Some of our most vital export markets are facing a worsening in growth prospects for 2012.
Jamelle Agbuis Jan 17, 2012
It's not 'new' news, given the damage done to share portfolios over the past six months or so, but we had further confirmation yesterday that the poor performance of equities is going to be bad for the country's listed investment companies and broking firms.
Jamelle Agbuis Jan 17, 2012
By Rudi Filapek-VandyckFNArena has added another video to its Investors Education section on the website.
Admin System Jan 17, 2012
European stock markets rose Monday, as the French government successfully sold Treasury bills and investors shrugged off last week's news that Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro-zone nations, including France, Italy and Spain.
Lawrence Villamar Jan 17, 2012
By Greg PeelI would have loved to have been writing something new and interesting in my first Overnight Report for 2012, but I'm not.
Admin System Jan 17, 2012
Apple Inc.'s next generation iPad 3 is already in full production in China and is expected to go on sale on March.
ranina sanglap Jan 16, 2012
Australian oil and gas producer Santos (ASX: STO) gave the approval to develop the $490-million Fletcher Finucane project off the northwest coast of Western Australia (WA).
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 16, 2012
Tech titan Apple has reported marked improvements on working environments of employees hired by the company's mostly Asian contractors to assemble its bestselling electronic devices. Nevertheless, there is still much needed to be done.
Erik Pineda Jan 16, 2012
Higher consumer prices last month of 2011 proved the Australian central bank's contention that inflation worries could dominate the initial months of 2012, latest economic indicators showed.
Erik Pineda Jan 16, 2012
By Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportThe first trading days into 2012 look positive but unconvincing and some big call merchants still have a lot of us spooked.
Admin System Jan 16, 2012
By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaYour team at FNArena has returned from a well-deserved annual break, ready to take on whatever lies ahead for the next twelve months.
Admin System Jan 16, 2012
By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaFor reasons I will explain in the weeks ahead, my attention during the annual year-end break has turned towards the principle of mean reversion.
Admin System Jan 16, 2012
Apple Inc. suspended its sale of its new iPhone 4S in China Friday after irate shoppers pelted Apple's flagship Beijing store with eggs and fought with security guards in a desperate bid to get their hands on the new device.
ranina sanglap Jan 14, 2012
Retailers from all over the country are looking through rose colored glass despite many online competitors threatening to lower sales this year. Sales expectations plummeted by 26 points (index of nine) as compared with the same time frame for the past year.
Camille Banzon Jan 13, 2012
The iOS has obtained exclusivity of the virtual assistant SIRI and gained remarkable scores and comments from users and critics. It has made iOS smartphones unique against the Android devices by defining the meaning of intelligence. However, the virtual assistant is still in development for best usage in a lot of countries.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 13, 2012
In 2012 the world of smartphones is expected to be excited anew with the release of Samsung Galaxy S3 on February. But two of its challengers, Sony and LG, have already given a sneak peek even as S3's release approaches fast. Both of their devices are high-end and Android-powered as well.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 13, 2012
ANZ Bank made Australian banking history on Friday the 13th by making good its previous announcement to set its interest rates independent from the overnight cash rates made by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 13, 2012
Despite the continuous rise of aviation fuel prices, Australian airlines are not inclined to collect a surcharge on overweight air passengers.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 13, 2012
Are consumers benefitting from their banks, or are they really ripped off by hidden bank charges?
Lawrence Villamar Jan 13, 2012
Google has it. Microsoft, too, has it. Virgin, eBay and many other successful companies, they all have it. Corporate values, that is.
Lawrence Villamar Jan 13, 2012
The plant unrest at a Foxconn Technology Group plant at Wuhan, China has been resolved and a majority of the workers have returned to work late Wednesday, according to Microsoft Corp.
ranina sanglap Jan 13, 2012
While the mining boom has generally benefited Australia's economy in general, certain groups reaped more than others did. One of the groups that thrived on the boom more than others is that of immigrant workers.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 12, 2012
Wall Street Journal reported that camera manufacturer Eastman Kodak Company was preparing to file for bankruptcy in the next few weeks.
Kristin Dian Mariano Jan 12, 2012
Property confidence is down in Australia’s biggest states as investors look to resource-rich areas in 2012.
Jamelle Agbuis Jan 12, 2012
Although forecasts say global aluminium prices may go up for the first quarter of 2012, prospects are bleak for the aluminium sector in Australia.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 12, 2012
Intel Corp. is entering the smartphone battle with new smartphones developed with partners Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and Lenovo Group.
ranina sanglap Jan 12, 2012
Neutron generator and laser Doppler vibrometry, sound familiar? These are the technology used to detect car bombs. The threat of car bombs is real, and whether a person is paranoid or just plain staying safe, how can people check if their automobiles have been rigged to blow up?
Lord Jorrel Polintan Jan 12, 2012
While slowdown and recession are the buzzwords in many parts of the world because of the threat of another global financial crisis over European debt, in Australia the key words are expansion and boom.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 12, 2012
The US mortgage market index rose by 4.5pct last week with the purchase index spiking 8.1pct higher.
Lawrence Villamar Jan 12, 2012
Several cases of underpayment among workers in the retail and services industries have been noticed and acted upon by Fair Work Australia (FWA).
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 11, 2012
