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Price Targets Support Further Upside

By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaPrelude: In April 2011, with the Australian share market experiencing yet another January-April rally, I compared index projections for the calendar year from equity strategists with consensus price targets for individual stocks (*).

The Overnight Report: By A Whisker

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 2 points, but the S&P lost 0.2% to 1552 and the Nasdaq fell 0.3%.It was touch and go at the death, but the Dow did manage to close in the green for an eighth straight up-day.

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 3-12-13

The Australian sharemarket couldn't make it three consecutive sessions of gains today, with the All Ordinaries Index slipping by 0.61 per cent or 31.4 pts to 5128.6. The mining and energy sectors continue to underperform the broader market. Both industries combined account for around ¼ of the Australian sharemarket.
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Why China Needs To Let Go Of The RMB

By Andrew NelsonThe Chinese started the shift from central planning to market-based economic reforms back in 1978 and since that time China's economy has grown 28 times larger.

The Australian Shale Rush Begins

BHP has made strategic shale acquisitions in the US. It's also been absolutely caned on those acquisitions, writing off $2.84 billion from its Fayetteville Shale assets late last year. This cost Marius Kloppers his bonus for 2012, and arguably his job for good.

China Enjoys Strong Exports in February

Official data showed that China enjoyed strong exports in February, highlighting signs that the economy was deliberately rebounding. Yet, China's imports were weak, missing analysts' expectations.

End of Recession for Japan?

Is this the end of recession? At least, latest data indicated that. According to the revised survey, Japan saw its economy expand in the final quarter of 2012. Certainly, the news is a good sign for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is focused on getting Japan out of two long decades of deflationary stagnation.

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 3-11-13

The Australian sharemarket started session largely flat for much of the morning following mixed economic news over the past three days. The All Ords is a touch higher though, adding to last week's 0.75 per cent improvement. On Friday, a report showed that there were around 70,000 more jobs created in North America over February than expected, while the jobless rate improved to 7.7 per cent. This was the first time since March 2012 that more than 200,000 jobs were added in one month.

Galaxy Pocket Neo: Another Affordable Smartphone from Samsung for May Launch

One explanation why Samsung is getting a larger cut of the smartphone pie is that the South Korean tech giant has affordable units that offer the same technology and similar specs to high-end units of competitors.Reports said that Samsung will again roll out another easy-on-the-pocket smartphone in May - the Galaxy Pocket Neo.

Papal Conclave New Pope 2013: Unlikely To Start On March 11?

It's been a week since the resignation of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, citing declining health, took effect on Feb. 28. And it seems the cardinal electors now huddled in Vatican could take another week to choose and elect the new 266th pope, dousing earlier expectations of a March 11 start of a papal conclave.

How Tough Can the Gorilla Glass Be? (Video)

The Gorilla Glass is famous and common to most premium smartphones today, used by branded devices such as HTC, Motorola, Samsung, and Sony. The glass is also used to protect laptops, tablets, computers, and windows. But how much punishment can it take before getting destroyed?

Papal Conclave 2013: Roman Vendors Pray for Good Business

Roman vendors selling their different wares in and around Vatican City are praying for divine intervention not only for a new pope but for their respective businesses to likewise pick up in the days leading to the start and conclusion of this year's papal conclave.

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