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Home loan competition between the banks has primarily benefited high income earners, it has been claimed.

Medium and high density developments are set to trump those in the urban fringe, RP Data has suggested.

Aussie Home Loans has pushed its recruitment drive into WA, seeking to draw franchisees from both within and outside the financial services industry.

A Sydney real estate group has claimed a 20% spike in first homebuyer enquiries ahead of changes to stamp duty concessions in NSW.

- Barclays Capital suggests risks of a global recession are increasing- In such an environment commodities deliver variable performance- Cattle, hogs, gasoil and wheat most at risk in current environment- Platinum, cotton, lead, carbon and cocoa among the better placed commoditiesBy Chris ShawIn the...

While battling strikes from ground crew, baggage handlers, engineers and pilots, Qantas also signed on a contract on Thursday for the largest single commercial jet order in Australian aviation history worth $9.5 billion.

Despite the solid rebound in market confidence last week (well, up to Friday night in the US), the European debt problems haven't gone away.

Hopefully it will be a quieter week ahead of us after the dramas and moves of last week, especially from central banks in Australia, the UK and Europe.

Despite a better than expected jobs report for September, Wall Street closed in the red on Friday after the credit rating warnings for Italy and Spain scared investors and downgrades for European and UK banks sent American bank shares sharply lower.

Westpac has appointed Tony MacRae as its new general manager of third party distribution, with Huw Bough moving across to RAMS as its general manager of franchise business.

Engineers and maintenance workers of Qantas based in Sydney are set to walk out of their jobs starting at 3pm as part of a growing labor disagreement with management.

Until Steve Jobs came along, apple was the name of a popular fruit often portrayed as the fruit that Biblical character Eve offered to Adam, which resulted in the two being banished by God from the Garden of Eden.

By Kathleen Brooks, Research Director UK EMEA, FOREX.comThe main event this weekend was supposed to be the Franco/ German summit in Berlin; however this produced nothing more than another pledge to do everything possible to save the Eurozone in its current form.

For those frustrated with failure's to announce the iPhone 5 last at the "Let's Talk iPhone" event week, the 15-month wait for the fifth generation iPhone will get longer, by four to twelve months.

Apple’s upcoming products will bear Steve Jobs’ vision.

Private funeral for Steve Jobs held today. No public services planned.

The main man behind Apple secures the company and employees with four years worth of plans for new products.

One week before the Brussels Summit of European Union (EU) leaders for the Polish presidency from Oct. 17 to 18, the German and French governments remain divided on the matter of supporting unsteady banks in the continent and solving the debt problem that could lead to a Greek default.

The share market rally continued today, with local stocks gaining for the third session in a row. Investor optimism was boosted by strong gains in the US and Europe overnight after the European Central Bank announced new measures to provide cash strapped banks with liquidity.

Customers who are looking for an affordable tablet can stop looking. Lenovo has begun taking pre-orders for its IdeaPad A1 for $199 for 2Gb of storage space.

HTC has launched a new mobile phone that features a 4.7-inch screen and Dr.Dre's Beats Audio technology.

While outpourings of sympathy for Steve Jobs's family continue, not everyone is sad of the demise of the technology innovator who died on Wednesday at age 56.

Several TouchPad tablets running the Android operating system have been shipped out to consumers, although Hewlett-Packard denying authorizing the shipment.

Copper prices are expected to rebound in six weeks. In a survey of 15 respondents by Bloomberg, 10 copper traders and analysts see the prices of the commodity growing by next week, while five others forecast a fall. The survey is the most bullish reading taken on the commodity since August.

Saying it was protect the profession's reputation, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia rejected Friday a proposal to sell dietary supplements with prescription drugs.

A 19-year-old design student from Hong Kong, Jonathan Mak, created a tribute to the late co-founder of Apple during his resignation from Apple. Little did he know that his design would go viral all over the world in the wake of Steve Job's death.

A novel based on the popular xBox game Halo of Microsoft Studios is coming out for sure but its legions of fans would like a movie adaptation more. So it was not surprising that rumors of a Halo movie is circulating again in gaming circles after the latest press release on the book "Halo: Cryptum" by Greg Bear hinted a film adaptation coming in theaters next year.

Samsung Electronics admitted in its third-quarter forecast Friday that its profit for the period may fall below expectations with slow sales of its flat-screen TVs and computer chips. But a booming smartphone and tablet business still produced a $3.5 billion profit.

The Asian and Australian operations of the Fitness First gym chain has been put up on the sale market for $1 billion.