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Facebook is postponing its initial public offering (IPO) planned in October or November and will go public late next year instead.

- Woolworths hosts analysts tour of Masters store- Initial reactions mixed- Citi suggests currency guidance for Masters is conservative- Brokers ratings for Woolworths unchangedBy Chris ShawWoolworths ((WOW)) has opened its first Masters home improvement store in Braybrook, Victoria, and the company...

To avoid disruption to passenger travel during the planned Sept. 20 strike by about 3,800 union employees, Qantas will use larger aircraft and redeploy staff.

US consumer prices rose by a larger than expected 0.4pct in August and by 3.8pct over the year.

A massive chemical factory is currently burning on Dacre Street in Canberra's central business district. The fire hit Mitchell, an industrial suburb 5 kilometres north of Canberra, but is close to residential homes.

U.S. stocks notched a fourth-straight gain after a pledge by central banks to pump dollars into the European banking system spurred investors to snap up equities.

Paypal will further innovate their services by integrating new features, including easy access to PayPal anytime, anywhere.

Apple is reportedly planning an upgrade to its MacBook Pro notebooks with a marginal speed bump in time for the holiday season.

Police in London arrested Thursday a UBS trader suspected of making unauthorized trading the previous day that caused Switzerland's largest bank to lose nearly $2 billion.

Sleek, stylish and modern are some of the words apt to describe the new Windows 8 courtesy of Bill Gates’ Microsoft.

The Transport Workers Union has blamed Qantas management for its members’ decision to take industrial action next week.

Australian house prices went up in the June quarter, recording the largest increases since September 2010.

Nigerian scammers are actively and successfully operating in the real estate industry in Australia, the Real Estate Institute of NSW has warned.

The REIQ June quarter median unit and townhouse report has found the preliminary number of sales rebounded across most of Brisbane, with median prices also holding firm.

The O’Farrell Government’s decision to slash First Home Buyers benefits by removing stamp duty concessions for existing homes will hit rural centres hard, according to the NSW’s peak industry body.

Beijing municipal government will implement a policy requiring all companies to establish a labor union not only to attract new investments, but also to help labor workers receive higher wages.

The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has ruled that Lufthansa pilots can fly a plane until the age of 65 after finding the airline's age restriction for such workers as constituting discrimination.

New home building has seen its third decline in four quarters, and could deteriorate further in the year ahead.

The billions of dollars in Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's bank account must have inspired so many young technology geeks in the U.S. that they are following the footsteps the Internet mogul took when he was in university.

Changes to regulations surrounding self-managed super funds could ultimately impact on rental affordability, it has been claimed.

Employees of Toyota Motor Corporation in Australia went on strike on Friday.

By Greg PeelThe problem with assuming the price of gold simply has to go higher in the current short and longer term climates is that everyone is pretty much on the same page.

Some good news on interest rates and consumer confidence yesterday means the economy isn't in such a gloomy place as many had thought especially economists, and possibly the Reserve Bank.

In the Gulf, developers are learning from what did not work and moving on to what is feasible for all. Property developers in the Gulf are trying something new in the market -- focusing on actual housing demands with great consideration to economic reaches of the potential occupants.

Stable rates have proven a boon to consumer confidence, with more households now eyeing the housing market than at any time in the past two years.

Target.com's Website crashed on Tuesday morning following intense cyber interest created by its sale of Missoni items, an Italian fashion brand known for zigzag knits and bright patterns.

A US economic forecaster has claimed mortgage brokers could actually benefit from a housing bubble.

Brokers need to stop disputing low valuations, as it will seldom lead to any change in the original assessment, industry valuation management firm ValEx has said.

Microsoft has expressed optimism on Wednesday that despite the worldwide slide on sales of personal computers, Windows will remain relevant in the tech world that has largely been transformed by mobile computing.