The Simpson Desert in Australia's southwest Queensland has claimed the life of a 25-year-old man after the four-wheel drive that carried him and his partner bogged down. His partner is still in recovery.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 07, 2012
The Australian share market closed higher today, receiving a spike in the last hour of trade as news networks called the 2012 US Presidential Election a Democratic victory. Barack Obama himself tweeted "Four more years", with the projected decision sending the market up 0.7pct.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 07, 2012
Giant miner BHP Billiton, currently the largest mining operator in the world, has refused to categorically confirm reports that the company’s CEO, Marius Kloppers, is on his way out after more than five years of stay that was mostly characterised by incredible growth and expansion.
Erik Pineda Nov 07, 2012
Doha-based airline carrier Qatar Airways has launched a massive three-day global sale of attractive fares to more than 100 global destinations, including Australia.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 07, 2012
A fourteen-year-old Australian with autism spectrum disorder has topped the Commonwealth Bank Australian Maths Challenge.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 07, 2012
Struggling Nokia was afforded major boosts in Australia and the United States thanks to giant telcos opting to support new Windows-powered smartphones that the mobile phone maker said will begin rolling out early November.
Erik Pineda Nov 07, 2012
The Australian sharemarket is improving for the fourth straight day and for the seventh time in eight sessions, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up 0.3 per cent or 12.3 pts to 4516. Almost all sectors are higher; however volume of shares traded remains light ahead of the results from the U.S Presidential elections.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 07, 2012
By Marc Lichtenfeld, Investment U Senior AnalystThis weekend, I was at a boxing match, talking with someone affiliated with the show.
Admin System Nov 07, 2012
Microsoft is fully embracing the $USUS8.5 billion internet communication technology that came with its Skype acquisition in 2011, disclosing on Tuesday that the messaging client would be its sole application for hundreds of millions of global users to connect via PCs or mobile devices.
Erik Pineda Nov 07, 2012
The yearend holiday is fast approaching and this early, some people are drawing up their Christmas shopping list. People, after all celebrate Christmas not only with food, decorations, events, and travel, but also with gifts. Today's techie generation inevitable includes high tech gadgets and devices as much appreciated Christmas gifts.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 07, 2012
Australia's livestock export sector has never been at a more precarious situation as the industry battles brutal and inhumane ways that the animal imports undergo in other countries.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 07, 2012
By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 133 points, or 1.0%, while the S&P gained 0.8% to 1428 as the Nasdaq dragged with only a 0.
Admin System Nov 07, 2012
The Australian sharemarket rose for the third straight session and for the sixth time in seven days. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) edged higher by just 0.2 per cent or 10.1 pts to 4503.7. Despite the improvement, investors weren't overly interested in equities with the Melbourne Cup demanding much of the attention. There were only $2.7 billion worth of shares traded today; around 25 per cent less than yesterday.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 06, 2012
Were you watching the markets yesterday, Fellow Reckoner? Well, you might have saved yourself the time. Stocks were flat. Oil and gold both rose, but each by less than half a percent. A virtually uninterrupted snoozefest, in other words.
Jamelle Agbuis Nov 06, 2012
In order to exercise control over the population, governments throughout history have made people dependent on government largess. A government can make an increasing number of people dependent on its generosity by providing more and more benefits to a larger and larger share of the population.
Jamelle Agbuis Nov 06, 2012
The tech world constantly produces winners and losers with some twists. The dominant forces of yesteryears now found themselves struggling and barely surviving, which analysts said is the current state of Sony.
Erik Pineda Nov 06, 2012
News reports have indicated that people lining up for the refreshed regular iPad and the iPad Mini were not as spectacular as the iPhone 5 queues, but Apple reported on Monday that it already sold three million units of all versions of the slate in the first 72 hours of its availability.
Erik Pineda Nov 06, 2012
Local investors are hedging their bets today, ahead of arguably one of the busiest days of the year. At 3.15pm AEDT the "race that stops the nation" will see millions of Australians leave their desks to watch the Melbourne Cup, while tonight in the US, the hotly contested 2012 Presidential Election gets underway. Also of significance to market watchers, is this afternoon's interest rate decision at 2.30pm AEDT. Money markets are now factoring in just a 47pct chance that rates will be cu...
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 06, 2012
Lately he is all over the world and Microsoft big boss Steve Ballmer is a firm believer of the products he sells, which for now hovers only on one ‘powerful’ computing system – the freshly rolled out Windows 8.
Erik Pineda Nov 06, 2012
Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has warned President Francois Hollande to rein in his "clumsy" attacks on German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Lawrence Villamar Nov 06, 2012
By Greg PeelDespite a widely held belief of commodities analysts that the global demand-supply balance for uranium into the medium term points to higher prices, spot uranium has continued to slide away on lack of genuine buying interest, dragging medium and longer term price indicators down with it.
Admin System Nov 06, 2012
By Andrew Nelson in FloridaThe US presidential election is only a day away and in two days we'll probably know who the winner is.
Admin System Nov 06, 2012
Africans are making a bid to be a major hub of mobile gaming. With more than 700 million mobile broadband subscribers in the entire continent, a growing number of young entrepreneurs are going digital and creating innovative and interactive content in their own home market.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 06, 2012
Although Karachi authorities assured the Pakistani importer of 21,000 Australian sheep that the animals suspected to be sick would be culled following international standard in exchange for withdrawing a court challenge, evidence indicates otherwise.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 06, 2012
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 19 points or 0.2% while the S&P gained 0.2% to 1417 and the Nasdaq added 0.
Admin System Nov 06, 2012
Experts believe that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will retain the current 3.25 per cent overnight cash rate when the central bank's monetary committee meets on Melbourne Cup Day on Tuesday, Nov 6.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 06, 2012
By Greg Peel"At today's meeting, with prices data slightly higher than expected and recent information on the world economy slightly more positive, the Board judged that the stance of monetary policy was appropriate for the time being.
Admin System Nov 06, 2012
Local telco subscribers were being ripped off on current data plans offered by the country’s three major players, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) said on Monday.
Erik Pineda Nov 05, 2012
Local stocks received a boost in the afternoon session, after a volatile day which saw the main index see-saw between positive and negative territory. By close, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) was firmer by 10.3pts or 0.2pct to 4493.6.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 05, 2012
Apple, the world’s most valuable company, closed its fiscal 2012 with a whopping net income of $US41.7 billion, a jump of 61 per cent from the $US25.9 billion that the tech giant had netted in the previous year.
Erik Pineda Nov 05, 2012
