigation, where Apple hopes to scare off mobile manufacturers from ...
14 Mar 2010
InstantAction releases video game distribution platform 
InstantAction releases video game distribution platform which offers many new benefits for both consumers and game ...
14 Mar 2010
Wayfinder the first to fall 
Wayfinder the first to fall: Free maps and navigation services signal major turning point for paid navigation ...
13 Mar 2010
Government's filter plan not feasible 
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has slammed the Federal Government's proposal for mandatory ISP-level ...
12 Mar 2010
Hardware dongle jailbreaks and boots iPhones 
An electronic engineer has developed a hardware dongle that allegedly jailbreaks an ...
12 Mar 2010
 
Small Business
 
Entertainment
Sugababes' Ultimatum- We quit if another one walks out 
One of UK's most popular girl group, Sugababes has seen its fair shares of new members and it has been decided that if any of its existing members- Amelle, Jade, or Heidi, decided to leave, they refuse to continue as a band. ...
15 Mar 2010
50 Cent's bodyguard arrested 
50 Cent's bodyguards has been take into police custody after brutally assaulting a group of photographers who were waiting outside the rapper's Copenhagen ...
14 Mar 2010
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy end of relationship 
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy end of ...
14 Mar 2010
Pauly Shore,'I had fling with Kylie' 
US comedian Pauly Shore has revealed he had a secret fling with Kylie ...
14 Mar 2010
Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas in love 
Disney star, Demi Lovato has confirmed yesterday that she has begun dating Joe Jonas after being best friends for quite some time. ...
14 Mar 2010
 
IBTimes Exclusives
Australian Dollar Outlook Mar 15
The Australian Dollar traded in a fairly narrow range on Friday evening from 0.9143 to 0.9195 and has opened up this morning around ...
15 Mar 2010
IG Markets - Morning Prices & thoughts
Locally, the ASX 200 is called to open 0.1% firmer at 4822 after another set of flat leads from US ...
15 Mar 2010
Australian Stock Market Report - Morning
US retail sales rose by a surprising 0.3pct in February as consumers bought an array of goods from necessities to luxuries. ...
15 Mar 2010
Morning Market Overview Mar 15
U.S. stocks closed mixed Friday as an unexpected increase in retail sales prompted investors to move toward more economically sensitive ...
15 Mar 2010
Daily Forex Forecast Mar 15
The Australian Dollar opens higher at 0.9180 as the greenback and Yen weakened on Friday night and markets move back into currencies linked to economic growth. ...
15 Mar 2010
 
AP Live
Virgin Atlantic full-year profit climbs 17%
Virgin Atlantic Airways said Tuesday that full-year profit excluding exception charges rose nearly 17 per cent despite volatile fuel ...
27 May 2009
Babcock buys time with voluntary administration
Debt-laden Australian investment firm Babcock & Brown Ltd. was placed into voluntary administration on Friday after shareholders rejected a proposed debt ...
16 Mar 2009
Madoff pleads guilty and goes to jail in handcuffs
Saying he was "deeply sorry and ashamed," Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty Thursday to pulling off perhaps the biggest swindle in Wall Street history and was immediately led off to jail in handcuffs to the delight of his seething ...
13 Mar 2009
World Bank says global economy will shrink in 2009
The World Bank said Sunday that the global economy will shrink this year for the first time since World War II and that the global financial crisis will make it tougher for poor and developing nations to access needed ...
10 Mar 2009
Major stock market indexes fall to 1997 levels
Wall Street has turned the clock back to 1997. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 ...
24 Feb 2009
 
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