Markets: Fifth Weekly Slump Around The Globe
Another rotten week for markets around the globe, with most notching a fifth week in a row in the red.
Commodities: Opec Meeting’s Big Test For Group’s Strength
The high volatility in markets continues to hurt commodities, with that rush for yield and gains in April gone and seemingly forgotten.
Do you like CCleaner for Windows? Get the Mac beta
Piriform Ltd has released a Mac version of its popular CCleaner system cleanup software.
Microsoft should bundle Sysinternals tools into Windows -- or should they?
If you administer Windows systems you must know about Microsoft's Sysinternals tools. If you don't, get started. They're a collection of tools which make administration and troubleshooting considerably easier.
Firefox Plumber plugs memory leaks, with hidden cost
Firefox is a great browser, but it can use a lot of RAM, especially if you have plenty of tabs open and leave it running all the time.
Xbox 360 may have 'changed the tail,' but Wii turned it into a spike
We'll be attending the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this year for one reason above the rest: the possibility of a new Nintendo console that attempts to match the explosive success of the Wii.
Will Cyber World War I be outsourced?
Earlier this week, Google claimed to have uncovered a password-stealing campaign that originated from Jinan, China, and targeted senior U.S., officials and other prominent individuals.
Social media growth good for brokers
The advent of social media is an opportunity better suited to brokers than large banks, it has been claimed.
HR salaries to come under pressure in 2011/12
Skills shortages, positive hiring intentions and a widening gap between candidate and employer salary expectations have been identified as the three main forces of salary pressure for HR talent in the year ahead.
Three new Vanguard ETFs trading on the ASX
Vanguard expanded its exchange traded fund (ETF) range this week, adding three new funds to its suite of Australian and International equity ETFs.
Sucrogen to acquire Proserpine Mill for $115 million
Sucrogen today announced an agreement to buy the Proserpine Co-operative Sugar Milling Association Limited (PCSMA) for $115 million dollars.
U.S. Unemployment Rising Again , Red Dominates Markets
The U.S. Labor Department earlier today released its private sector payroll report for May.
Sony hacked again, 1 million user accounts compromised
The same group that was responsible for hacking into PBS' site recently to post fake news claiming Tupac Shakur was alive has set its sights on Sony.
I gave away 7 Samsung Galaxy Tabs last night -- did you get one?
Enthusiasts are the best marketers. Repeat until memorized.
Can Galaxy Tab 10.1 be the Rocky Balboa of tablets?
In this corner, measuring .34 inches thick and weighing in at 1.3 pounds, is the Korean Demon, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Its opponent, the svelte-weight champion of the world, the Pride of Cupertino, Apple iPad 2, measuring .34 inches thick and weighing 1.33 pounds.
Buying opportunity emerges as property prices fall
Property analysts indicate it’s a ‘buyers’ market’ at the moment, but there are signs prices could drop in the coming months. Should you wait?
BUILD It for Windows 8
Windows isn't the only makeover going on at Microsoft this week. Alongside today's Windows 8 preview, Microsoft also announced the BUILD conference, what had been PDC 2011.
It took 4 min 34 sec to get me really excited about Windows again
Microsoft debuted the new operating system last night Eastern Daylight Time at the D9 conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, during the session for Steven Sinofsky, Windows & Windows Live divisional president.
Crowded Trading Awaits Gold ahead of Nonfarm
With spot gold currently trading at the 1539.73 level, near term sentiment remains cautiously bullish going into Friday's closely watched U.S. Employment Report.
New contamination scandal rocks Asia
The emulsifier itself has not been identified specifically, but is described by the China Post as a "clouding agent" used in sports drinks, fruit juices, jellies, yogurt drinks and yogurt tablets.
The Economy: Retail’s Surprise, Rate Rise Looms?
Once again many market economists and media commentators have been brought undone by the economy.
Daily Forex Forecast 06/03/2011
The Aussie moved higher in onshore trade yesterday as Retail Sales posted a 1.1% increase in April, up from March's 0.3% decrease.
World Market Overview 06/03/2011
U.S. blue-chip stocks dropped for a second straight session Thursday after another dose of soft economic data worried investors as they readied for a key jobs report.
Australian Stock Market Report 06/03/2011
US factory orders fell by 1.2pct in April, broadly in line with economist forecasts. US claims for unemployment insurance (jobless claims) fell by 6,000 in the latest week to 422,000.
Australian Dollar Outlook 6/3/2011
The Australian dollar has opened slightly higher this morning as poor economic data weighed on the US currency.
Groupon plans $750 million IPO
Groupon has seen some successes as of late: after only pulling in a little over $713 million in all of 2010, in the first quarter of this year it had already pulled in some $645 milion.
Mozilla releases first Thunderbird 5.0 beta
As a part of Mozilla's new rapid release cycle that has screwed us up once already, the beta version of open source email client and RSS reader Thunderbird received a milestone update to version 5.0 on Thursday.
ANZ chief goes on the offensive
Australia isn't going through a housing bubble, says ANZ chief executive Phil Chronican, but state and federal governments aren't doing enough to address serious housing issues.
Public transport top priority for househunters
Easy access to rail connections, buses and trams is the overwhelming prioritty for househunters when choosing a property.
Broad Selloff Dominates Markets
The release of worse than expected U.K. manufacturing data coupled with a media report which claimed that a scheduled IMF payment to Greece would be withheld has led to a broad sell off in the Pound Sterling and the common currency Euro, respectively.