It was a repeat of the Millennium Bug, also known as the Y2K scare, which caused the delay of 400 Qantas planes on Sunday. Virgin Australia was similarly affected after the manual check-in and dispatch of flight that use the Amadeus system collapsed.
Buying a rental property is a big move. You want to make passive income, but you don't want to take a lot of risks doing so. Passive income has a certain kind of allure to it, but it also takes a lot of work to set up.
Malaysia's house price rises have continued, but at a slower pace, due to a slight GDP growth slowdown to 5.1% in 2011, from 7.2% in 2010. Malaysian houses prices have tracked inflation during the last decade, except during the recent surge.
Tiger Airways aims to roar louder in the regional aviation industry by attempting to eat into the market of leaders Qantas and Virgin Australian. The budget carrier aims to do that by adding 3,600 seats daily from its new Sydney base.
By Greg PeelWith cyclical stocks on the nose for longer term investors in Australia and worldwide, given post-GFC risk frustration, defensive stocks have returned to popularity ? not just because of their defensive nature on a capital preservation basis but also because of the yield they offer on di...
During the past week Google has been hosting their annual Google I/O event. Apple Events attract diehards from all over the world and in the past we have seen almost evangelical like scenes at these events.
There are rumors in and around the market that there is an ongoing deal between Sinopec and Chesapeake. The news of this deal is reigning loud in the market even more than the investment of Carl Icahn, the giant of natural gas.
While the global recession is still a threat to the economies, Retail sector has come as a ray of hope in the damp clouds. Though not an exuberating number, some countries do show a positive development towards retail, which stands as a sign, if not, a complete step towards a U-turn from downfall.
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According to Slipstream Trader Murray Dawes, the technical stars have aligned. They're warning of an imminent market plunge. Murray reckons it could happen within weeks.
By Kathleen Brooks, Research Director UK EMEA, FOREX.comThe EU summit was a curve ball for the markets.
Google has just released its newest tablet in the market called Google Nexus 7 tablet. The release of this tablet means more options for people who are looking for 7-inch tablets like Barnes & Noble Nook and Galaxy Tab 2. This leads customers to asking: Which is the best tablet among the three?
Google has just unveiled Google Nexus Q during the Google I/O 2012 at San Francisco. This is the first living-room hardware device that was manufactured by Google.
Samsung Galaxy S3 has just received a RAM upgrade and there are speculations that the upgrade was a way to prepare users for an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade.
QR National had awarded a A$76-million contract to the Abigroup for the construction of the Wiggins Island rail project. The venture covers 13 kilometres loop located near Gladstone which would be the location of the Wiggins Island Coal Export Term (Wicet), the unloading point for the coal trains.
Luxury department store David Jones has reportedly attracted the attention of a UK-based firm as company chair Robert Savage confirmed this afternoon the floating of an unsolicited takeover offer to one of Australia's oldest retail player.
Telstra Corporation, it appears, has to work further in beefing up its privacy protocols as regulators said on Friday that the giant telco breached Australia's Privacy Act when it inadvertently exposed last year thousands of customers' personal information.
The retail sector is buzzing on the last trading day of the financial year, with upmarket retailer David Jones (DJS) the subject of a takeover offer. The overall share market is trading flat, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) unchanged at 4085.1.
The financial stability of embattled airline Qantas is facing another threat over the tie-up between Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines.
According to a 2011 survey by the MIT Sloan School of Business, nearly 80 percent of all brand and market management decisions made by top-performing companies were primarily based on their CEO's intuition, rather than any form of market research.
The Bank of China opened its first bank branch in Taipei yesterday to much media fanfare as decades of tension cool.
By Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportIt's been another week where stock market optimism was actually given a chance, with US housing data looking unquestionably better than it has for years.
Mobile technology has made the traditional 9-to-5 office hours outdated. In lieu of the 8-hour traditional pattern, many office employees now clock in 12 hours of work from 7-to-7.
A day after the Fairfax Media board closed with finality the doors of its boardroom to Australia's richest woman and the company's largest stakeholder Gina Rinehart, the media firm's stocks continued to plummet in value.
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 24 points or 0.2% while the S&P lost 0.2% to 1329 and the Nasdaq dropped 0.
Investors have been given a glimpse into the EU summit...but a lot of questions remain unansweredBy Chris Tedder, Research Analyst FOREX.
Google has just unveiled its latest Android version which is Android 4.1 Jelly Bean during the ongoing Google I/O 2012. Barely a month before that, Apple also unveiled its latest OS which iOS 6. The battle between the best OS is on and many people are asking this very important questions: Which is better? Google's Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or Apple's iOS 6?
Bioware has just released the extended cut for the popular game, Mass Effect 3. The extended cut was released due to the demand of Mass Effect 3 fans that they were "cheated" because of the ending. This Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut is Bioware's effort to appease Mass Effect 3 fans.
Todd Kelly, the team owner of V8 Supercars express his enthusiasm when the Nissan parts arrived at the team's base located in Melbourne. This Nissan parts are going to be utilized for the V8 Supercars 2013.
Software makers are re-training their attention on what Apple has proven as a sure-fire way of earning the big bucks - put together a sexy gadget and have it powered by in-house operating system and maybe a few years after, you'll be on top of the world.
