Hollywood actors such as Eva Longoria, Gwyneth Paltrow and Amy Adams have been caught on camera show their bush or tush or allow other private body parts to peek intentionally or unintentionally at the front and back bumpers or crotch areas. Rather than imitate these celebrities, Kerry O'Brien decided instead to make her own underwear line for women using materials and design that shows no visible panty lines when wearing figure-hugging bottoms or cuts through the skin because of the tight ga...
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 15, 2014
While spin doctors of the Abbott government would probably use last week's data from the Australian Bureau Statistics' unemployment rate to boast of the government's economic management style, a look at youth unemployment figures is cause for alarm.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 15, 2014
Apple Inc. is sitting on twice as much cash at its disposal compared to the U.S. government.
Reissa Su
Apr 14, 2014
Samsung Galaxy S5, the latest flagship from Samsung bundle offering, has many interesting features. It is definitely one of the most anticipated handsets ever.
Pavithra Rathinavel
Apr 14, 2014
The losses worsened throughout the day, with local shares finishing around intra-day lows (and 3-week low). The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) slumped 1.29 per cent; finishing below 5400 points for the first time in two weeks and recording its biggest daily tumble in a month. Investors are likely to remain a little quiet this week due to the shortened Easter trading week.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 14, 2014
Even large US credit rating agency rejects God into its system.
Ma Evelyn Castino Quilas
Apr 14, 2014
Many people consider taking a tour around the world when their pockets and time permits. But how about cruising around from North Pole to South pole with the ultimate camper with a just Daddy and four-year old kid together?
Ma Evelyn Castino Quilas
Apr 14, 2014
Capital Markets Co-operative Research Centre (CMCRC) claims that fund managers are manipulating the Australian sharemarket
Athena Yenko
Apr 14, 2014
The Australian share market has started the trading week in the red, following more selling on Wall Street on Friday. Investors continued to book profits in technology, biotech and pharmaceutical stocks sending the NASDAQ Index lower by more than three per cent over the course of the week.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 14, 2014
Insurance companies are already expecting that damage bill claims from Cyclone Ita could reach $1 billion in North Queensland after it ravaged sugarcane and banana plantations over the weekend. More than 6000 homes and businesses still have yet to get reconnected to the power supply as of Monday.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 14, 2014
Sentiment is little changed from Friday's US close, when most major markets continued to lose ground. Once again focus remains on the upcoming reporting season after JP Morgan's results disappointed. Investors will always be concerned that earnings will not match valuations, and at the moment tech stocks and major banks are enduring the brunt of the selling. Regardless of the equity sell-off, it hasn't been a dominant risk-off theme as most major FX pairs remain fairly mixed.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 14, 2014
In US economic data, producer prices rose by 0.5% in March (forecast +0.1%) with core prices (excludes food and energy) up 0.6% (forecast +0.2%). It was the biggest lift in prices in nine months. Consumer sentiment rose from 80.0 to a 9-month high of 82.6 in April, above forecasts centred near 81.0.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 14, 2014
Deutche Bank has declared a "Buy" rating for Apple Inc shares due to the company's dominance in the smartphone and tablet market. The bank is also optimistic about Apple's launch of a bigger iPhone expected in the second half of 2014. According to the Deutche Bank analyst, Apple Inc products are the “gold standard” in the growing market of smartphones and tablets.
Reissa Su
Apr 14, 2014
The Australian share market closed sharply lower on Friday, following a big sell-off on US markets on fears tech stocks are overvalued. The NASDAQ closed lower by almost three per cent in the US on Thursday while the Dow Jones Index was down 267 points or 1.6 per cent.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 11, 2014
Lenovo has announced a brand new student's laptop called ThinkPad 11e. This is an 11.6-inch notebook targeting the education market.
Pavithra Rathinavel
Apr 11, 2014
Xiaomi, dubbed as "Apple of China," can be expected to launch its new flagship smartphone to give strong competition to the market leaders in the next few months.
Pavithra Rathinavel
Apr 11, 2014
Recent downturns like the Ukraine crises and a possible China slowdown have led to growing fears of another recession in 2014 and a possible stock market crash.
Sachin Trivedi
Apr 11, 2014
After two straight days of gains and almost reaching a six-year high earlier this week, local stocks are falling for the third time in five sessions. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is down 0.9 per cent, with almost all sectors in the red. The weakness can be partly blamed on significant weakness from U.S. stocks overnight, particularly in the technology space. Investors are perhaps questioning the value of some market darlings in recent times.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 11, 2014
In US economic data, new claims for unemployment insurance fell from 332,000 to 300,000 in the latest week, well below forecasts centred on a result near 320,000. Import prices rose by 0.6% in March with export prices up 0.8% - both results above expectations. And the Federal Budget was $36.9 billion in deficit in March, around half economist forecasts.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 11, 2014
Work-life balance was given a stronger boost in two European countries with changes to work hours that would surely be the envy of many overworked and underpaid employees around the world who often neglect family life or personal pursuits because of too much time spent on the job.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 11, 2014
Two companies that manufacture products for women are under criticism for the advertisements they recently released supposed to be female-oriented.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 11, 2014
Instead of an 11-year record high unemployment rate of 6.1 per cent that economists forecast on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics surprised Aussies with a different figure. The number of jobless Aussies actually went down, rather than up, as 18,100 new jobs were created in March.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 11, 2014
As Apple prepares to release its latest products for 2014, investors and Apple observers may focus their eyes on the company of CEO Tim Cook as he takes center stage.
Reissa Su
Apr 10, 2014
Local stocks continued their upward trajectory today, consolidating at the best levels we've seen since June 2008. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) added 17.2 points or 0.3 per cent by the close to finish at 5477.5 points.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 10, 2014
The recent World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund has seen a significant growth from the advanced economies based on global activity.
Athena Yenko
Apr 10, 2014
Toyota Motor Corp announced on Wednesday of a massive recall involving 6.4 million vehicles worldwide after at least five defects were found, ranging from faulty airbags and seat rails to defective windshield wipers.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 10, 2014
Veet has pulled out the series of ads that were called “sexist” by disgruntled viewers. The hair removal brand’s newest campaign, “Don’t Risk Dudeness,” has outraged women around the world for implying women who have hairy legs and armpits can be mistaken for men.
Anne Lu
Apr 10, 2014
The Australian sharemarket is continuing to improve, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) 0.5 per cent firmer and near a six-year high. No sectors are escaping the gains, with at least modest improvements felt across the board. So far this month, local stocks have improved by 1.65 per cent.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 10, 2014
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged global governments as well as the world's numerous pharmaceuticals to lower down and make affordable the prices of cure pills for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) as the agency released its first ever global Hepatitis C treatment guidelines.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 10, 2014
KGI analysts Ming-Chi Kuo notes Apple Inc’s Q3 product launch
Athena Yenko
Apr 10, 2014