Australia Should Be Able To Have A Robust Debate About Recession Risks
Getty / Cole Bennett Today Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard had a crack at economists and the media for using the r-word in talking about the country’s economic prospects.It continues an...
View ArticleAMP Lost $1.8 Billion In Trading Today
Papers: ShutterstockShares in superannuation giant AMP tumbled 12.85% to $4.35 today, wiping almost $1.84 billion off its books.AMP told investors this morning that it had faced abnormally high...
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Fishing Is The Most Hazardous Leisure Activity To Do During A Storm
Most lightning deaths in the United States occur while people are enjoying outdoor activities, with fishing the most deadly, government weather officials say.From 2006 to 2012, 238 people died after...
View ArticleDon't Let Hiring Managers Make These Snap Judgments About You
You finally got that interview you've been hoping to land. Don't blow it by making a bad first impression. Expect your interviewer to begin sizing you up the minute you step foot on the company's...
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Ex-NBA Star Scottie Pippen Involved In Alleged Assault In Malibu
US authorities said Monday that they had questioned National Basketball Association hall-of-famer Scottie Pippen in connection with an alleged assault outside a Malibu restaurant.Pippen, who won six...
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American Women Played Terribly At Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — Sloane Stephens wasn't about to let the tennis match get in the way of her plans for the evening.Stephens took only 62 minutes to brush aside fellow American Jamie Hampton 6-3, 6-3 in the...
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A 'Memory Machine' Is Being Tested In Humans
NEW YORK — In the film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," the characters undergo a scientific procedure to erase their memory. But what if instead of erasing memory, you could restore it? One...
View ArticleLess Vodka, More Local Knowledge: Tips For Doing Business In Modern Russia...
Combine the convergence of East and West that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 with the tastes of modern global consumers and rich oil and gas reserves, and there are plenty of ways to make...
View ArticleAnother Queensland Mansion Linked To Nathan Tinkler Is Up For Sale
Another Queensland mansion linked through a holding company to embattled former billionaire Nathan Tinkler is up for sale.A spokesperson for Tinkler, Tim Allerton, declined to comment on the sale of...
View ArticleThe ATO Says Bitcoins Have Been Taxable Since The Get-Go
Bitcoins: ShutterstockBitcoin users take note: not only will the Australian Taxation Office be taxing Bitcoin transactions this year; they’ve been taxable since inception.A Tax Office spokesperson says...
View ArticleThis TV Anchor Had Exactly The Right Reaction To A Live Double F-Bomb By A...
Via mashable, here’s this golden blooper moment when the Fox anchor in this segment hears the reporter dropping the F-bomb on air.Twice.The stunned look about 10 seconds in is gold, before a neat...
View ArticleBarack Obama Singing Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ Will Make You Smile
It’s kind of a crappy Tuesday so far, but don’t fret: Barack Obama is here to cheer you up with his awesome rendition of the Daft Punk chart-topper, Get Lucky.There’s something really special about...
View ArticleMIKE DEVEREUX: Without Pay Cuts, Holden Won’t Be Able To Make Cars In Australia
Holden is hurting. The company made a $152 million loss in the 2012 financial year and this month announced that it would stop making cars in Australia if it failed to bring factory costs down.Holden...
View ArticleQantas Pilots Are Annoyed A Navigator Wore One Of Their Uniforms In The...
Photo: Getty/Don Arnold A union has lodged a complaint on behalf of Qantas pilots who are unhappy a member of the airline’s ground staff wore a second officers’ uniform and sat in the cockpit on...
View ArticleCHARTS: Chi-X Saved Traders $215m A Year By Ending The ASX’s Monopoly
Stock price analysis: ShutterstockNomura-backed stock exchange Chi-X has saved Australian traders $215 million a year since launching in October 2011 by reducing bid/ask spreads in the equity market,...
View ArticleCHARTS: Australian Traders Are Saving $215m A Year From The ASX’s Monopoly...
Stock price analysis: ShutterstockNomura-backed stock exchange Chi-X has saved Australian traders $215 million a year since launching in October 2011 by reducing bid/ask spreads in the equity market,...
View ArticleWayne Swan Accused Tony Abbott Of Missing A Stimulus Vote Because He Was Drunk
Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan fired up in Parliament today after shadow treasurer Joe Hockey asked if the multi-billion dollar federal deficit declared in his recent budget was proof the Labor...
View ArticleToday Wayne Swan Accused Tony Abbott Of Being So Drunk He Missed Parliament
Australian treasurer Wayne Swan was not happy in parliament today. He fired up after shadow treasurer Joe Hockey asked if the multi-billion dollar federal deficit declared in his recent budget was...
View ArticleHere’s Some Context For Billabong’s Huge Share Price Rise Today
Getty/Michael Buckner Billabong stocks jumped 30% to $0.19 this afternoon, after it revealed that its refinancing talks with two Altamont Capital Partners and Sycamore Partners were going well.The surf...
View ArticleJulia Gillard’s Office Explains The Knitting Photoshoot
Julia Gillard’s office has issued an official statement about newly released Australian Women’s Weekly photos that depicted her knitting a toy kangaroo for the royal family. The photoshoot was widely...
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