Eastern Japan, where the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant is located, has been shaken anew by a 5.5 magnitude earthquake on Sunday morning. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), operator of the embattled power plant, said the facility has suffered no abnormalities so far.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 11, 2013
Macro excitement is back making front page news as the US, China and Europe produce varying arrays of macro data.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 11, 2013
It's the newest device available on the market, and Richard Ryan of the Web site RatedRR decided to give Apple's iPad Air a torture test made up of four parts. First, he dropped it on soft ground then on concrete, followed by dunking it in a container of water and finally hitting it with the Airsoft MP7.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 11, 2013
In US economic news, non-farm payrolls (employment) rose by 204,000 in October, well ahead of forecasts tipping a 125,000 gain. Jobs were revised up by 60,000 in the two previous months. The unemployment rate rose from 7.2pct to 7.3pct.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 11, 2013
While prestigious model competitions such as America Next Top Model has opened its doors to plus-size models, fashion label Abercrombie & Fitch has just realised its folly in shutting its doors to clothes for bigger shoppers.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 11, 2013
By Ashley JessenASX Top Gainers & Losers plus Market Snapshot - 11 November 2013Positive US jobs data suggesting 205,000 new jobs were added versus an expectation of 120,000, provided a handy boost of 167 points to the Dow Jones, to cap off 5 straight weeks of gains but with Gold down under $1,300 a...
Admin System
Nov 11, 2013
The weekly closed last week on an uptrend. The market has lacked direction for the past fortnight and rallies have been quick and short lived with a lack of volume at the peaks indicating the market is being bid up as sellers remain patient.
Admin System
Nov 10, 2013
Reform of Riot Act could see government compensation pot restricted to SMEs with turnover under £2m.
Michael Klimes
Nov 09, 2013
FNArena Editor Rudi Filapek-Vandyck participated in Sky Business' Your Money, Your Call - Bonds versus Equities on Friday two weeks ago.
Admin System
Nov 09, 2013
The Australian share market closed lower on Friday, after Wall Street recorded its worst session since August a day after the US Dow Jones Index closed at record highs. Despite the successful debut of social media site Twitter, which soared 73% from its listing price, Wall Street closed lower.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 08, 2013
Underneath Canada is a very large reserve of natural gas, estimated at 449 trillion cubic feet, that could provide the energy needs of the country for 145 years, according to a report by the National Energy Board. The bulk of the reserves are in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 08, 2013
The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is down by 0.4 per cent at lunch; however is only down mostly this week thanks to a 0.75 per cent surge on Tuesday. The miners are the biggest losers, with heavy losses from Westpac (WBC) also a big contributor to the weakness.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 08, 2013
China has lifted its regulations concerning air fare pricing, effectively allowing its airline players to sell cheap tickets to passengers.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 08, 2013
NBA Legend Michael Jordan is selling his 56,000 square foot mansion.
Rachelle Corpuz
Nov 08, 2013
Avalon Rare Metals has been granted by the Canadian federal government the green light to push through with its Nechalacho rare earth elements project.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 08, 2013
By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaI joined Twitter. Not because I am curious what this celebrity has to say about her kids, or to read that another one is waiting for a connecting flight, impatiently.
Admin System
Nov 08, 2013
It was a volatile night for global markets with some key releases resulting in some sharp moves in equities and currencies.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 08, 2013
In US economic news, the advance reading of economic growth in the September quarter was 2.8pct, above forecasts for 2.0pct annualised growth. New claims for unemployment insurance (jobless claims) fell in the latest week by 9,000 to 336,000, close to forecasts.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 08, 2013
By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 152 points or 1.0% while the S&P lost 1.3% to 1747 and the Nasdaq dropped 1.9%.
Admin System
Nov 08, 2013
New Zealand broadcasting station RadioLive is feeling the backlash of an advertising pullout over an interview made by station hosts Willie Jackson and John Tamihere with a friend of an alleged rape victim of the notorious Roast Buster gang.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 08, 2013
We went to our first house auction on the weekend. We wanted to see just how 'hot' this market is. It was a beautiful sunny day in Melbourne, and there was a small crowd gathered around the 'cosy' (read small) two bedroom weatherboard St Kilda home.
Jamelle Agbuis
Nov 08, 2013
On Monday and Tuesday, we visited our youngest son, Edward, a sophomore at the University of Vermont. His roommate joined us for dinner.
Jamelle Agbuis
Nov 08, 2013
It really pays to set up shop in close proximity to a central bank. Australian banks, who have surrounded the Reserve Bank of Australia (the bank in the centre), are raking it in. Yesterday the Commonwealth Bank announced a first quarter profit of $2.1 billion, up 14% on the same quarter last year.
Jamelle Agbuis
Nov 08, 2013
Will the next tablet from Apple sport a large display as big as laptops or about 12 inches? Reports from Foxconn, Apple's Taiwanese manufacturing plant, indicated the next iPad being tested now could have a screen between 11.4 inches and 12.9 inches in length, said Apple Insider.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 08, 2013
The Australian share market closed in negative territory today, although off its earlier lows, weighed down by a number of big name financial stocks which traded without rights to their dividends. It was a different story on Wall Street, where solid buying in blue chip stocks lifted the Dow Jones Index to a record high.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 07, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd targets to topple Apple Inc. in the mobile devices marketshare.
Athena Yenko
Nov 07, 2013
Apple Inc. remains the World’s Most Valuable Brand according to Forbes
Athena Yenko
Nov 07, 2013
The two female premiers of western Canadian provinces agreed on Wednesday to a framework that would push through with major oil pipeline projects worth $12 billion being proposed by Enbridge and Kinder Morgan.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 07, 2013
The Australian share market is modestly weaker at lunchtime in the East, despite US blue chip stocks recording solid performances overnight. The US Dow Jones Index closed at record highs, although weaker than expected earnings from electric car maker Tesla weighed on the NASDAQ.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 07, 2013
Based on a new survey citing the world's most polluted places, the lives of at least 200 million people are at risk. These areas are believed severely hazardous to man's health spanning Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 07, 2013
