From the SWAT-style armed raid on the raw milk buying club known as Rawesome Foods, clandestine video footage is starting to emerge. Although the footage is shaky and low quality (from a cell phone), it shows law enforcement thugs stealing raw milk, cheese, vegetables and even mangos from the Rawesome Foods store and loading them up into a large truck.
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 29 points or 0.3% while the S&P gained 0.5% to 1260 and the Nasdaq jumped 0.
As a keen observer of social and regulatory change, it has not escaped me or many of our readers that a revolution is occurring in the ways that business is being conducted. New usages of the internet, social media and smartphone technology are the impetus for a huge structural shift in the economy.
The notion of having the same job for life and a high sense of loyalty towards employers is a quaint concept that is long gone, according to workplace experts.
Thinking of buying in the Land of the Free? Jodie Hannaford has some do's and don'ts for prospective investors.
Over half of executives in the food and drink industries do not measure the return on investment (ROI) they get their use of social media, according to a global just-food survey.
Retail sales fell unexpectedly in June as consumers continued to watch every dollar amid jittery global economic conditions and worries about higher interest rates.
Don't miss out! Nominations for the Australian HR Awards close tomorrow, Friday 5 August at 5pm.
Investors worldwide sold shares amid yesterday and overnight amid growing concerns that global economic growth has stalled as well as a surge in new tensions in the eurozone.
By Greg PeelRetail sales fell by 0.1% in June to be up 1.4% annually on a nominal basis. On a trend basis, sales are up 0.
The Australian Dollar has opened trading around the 1.0750 level after trading lower in the overnight session.
Blue-chip stocks reversed a steep morning drop to snap an eight-day losing streak. In a volatile session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average squeezed out a gain of 29.82 points, or 0.25%, to finish at 11896.44.
Office markets around Australia have strengthened amid resurgent occupier confidence, albeit CBD markets retain the lead over their suburban counterparts, new research shows.
The US ADP survey of private payrolls showed that employers added 114,000 jobs in July, above forecasts for a 100,000 gain. The ISM services index eased from 53.3 to 52.7 in July, below expectations for a result near 53.6.
Hoping to hit the bulls eye, RIM is launching not just one but five arrows: RIM is releasing 5 new BlackBerry smartphones based on the BlackBerry 7 Operating System in its largest roll-out ever.
South Korea-based Samsung has agreed to stop advertising or selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia until a lawsuit between the two are resolved.
Qantas Airways has sacked a John Travolta safety video from its flights, igniting union fears that CEO Alan Joyce will soon announce a major restructure of the Australian airline that will include pilots' jobs being outsourced.
Singapore budget carrier Tiger Airways will not be able to fly until at least next week after a court hearing into an extension of its flying ban was postponed for the fourth time this morning.
Leighton's (ASX: LEI) subsidiary, Leighton Contractors has secured a $115 million contract by Sydney Ports Corporation to deliver the main construction phase of the Intermodal Logistics Centre (ILC) at Enfield in South-West Sydney.
Come and say 'Hello' to Your Editor in the weeks aheadFNArena Editor Rudi Filapek-Vandyck will be presenting at the upcoming Trading and Investing Expo in Sydney, and you are all invited to attend and say 'Hello' and have a chat after scheduled presentations on Friday and Saturda...
Australia's services sectors offering accommodation, cafes & restaurants, transport & storage, property & business and personal & recreational service have recorded gains in July, according to the latest services index survey from the Australia Industry Group in collaboration with the Commonwealth Bank.
- Australian house prices are among the most unaffordable in the world- the problem is nation-wide and not restricted to cities- AMP sees little relief in sightBy Greg PeelThe rule of thumb is that house prices cross over into "unaffordable" territory when the median house price exceeds five times t...
Talent2's APAC Market Pulse Survey, released last month, revealed that 67% of HR executives report having experienced problems in recruiting due to skills shortgages.
There are only 2 days left to submit your nominations for the Australian HR Awards.
The employment markets overseas are still very soft. This is notably the case in most Western economies such as the UK, Europe and the US. With this as a backdrop, what are the implications for Australian HR professionals?
Well, I'd take the latter, over the former, which remains a fiddle and of no lasting importance except, hopefully, to remove the threat of the US defaulting on its debts.
So there's an agreement on the US debt ceiling and spending cuts? Well, yes, but not until the Senate and the US House of Representatives approves it.
Yesterday outdoor adventure wear retailer Kathmandu Holdings again confirmed that it was doing much better than the rest of the sector with another solid trading update.
Building approvals slumped in June, the June quarter and the year to June while house prices for the year to June and the June quarter were also lower.
The US Senate has passed the bill to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling. President Obama has signed the debt bill into law.
