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Icarus Signal New Entries For Today

Daily update on share prices and consensus price targets.By Rudi Filapek-VandyckService providers to mining and energy companies have received a few positive yawns in the week past as stockbroking analysts have been paying a few visits here and there, and the overall feedback from management teams, ...

iPhone 4s Possible Fixes for Battery Drain and Siri Problems

Count Siri in as another headache for iPhone 4s users. The voice controlled assistant was down for some users on Thursday with users complaining online about their problems getting Siri to respond to voice commands.Siri is the built-in virtual assistant that uses voice commands to perform certain functions. It can make text messages and appointments. Siri's biggest draw is in using a network connection to search the Web for answers to the user's questions. It's this functionality th...
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Thailand's Retail Markets, Industrial Estates Threatened by Floods

As floods continue to wreck havoc in Thailand, the death toll has now risen to 356 and more than 2 million had been affected within the 147 districts and 26 provinces still submerged by the worst natural disaster in a century in this developing Southeast Asian country.

Your Editor On Twitter

By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaI joined Twitter. Not because I am curious what this celebrity has to say about her kids, or to read that another one is waiting for a connecting flight, impatiently.

How Online Reviews Can Kill Your Business in 5 Minutes

A Briton revealed that Google has finally removed a fake online review of his business on Google's Places that mentioned him as a pedophile after his request to delete it have been ignored for 18 months. Unfortunately, the damage had been done.

How Europe Will Affect Us

By JP GoldmanIt now seems increasingly likely that Europe will remain a dead weight dragging on the global economy over the next year or so.

HP Slate 2: Would Anybody Buy a $699 Tablet from HP?

Hewlett Packard has announced a new Slate tablet called the Slate 2 with a new processor and some minor upgrades.The first Slate tablet, the Slate 500 was released a year ago in October with a limited amount of success. Well HP is now giving the tablet another chance with a new spruced up Slate 2 tablet PC with better processor and longer battery life.

Galaxy Nexus vs. iPhone 4S: Samsung's Free Publicity in War Against Apple

It used to be Apple Inc. against Android device makers, with the Cupertino, California-based company leading race with its revolutionary and elegantly designed products. It should have been a three-way race, but Microsoft Corp.'s Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates missed the boat after they killed the Courier, a dual touch-screen touch enabled tablet which was...

In With the New: Strategic Airline Relaunched as Air Australia

What could be the most opportune time than now for Strategic Airlines to launch its newest low cost airline, Air Australia, after Australia's aviation travel and tourism suffered a major blow due to a debilitating industrial action in one of its major air carriers.

ABA Defends Bank Profits

Australian Bankers' Association Chief Executive Steven Munchenberg defended Thursday the healthy profits registered over the week by local banks.

FNArena Book Review: Taming The Beast

By Rudi Filapek-VandyckThe first thing that comes to mind when reading "Taming The Beast. Wall Street's imperfect answers to making money" by former WSJ editor Larry Light is how recent most modern aspects of the global financial sector are that most of us today would take for granted.

Australian Tech Firm Launches 3G Beta Search Engine

Australian start-up tech firm Lexxe announced on Thursday the launch of its third-generation Internet search engine which uses Semantic Key Search to yield specific target information based on application of natural language search technology.

Iron Ore Weakness Clouds OneSteel Outlook

- Weaker iron ore prices impact on OneSteel's earnings- Brokers cut estimates and price targets- Lower earnings increase debt covenant risks- Ratings downgraded to reflect uncertain outlookBy Chris ShawManagement at OneSteel ((OST)) yesterday downgraded 1H12 earnings guidance, indicating net pr...

BMW X3 xDrive20i on Sale in Australia

BMW Australia is introducing the new BMW X3 xDrive20i variant into the local line-up. It features the new 2.0-litre TwinPower turbocharged four-cylinder engine.

Claims for Qantas Refunds May Take Weeks

Qantas would immediately refund passengers for canceled flights and out-of-pocket expenses caused by Chief Executive Alan Joyce's unilateral decision to ground all crew and flights on Saturday until Monday noon. However, to get immediate refunds, ticket holders must contact Qantas's call centre.

Weather It Be True

By Greg PeelThe flooding rains which began in Australia late last year culminated early this year in tragedy in South East Queensland and astonishing footage of Brisbane being washed away.

US Economy: Fed Meets, Sits

Unfortunately for the US Fed, its two day meeting which wrapped up this morning won't have much influence on the outlook for the US economy.

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