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New Zealand was recognised as the fourth best financial market in the world in a report released by the World Economic Forum. The country's relatively smooth ride through the global financial crisis that has left other nations struggling has made New Zealand one of the most efficient financial markets worldwide.

Any company which has a table of organisation should ought to let it work to its full advantage. In the case of Yahoo! which has recently launched a new logo, CEO Marissa Mayer should better have left any aesthetic dealings to her team. Her job after all deals much more than tinkering with the design of a new logo.

Aussie teen, Sonny Dickson, the ultimate iPhone leaks source is making Apple Inc nervous

Where trucks and delivery vans can't reach, robotic drones may be the solution. In China, a parcel express courier has started finding good domestic use for robotic drones. It uses them to deliver and drop packages to target recipients, especially in hard-to-reach far flung areas in the country.

After two months of criss-crossing Europe on somewhat of a bankrupt nations tour, the chilly autumn weather that has settled upon much of the continent is my cue to beat feet out of here for the steamy, humid energy of Southeast Asia.

The flag is not a prediction. It's merely a warning - like the flag at the beach that warns of a dangerous riptide. You can still go in the water. But watch out. You could get washed out to sea.

When we left town on Friday trading was as slow as the traffic on the interstate. Labor Day is the last holiday of the summer. No one wants to miss it.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's fiscal-stimulus policies dubbed "Abenomics" have guided long-suffering Japan to three consecutive quarters of growth. The prices are finally rising, along with the stock market and that is drawing increasing attention from economists in the West.

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 6 points while the S&P rose 0.1% to 1655 and the Nasdaq added 0.2%.Bridge Street failed to fire yesterday despite a strong lead from Wall Street, with the July trade balance data weighing on sentiment.

More countries are moving toward recognising same-sex marriage, with New Zealand recently officiating its first gay union. It is not therefore surprising for Unilever New Zealand to reject a Flora margarine advert in South Africa deemed homophobic.

Officials and employees of Nokia are not taking the $7.2-billion sale of the Finnish phone company sitting down. A former official formed Newkia a day after the announced acquisition by Microsoft of the once number one mobile phone manufacturer.

The U.S. Navy Tactics Development programme was able to maneuver Lockheed Martin's paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB) successfully. The exercise was conducted at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center located in Nevada.

Apex Industries Inc is the most recent firm from Canada to join hands with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) in developing the F-35 Lightning II program. The contract agrees to the use of Apex’s aluminium metallic parts that make up the wing and the forward fuselage. The agreement was described as a "multi-year" contract with all the work to be done at the New Brunswick, Moncton-based Apex facility.

The Australian sharemarket slid for the second straight day, despite the best improvements in a month in the US last night. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) fell by 0.4 per cent, with only the defensive healthcare sector, industrials and IT industries escaping the selloff.

Huawei Australia has announced the opening of a new office in Brisbane with nine staff to be added to its staff of 700, to which 85 per cent of that number are locals. Huawei already has offices in Sydney and Melbourne. The opening of the new Brisbane office will help extend the company’s operations and consumer reach in Australia. The Lord Mayor of Brisbane Cr Graham Quirk has signed an agreement with Huawei, a telecommunications giant in China, to encourage local students to study and learn...

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Wednesday said, it will not oppose the proposed acquisition of Gambro AB by Baxter International Inc. This decision of the Commission follows an undertaking submitted by Baxter that it will sell part of its Renal Replacement Therapy business.

Sneaky Germans may have found several ways to dodge the law on how to bring in foreign currency in the country from abroad, but border authorities usually detect the smuggling attempts.

The Australian share market remains in the red on Thursday, despite predictions of a solid session. Overnight, Wall Street recorded its best gains in more than a month, rising 0.7 per cent and setting the SPI futures up for a 0.3 per cent gain locally.

Microsoft won the patent trial against Motorola as the courts decided that the company failed to observe fair and reasonable licensing terms when it negotiated with Microsoft over the Wi-Fi and H.264 intellectual property. A district court had previously ruled that the standard, essential patents of Motorola were not worth $4 billion as claimed by the company. According to Microsoft's public statement, the patent trial win was a milestone for those who want tech products to be affordable and...

If Lenovo Chief Executive Officer Yan Yuanqing could be considered the ideal boss, having given this week his more than $3 million bonus to the tech firm's 10,000 workers, the opposite is true for the store manager of Journeys in Rochester, New York, whose staff resigned en masse by publicly leaving their open letter to him.

Microsoft won the patent trial against Motorola as the courts decided that the company failed to observe fair and reasonable licensing terms when it negotiated with Microsoft over the Wi-Fi and H.264 intellectual property.

Xiaomi Inc maybe only three years old in business in China, but the fact it has managed to snag Apple's market share, never mind if its products are mostly knock-offs, could be an indication it could also very well conquer the world soon.

Nokia Australia announced that Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in the country by Sept 17.

A hypersonic scramjet is all set to be launched from a site above the Arctic Circle this September. The project, led by University of Queensland is supported by Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and international research team of 13 partners and sponsors.

Although it has yet to receive reports or complaints of accidents and injuries, Ford Motor Co has ordered the recall of some 370,000 vehicles across its U.S. and Canada markets due to issues on the steering shaft of the involved units.

Offering enhanced security, online payment service portal, PayPal, announced, on Wednesday, the launch of its expanded Seller Protection policy for merchants in Asia Pacific. The policy, which will become operational on Oct 11, 2013, helps protect merchants from fraudulent online transaction and cases where items are not received by buyers.

Cherry Blossom Sushi Bar Newton outlet had pleaded guilty of 40 breaches on food hygiene

A Melbourne woman won a $1,660 refund from Prada over a champagne stain on a Prada skirt

By Jonathan BarrattAt the moment our focus remains on Syria for the next move in oil. As mentioned, Syria does not produce any oil of note however investors see any military invention by the US as a regional issue and as such a premium is being built into the market.