Jamelle Agbuis

Groupon has nothing to fear from Google. Yet. But the methodical Google Offers expansion shouldn't be ignored -- today two other cities join Portland. Google Offers beta launched in the Oregon city on June 1.

I've had a DVD-rental plan from Netflix since February 1999.

Facebook has successfully conquered the smartphone market, with its apps for both Android and the iPhone consistently one of the most downloaded.

Housing stock on market is falling, but still has some way to go before reaching the levels it saw last year.

Bright days are ahead for the mortgage broking industry despite a difficult credit market and increased regulation, Bankwest's Ian Rakhit has said.

The minutes from the FOMC meeting revealed that, despite the slowdown in economic growth, there was still little interest among Fed officials for a third round of quantitative easing - at least not in the short term.

Risk aversion is once again grappling the markets and as investors get nervy demand for the Australian Dollar dwindles.

U.S. stocks slumped Monday, as another round of anxiety over Europe's debt crisis spurred investors to flee risky assets such as stocks.

The Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said its May leading index for 33 member nations had fallen for a second straight month, down from 102.8 to 102.5.

When one machine duplicates the functionality of another, do you consolidate?

The Australian HR Awards, to be held on 28 October at the Hilton Sydney, will bring together industry leaders to celebrate excellence in the HR profession.

The Australian stock market was whacked by a combination of fears about the carbon tax, China losing control of its economy, the worsening health of the US economy and the focus on Italy as markets search for a new focus in Europe's debt woes.

Early this afternoon, I trucked over to the Google search page, saw the doodle above and wondered: "Who's birthday is it? Who is Google celebrating today?"

Windows 7 continues to charge ahead as a successful operating system release for Microsoft. CEO Steve Ballmer revealed in a Monday keynote at the annual Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles that the number of licenses sold worldwide has now surpassed 400 million.

Heritage Building Society has finalised an $800m RMBS deal in its largest domestic securitisation transaction.

That's the stunning statement made by Robert Siciliano, a security and identity theft consultant, blogging for McAfee today. The post's title is nearly as provocative: "McAfee Reports Most Malware Ever in Early 2011".

Capital city rents have grown below inflation over the past year, RP Data has stated.

As the global population increases, so does the number of mouths to feed. The good news is that in addition to providing food, innovations in sustainable agriculture can provide a solution to many of the challenges that a growing population presents.

A global effort has finally cracked the complex genome of the potato, which is published today in Nature.

As a followup to recent articles relating to the industry revolt and ACCC investigation into RealEstate.com.au, Australian Financial Review journalist Ben Hurley has released another article that takes aim at RPData and their valuation strategy.

Australian Amanda Spratt has taken out overall honours in the Tour de Feminin in the Czech Republic after leading the tour fom start to finish.

THE Gillard government's carbon tax will start at $23 a tonne and be paid by only 500 companies rather than almost 1000 liable under earlier estimates. The number of companies required to buy permits fell because of the Government's decision to remove fuel from the pricing scheme, which meant about 200 fuel refiners and distributors were no longer the taxing point for fuel emissions.

With funding flowing freely, can Qatar negotiate ethical concerns and build the expertise necessary to become a world leader in the field? Nature asked Abdelali Haoudi, the foundation's vice-president for research, how he plans to do it.

'Humanized' mice could provide better assessment of drugs' toxicity for humans.

I won't go into too many details here as it is being covered by everyone and anyone, so here is a quick round up thanks to the crew over at crikey.com.au

At Eco Beach Broome, it's all about sustainability of the environment and the resort's kitchen! Keen gardener and 'Chef de Cuisine', Kenneth Clapham, is passionate about cooking with fresh, seasonal, organic, culinary ingredients.

Compliance costs and lenders’ volume targets are pushing many broker groups into each other’s arms. MPA investigates the do and don’ts of consolidation.

PLAN CEO Trevor Scott is a passionate supporter of the broker industry and a big believer that brighter days are ahead for brokers.

For such a rotten employment report, the Wall Street reaction ended up being surprisingly muted: at one stage the Dow was down by more than 150 points, but those loses were cut to just 62 points by the close early Saturday, our time.