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US markets turn sober after Japan plunge

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:57:13 GMT

US markets were lower for the five-day period after three straight weeks in which the Dow and S&P finished at all-time highs.

US stocks flat as bulls get cautious

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:29:16 GMT

THE Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 8.60 points (0.06 per cent) on Friday at 15,303.10.

Market dives below 5000 points

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:19:51 GMT

THE Australian share market has closed sharply lower, amid broad-based selling, falling below the 5000-point level.

Ford buyers get 'em while they're hot

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:12 GMT

FORD fans are rushing dealerships to buy one of the last Falcons before the model is axed.

Euro stocks slump in wake of Tokyo plunge

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:54:17 GMT

LONDON'S FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell 2.10 per cent to 6,696.79 points, while in Frankfurt the DAX 30 index also dropped 2.10 per cent.

Market dives below 5,000 points

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:35:53 GMT

THE Australian share market has closed sharply lower, amid broad-based selling,falling below the 5,000 point level.

Ford to help sacked workers

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:56:00 GMT

UPDATE: FORD Australia will work with governments to see how it can contribute to a transition package for workers, its CEO says.

Dollar in retreat after overnight gains

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:33:15 GMT

DOLLAR back on a downward spiral, reversing solid gains made overnight, as markets continue to react to US Fed boss' statements.

Gina earns your year's pay in minutes

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:30:00 GMT

NEED a pay rise? This week's BRW rich list provides some sobering thoughts on how much money you're not earning.

Live export ban blamed for $46.5m loss

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:25:53 GMT

AUSTRALIA'S largest beef cattle producer has blamed the suspension of live exports and lower rainfall for a $46.5 million loss.

Ford: what we'll miss, what we won't

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:22:22 GMT

WE ALL feel for the workers, but do we care that Ford is ceasing production? Well, there some stuff we'll miss, and some we won't....

Result: $6 million payday for Tumblr staff

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:06:38 GMT

YAHOO'S $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr has not only made its CEO David Karp a wealthy man, some of his most loyal staff will rake it in as well.

Amazon's Kindle Fire goes to 170 countries

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:51:48 GMT

AMAZON'S Kindle Fire, which starts in the US market at $US159 ($A164), will start shipping to more than 170 additional countries by June 13.

$A bounces up from one-year low

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:54:16 GMT

THE Australian dollar is more than one US cent higher after falling to a one-year low on Thursday.

McDonald's grilled by shareholders

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:38:00 GMT

A nine-year-old girl has asked McDonald's to stop "tricking kids into eating your food" at the company's annual shareholder meeting.

US stocks end slightly lower

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:14:16 GMT

THE Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 12.67 to 15,294.50 and the Dow rallied after opening sharply lower.

McDonald's can't shake criticism

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:12:02 GMT

AT its annual shareholder meeting McDonald's was taken to task by speakers associated with an advocacy group about its menu and marketing toward kids.

600 state jobs go in company collapse

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

NEARLY 600 Queensland cleaners are among some 2500 who have lost their jobs after the firm they worked for went into voluntary administration.

Call to end cash hand outs to carmakers

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

OUR top economic adviser has called for an end to cash handouts to auto manufacturers. ANALYSIS & REACTION: What Ford closure means for SA

Miners Vale, Rio Tinto 'neglecting locals'

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:40:14 GMT

VALE and Rio Tinto have moved thousands of Mozambicans who have resettled without proper homes or income, Human Rights Watch has alleged.

Tears as Ford workers fear for their futures

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:52:00 GMT

FORD slammed the door on its Australian manufacturing business after accepting a total of $1.1 billion in taxpayer cash over the past 12 years.

Ford to shut plants in 2016

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:59 GMT

FORD announces the closure of its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, a move that will cost 1200 jobs.

DuluxGroup stops paint supplies to Masters

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:19 GMT

DULUX and Cabot's paint and woodcare products will no longer be sold at the Masters and Danks hardware stores, DuluxGroup says.

Design is way forward

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:36:18 GMT

FORD'S decision to shut down Australian manufacturing has led to industry calls for a focus on product design.

Dollar lower after Chinese data

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:47 GMT

DISAPPOINTING Chinese manufacturing figures and comments from the US Fed boss have sent the dollar to a fresh one-year low.