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Ash from a Chilean volcano, which is streaming over Adelaide and Tasmania, continued to disrupt airline services in Australia and New Zealand.

Beef cattle producers in Australia can expect an increase in projected farm cash incomes in 2010-11 as a result of improved seasonal conditions according to a new report released today by ABARES.

Vegetable prices in Australia had now promptly returned to pre-flood levels after short-term price increases in early January and February this year, official industry reports said.

The Coalition will attempt to overturn the government's ban on exit fees in the Senate through a vote in the Senate.

Market-leading IT company Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced Monday that it will be reorganizing its corporate structure to fit with the strategy shift it announced last March.

By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 172 points or 1.4% while the S&P dropped 1.4% to 1270 and the Nasdaq lost 1.5%.

(This story was originally published on June 8th, 2011. It has now been republished to make it available to non-paying members at FNArena and to readers elsewhere).

Judging by the market outlook commentaries over the weekend and last night, it's going to be a seventh negative week for global markets this week.

The most important announcement for the Australian and global markets will be the second round of Chinese data for May due out later today.

According to one view, China's import data in May was fairly benign; according to other views, it's a signal of a gathering slowdown.

Once again markets have looked at China's monthly trade figures and fretted and fussed about a slowdown or a bust in 2013 (why?) or suggested that the economy is heading into no man's land.

When a prospective employment candidate looks at an organisation, what do they see? Employer brand and recruitment processes have a direct impact on the success of talent attraction and retention efforts.

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) said it plans to start selling its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer in Australia and 15 other new markets in the next 30 days.

There was a drop in the amount of full-time positions in Australia in May, which was offset by a rise in part-time roles, according to the latest employment figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The evil spell that was cast on the sharemarket over the past week and half has been lifted for the time being, with the ASX 200 index (XJO) rising 0.3 pct or 12.5 pts to 4562.1 while the broader All Ordinaries index (XAO) jumped 0.3 pct or 13.2 pts to 4634.9.

The Australian share market staged a modest relief rally on Friday on a positive Wall Street lead, with bargain hunters and short-sellers pushing resources higher.

Apple's iPad is one of the fastest-selling devices in history. But just because most people bought iPad doesn't mean you should. There are now many iPad contenders in the market. Here are just five of them:

Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE: RBC) today announced that the Company has acquired the Australian Fan and Motor Company (AFMC) headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

A new global survey suggests that home buyers around the world are poised to re-enter the housing market, but property market instability and worries about their personal finances are holding them back.

Research has found that 70% of workplace mistakes are due to poor communication. As a business leader, you must be able to communicate in ways that people easily understand.

Even as Germany, Japan, Switzerland and other nations move to abandon existing and planned nuclear reactors, the United States is on a path to see at best only a small handful of already planned, government-backed reactor projects proceed, a group of experts said today.

BM (NYSE: IBM) has unveiled its most comprehensive smarter buildings solution as it highlights three unique projects in New Orleans, New York and Minnesota that show the potential of applying advanced analytics and automation for office buildings.

The Australian livestock industry may get a reprieve from the financial debacle posed by the six-month-cattle ban to Indonesia by tapping into the $5-million contingency fund of the Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), said Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig.

An ash cloud from a Chilean volcano has expanded to cover all of Tasmania and parts of southern Victoria overnight.

Liberty Financial has followed other non-bank lenders in removing DEFs and changing its broker commission structure.

The RBA has decided to keep the official cash rate at 4.75% for the sixth month in a row.

The average weekly rent in Australia is $450; over a year that’s $23,400. But a good tenant goes beyond what they’re paying in rent. You also want someone that will take care of the property, respect the neighbours and rent long-term. Even though the national vacancy rate is a relatively tight 2.2% - good tenants can be hard to come by.

The Australian housing market has a bright future, and Gen Ys will be the ones to lead it there, a social demographer has claimed.

Property investors seizing opportunities in the current buyers' market has contributed to an 18.8% increase in mortgage sales during May.