Vittorio Hernandez

Fruits are ordinarily sold in boxes when offered in bulk. A Chinese shopowner thought of a brilliant marketing idea to move the fruit in his warehouse faster.

Amid reports that Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao are set to hang their boxing gloves after three and five more fights, respectively, the speculation that their dream match would be their farewell gift to boxing fans has been apparently confirmed by yet another hint.

In a move to boost the company's finances, Australian air carrier Qantas is adding six economy class seats for 71 of its Boeing 737s. However, to give way to the added seats, the air carrier would have smaller lavatories and galleys. The current lavatories measure 3 x 3 foot.

Trading at the Shanghai Stock Exchange will remain from 9:30 to 11:30 am and 1 to 3 pm. The Chinese bourse has little chance of extending its trading hours to match Hong Kong's, which ends at 4 pm and has just a one-hour lunch break from 12 noon to 1 pm.

A rise in Qatar's real estate prices is no reason for investors to panic as it is unlikely to shake the country's economy, a Gulf Times report said.

Alcohol abuse is among the leading causes of death in the United States. While new treatments are being developed, the challenge lies in making more people aware that they are abusing alcohol and may need professional help.

Despite pulling back a touch from the highs reached at midday, the Australian market still managed to close at a fresh six-year high. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rose by 0.6 per cent and improved for the 12th time in 16 trading sessions. With only one day remaining this month, local shares have surged by 4.3 per cent in July; making it the best month in a year for the Australian market.

Investors initially kicked off the session a little hesitant ahead of major updates on both the US and Chinese economies over the next few days. Caution has been set to one side however; with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) cracking through 5600 points for the first time since June 2008.

The week has been building to today's macro events with Washington taking centre stage; however I do need to concentrate on the developments overnight.

The Nov 22 bout between Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao and new WBO junior lightweight title holder Chris Algieri would be radically different from Pacman's previous fights, said boxing writer Wilmer Patino of BoxingNews24.

Major currencies were softer against the US dollar on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve decision. The Euro fell from highs near US$1.3445 to US$1.3405, before ending US trade near US$1.3410. The Aussie dollar fell from highs near US94.05c to lows near US93.75c before ending the US session near US93.80c. And the Japanese yen eased from 101.85 yen per US dollar to JPY102.15, ending US trade near JPY102.10.

Long Beach's real estate market is pricing out home buyers with limited budget, according to a report by the Press Telegram.

The planned opening of the Saudi Arabian stock market by early 2015 is an invitation for retail and institutional investors to go beyond national borders when buying stocks.

In what could be considered an irony, Juma, a tiger at the Queensland zoo bit the hand of its handler on Tuesday, which is International Tiger Day.

South Australia approved on Tuesday the application by miner Rex Minerals to construct an $800 million copper, gold and iron ore mine on prime agricultural estate in the Yorke Peninsula.

The Australian federal police have issued warrants of arrest for two Aussie jihadists accused of fighting with the Islamic States. The two, Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar, were also behind the posting of a viral photo in Twitter showing Elomar holding two decapitated heads.

A man selling his upscale condo unit in Austin, Texas, advertised more than intended when he uploaded a series of photos of the unit on a local listings site with one of photos showing his naked body in the background.

Share prices of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (Nasdaq: LOCO) increased by over 33% on its first day of trading on Friday, July 25, pointing to another hot stock for retail investors to look into.

A behavioral finance expert said members of Generation Y, also known as Millennials, appear to view the stock market as a quick fix to their debt problems, mainly college debts.

Expect another day of hushed trading as the market continues to bide its time ahead of the mass data releases at the end of the week.

In US economic data, the "flash" services index was unchanged at 61.0 in July, above forecasts centred on a result near 59.8. The pending home sales index fell by 1.1% to 102.7 in June, below forecasts centred on a 0.5% gain. And the Dallas Federal Reserve index rose from 11.4 to 12.7 in July.

Australian miners are pessimistic about the future of the mining industry, which was responsible for the current economic boom of the country, in the next few years.

The United Kingdom is giving green and renewable energy a bigger push by converting three former coal mining land into solar farms in the East Midlands.

The woman who caused unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr and T.I. to engage in a brawl at a Fat Burger joint in May finally broke her silence on Monday over suspicions that she went to bed with Mayweather.

Former Australian Parliament Speaker Peter Slipper is again in the limelight after an Australian Capital Territory court declared him on Monday guilty of dishonesty for charging to Aussie taxpayers his cab fare while touring a wine district in Canberra.

American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr's war with the rappers ain't over yet.

Two superstars from different sports had a photo together when they met on Saturday. The best footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid, and the unbeaten American boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr, joined a historic moment which Ronaldo posted on Instagram.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone of Ariel Tollfree, a 13-year-old from North Texas, burned while it was on her bed. Tollfree, who sleeps with her devices near her pillow, didn't notice it slip underneath the pillow when she slept.

While the bodies of 51 Dutch citizens killed in the July 17 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were being repatriated back to The Netherlands on Thursday, within the same week, Maria Putin fled the country when Dutch found that the daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin was living within their midst.