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Is the end of DVD's in sight?

U.S. DVD sales and rentals of both standard DVDs and Blu-ray discs dropped yet again in 2008 from the previous year.
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OzForex Daily Commentary - 16/01/2009

Australian Dollar: Yesterday's employment data showed a rise in the official unemployment rate from 4.4% to 4.5% with the economy shedding 1,200 jobs in December. The
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Eric Holder at Senate Confirmation Hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday began questioning Eric Holder, as he braced himself for a Republican grilling him over some controversial decision in his confirmation hearing, his path to becoming the nation's first African-American, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for attorney general.
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Canada in recession until 3Q '09: Conf. Board

Canada's economy is expected to stay in recession for three quarters this year and contract 0.5 percent annually in 2009, according to forecasts by the independent, non-profit Conference Board of Canada,
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9/11 Suspect tortured by US: Pentagon

Just a few days before President-elect Barack Obama is expected to direct the closure of the controversial detention facility, a report within the Bush administration has said the US tortured one of the alleged 9/11 planners held at Guantánamo Bay.
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China: World's 3rd richest economy for 2007

On Wednesday, a new data record showed that China's economy grew to become the world's third-largest in 2007 reflecting the countries amazing ability to overcome yet another milestone in the country's stunning rise in the global pecking order.
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A Troubled Stroke in Economic Recovery Portrait

Two weeks into the new year, a report of retail decline was another stroke in a patch of turbulent recession as monetary policy makers and the government acknowledge the imperfections and work to fashion a portrait of economic recovery.
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OzForex Daily Commentary - 15/01/2009

Australian Dollar: In what was a very volatile session in Asia yesterday the Aussie dollar climbed back from its open near 66 cents to post a late afternoon high slightly above the
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Polanski will does not plan to return to US

The woman at the center of the three-decade-old sex allegations against Oscar-winning film-maker Roman Polanski has filed court papers seeking dismissal of the charges against him.
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Obama to name Julius Genachowski to Head FCC

President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate his top technology advisor, Julius Genachowski, to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Democratic official said Monday.

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