Business Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Australian dollar slides...
Sluggish GDP figures continue to weigh on local currency.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: US dollar falls below ¥100
Dollar slides below key threshold for first time since May 9.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Labor IR reforms fall flat
Independent MPs say they will not support proposed amendments.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: VicSuper, Vision Super talks...
Super giants terminate merger talks after nine months.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Spanish banker ordered detained
Former head of Caja Madrid accused of saddling bank with huge losses.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: BP, ExxonMobil annoint local CEOs
Oil majors appoint new Australian operations heads as they move incumbents offshore.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: The gift of a healthy economic...
Given its inheritance, it’s reasonable to expect a Coalition government to deliver three more years of GDP growth near 3 per cent, underlying inflation around 2.25 per cent and unemployment near 5.5...
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: SCOREBOARD: Paint the town Beige
Global stocks were smashed despite stable US jobs data and an upbeat Beige Book.
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NEWS.com.au - Property: Have rates hit rock bottom?
HOME owners shouldn't expect too much joy from interest rates news today, according to our shadow Reserve Bank board.
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NEWS.com.au - Property: Have rates hit rock bottom?
HOME owners shouldn't expect too much joy from interest rates news today, according to our shadow Reserve Bank board.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Labor MPs admit party in strife
Members, Independents speak out as latest opinion polls show Gillard govt headed for landslide defeat, saying they fear the worst.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Where do renewables stand in...
Clean Energy Australia Report is out and in our graphs of the week, we see how the sector is developing and look at some of the development underway.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Mine-dependent Mongolia to push renewables:...
Early plans to be Asia's super grid for wind power and solar power.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: US dollar falls sharply vs...
ECB comments among factors weighing on US dollar.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Air NZ eyes larger Virgin stake
Airline asks FIRB for permission to further boost Virgin Australia stake.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: PM, car officials meet over...
Meeting comes as Holden calls on coalition for policy certainty in sector.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Abbott's Direct free kick
Government data show new accounting measures of Australia's emissions provide a significant 10 per cent head-start in terms of meeting our targets. And the biggest beneficiary could be Tony Abbott...
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Coalition likely headed for...
Shorten says Labor can win vote, but concedes polls suggest otherwise.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: A sore lesson from housing history
Much commentary on Australia’s housing market has been notoriously short-termed. A longer view casts serious doubt on the theory prices will double each seven to ten years.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Aust stocks closed
Local market closed for Queen's Birthday public holiday as SPI futures lift.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: NewSat eyeing Optus satellites
Group says it has fielded offers to form vehicles to bid on division at auction.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: ASX takeover more likely under...
Analysts say change may pave way for international merger after $553m raising.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Rudd's the king of chaos
That Kevin Rudd could conceivably fight the next election as incumbent prime minister is a dangerous development for Australia.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Elite flyers pressure United Airlines to act on...
Call made by airline's most frequent flyers for it to stop blocking climate change action.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: JinkoSolar posts narrower loss...
Capitalises on Japanese growth.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Why companies can't resist the US...
Tech giants like Google, Microsoft and Facebook may deny giving the US government open access to their users’ information. But that's little comfort in an era where national security laws can easily...
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Overreach in Gillard's...
Yesterday was the moment Julia Gillard's 'gender card' became a liability rather than an asset, as she herself turned women's health into a political plaything.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Chisholm warned Rinehart on...
Media exec reportedly told magnate to avoid Ten, and only buy Fairfax outright.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: Just how green is the internet?
A recent Google event explored the concept of just how green the internet is and while the answer can go a number of directions, there's plenty of progress to be made.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY - Concrete Detail: CITIC refutes Palmer's...
Chinese resources company denies it pays magnate $500m a year in royalties.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Qantas inks Roy Hill air service deal
Deal is latest sign that Roy Hill project is moving forward.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: The Distillery: Telstra disconnected
Scribes say Telstra has missed a key opportunity as Adam Internet throws in the towel, with one pointing the finger at the ACCC’s sluggish assessment process.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Cisco flags plans to buy Sourcefire
Company to enter into a $US2.7 billion deal to bolster cyber security portfolio.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Mobile computing's Asian future
After five years of explosive growth sales of high-end smartphones have hit a plateau and everyone, including Apple, needs to buckle up as growth shifts to Asia.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: China acts amid rising growth fears
Govt hopes measures will stoke growth as officials warm to stimulus.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Bet on the election? Buy McMillan
McMillan Shakespeare shares will be a proxy for those looking to gamble on who wins the election. No-one can predict whether the FBT rules will stay or be repealed and the ASX should have kept the...
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Microsoft to allow Indie devlopers to publish on...
Reverses course on the industry's stance to the indie gaming scene.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Roy Hill receives ANZ financing
Bank's $1bn funding injection eases pressure on Gina Rinehart.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: BlackBerry lays off another 250 employees
Latest layoffs part of the ailing smartphone maker's turnaround plans, with more reductions in the offing.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Scoreboard: European blues
Strong economic signs from the UK and Germany failed to lift European markets, while Wall Street saw modest gains following strong data but mixed earnings.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Developing countries to vastly outpace OECD in...
US Energy Information Agency expects emissions from developing countries to be 127% higher to 2040.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: CSL still growth-focused: Perreault
Perreault reiterates group's commitment to growth post-McNamee.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Savers to wear bank bailout levy
Nation's banks to cut interest rates on savings accounts to make up for new deposit levy.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Rudd must put his popularity to the people
Kevin Rudd justified his deposition of Julia Gillard by saying it’s what voters wanted. If he’s so sure, why not call an election immediately?
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Ausbil Dexia exits Echo
Group sells all remaining shares in gaming giant as KT Lim eyes increased holding.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Scoreboard: Late Fed jitters
Wall Street reversed gains in the last hour despite strong GDP figures and indications the Fed will further delay tapering.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Cyber-safety or cyber-maturity? Teaching ethics...
The recent rise in sexting is a direct result of a failure to educate teenagers about cyber-safety. Digital technology is now intertwined with life, and education is the only way to stop the two from...
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Who’s responsible for Australia's ‘debt...
Economic management, and who is better at it, will be a deciding factor on September 7. Tony Abbott argues that debt created under Rudd is a sign of poor stewardship. Time to look at the figures.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Both sides ignore our $20 billion con
Australia's tax system is distorted to the tune of $20 billion. While it means some short-term political gains for Kevin Rudd, many of his 'gifts' are just smoke and mirrors.
View ArticleBusiness Spectator PROPERTY: Markets: Taking stock of the election
The stock market has had plenty of time to factor in the effects of the election. Despite domestic business uncertainty, global evetns are driving the markets.
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