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The Australian market continues on its bumpy ride this week, with investors not keen to back up yesterday's stellar rise. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is down 1.8 per cent, with all sectors trading in the red. Despite the big falls, keep in mind that Tuesday was the best day for local shares since October 2011. The miners were the standout performers yesterday, but are slumping most at lunch. Last night, most markets eased despite FOMC President Dudley reaffirming his previous comments that...

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) is disappointed with Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to keep interest rates steady for at least another month. The RBA has recently announced on Tuesday that it can possibly keep cash rates for another month as a weak Australian dollar reduces the need to cut rates.

Emerging news reports say that Chinese authorities have begun an investigation into price fixing deals by manufacturers of imported baby formula.

Microsoft is working on a revolutionary smartphone that is not about speed and better HD display rather; it is focusing on a mobile device that can tell a person’s mood. The smartphone technology not only senses individual moods, but it can also automatically share it over different social networking sites.

Apple Inc has been accused of tax avoidance in the U.S. and other countries and this time, alleged reports have surfaced regarding the company's non-payment of UK taxes during the 2012 fiscal year. According to reports, Apple even had tax credit which can be used in the coming years.

Smartphones running on the Firefox OS are now on sale. Here's a quick assessment of what these phones can do.

The Australian Dollar has remained reasonably steady overnight following some more US Dollar strength for a variety of reasons.

Once more choppy trade is defining the start of the new financial year.The US and Europe both suffered from low volume trading and sporadic price action last night, as both sides of the Atlantic slip into the red for the first time this week.

In US economic news, factory orders rose by 2.1pct in May following a 1.3pct gain in April. The US economic news flow remains pretty decent.

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 42 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P fell less than a point to 1614 and the Nasdaq fell one point.

Strong turnaround as RBA leaves rates at historic lows. The Australian share market has made a solid turnaround today, spurred by positive offshore gains and the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave interest rates on hold at 2.75 per cent.

Screenshots of an alleged Asus Live Chat support emerged online, hinting the upcoming Nexus 7 2 which will be launched by the end of July 2013. An Asus employee leaked information regarding some technical specifications of the Android tablet.

After a dismal start to the new financial year, the Australian share market is rebounding today on the back of positive offshore moves and ahead of the RBA's rate announcement this afternoon.

The Ford Focus has been one of the best small cars to drive ever since it reached Australian shores in 2002.

This week, Croatia officially joins the European Union while the North Korean nuclear and missile threat is the subject of an ASEAN security forum.

Volvo's new Animal Detection safety system won't be able to help drivers avoid hitting kangaroos when it first launches within three years, but the Swedish manufacturer says future iterations will be tested in Australia to achieve that goal.

BMW has announced it will reveal the long-awaited BMW i3 on July 29.

BMW has revealed patent sketches of its new i3 model this week, originally publicised by French Automotive magazine L'Automobile.

A new meme is spreading in financial markets: The US Federal Reserve is about to turn off the monetary spigot. US Printmaster General Ben Bernanke announced that he might start reducing the monthly debt monetisation program called 'quantitative easing' (QE) as early as autumn 2013, and maybe stop it entirely by the middle of next year.

In his speech on May 22nd, Chairman Bernanke did the equivalent of playing an ace, standing up and turning around. He gave you a massive hint at one of his rules. But what does that hint mean?

Gold dropped another -$18 an ounce... Mr. Market is working his devious magic... scaring away the Johnny-come-latelies... putting the fear of God into the rest of us.

The 2013 Financial Year could best be summarised by Charles Dickens' immortal opening line in A Tale of Two Cities: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'

Australians are in for a treat when it's time to open superannuation statements by the end of the year. Average returns are reported to be at their highest in six years due to a strong market leap in the previous year.

By Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportTuesday afternoon I bit the bullet and bought bank shares and gave myself a pat on the back across Wednesday and Thursday when the stock market went up 3.

Google’s lips remained sealed about the next generation Nexus also rumored to be Nexus 7.2 or Nexus 7 2. Speculations are high that Google will be releasing their next best tablet this month or sometime soon. The latest rumor on this tablet comes from an Asus customer representative. Reports indicate the rep dished out some interesting specs about the new Nexus 7.

Samsung Electronics lost a market capitalization value of $25.3 billion in May which is more than the value of Sony Corporation due to the failure of Galaxy S4 to meet expectations. Will this delay the Android 4.2.2 update for the Galaxy S3?

- Spot price down US20c on last week- Down US85c in June- Life emerging in term market- TD securities cuts price forecastsBy Andrew NelsonJune was another difficult month on the uranium spot market, with spot prices falling and staying below US$40/lb.

- Australian Jobs continue to fade- Lower sales higher costs to blame- Businesses expect weak 2014- Jobs losses could mean more rate cuts By Andrew NelsonWhen the rest of the world had a GFC, they also had to endure the GFC jobs market and it wasn't a good one.

From the time Samsung Galaxy Note hit stores, it has set the standards for smartphones and phablets alike. But the market is always full of surprises and some contenders are rising up to the challenge. With the pending release of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, tech giants like Sony are stepping up. The Sony Xperia Z Ultra can put the Note 2 to shame according to announced specs.