Studios lick their lips over new-look Netflix
LOS ANGELES - Perhaps it's fitting that while the stock market was tanking last week, shares of Netflix were touching all-time highs. What else to expect from a company that is remaking Hollywood's home-distribution model?
Japan growth slows amid worry about yen's climb
Japan's economic growth slowed to a crawl in the second quarter and analysts see more weakness ahead, adding to policymakers' headaches as they grapple with deflation and a rise in the yen that threatens an export-reliant recovery.
BoA considers reducing BlackRock stake: source
Bank of America Corp is considering whether to reduce its stake in asset manager BlackRock Inc , which is viewed as a non-core asset, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
Avoid Junk Food or Eat Healthier Junk Foods?
As a fitness professional, I'm always amazed (and puzzled) with the conflict people seem to have with losing weight, yet they refuse to stop eating junk food.
Inflamed fat cells underlie the cause of diabetes
According to a team of scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, the link between obesity and diabetes may be explained by the inflammation-causing cells in fat tissue.
5 Reasons Why Elliptical Machines and Treadmills are Useless Exercises
I know that all of the elliptical and treadmill worshipers are probably fuming at me now after that article headline, but the fact is, ellipticals and treadmills are one of the least effective methods of working out in existence.
Bank of America weighs reducing Blackrock stake: report
Bank of America Corp is weighing a possible reduction in its holdings of BlackRock Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the situation.
Australian corals may hold answers for cancer and climate change
A type of fluorescent shallow-water corals found at the Lord Howe Island, 400 miles east of Australia could lend vital health-beneficial clue in the development of potential cancer-fighting drugs and may shed light to the understanding of global warming, says researcher from the University of Western Sydney.
Japan Q2 growth slows amid worry about yen rise
Japan's economic growth slowed markedly in April-June and analysts predict further slowdown, adding to policymakers' difficulties as they grapple with deflation and a rise in the yen that threatens an export-reliant recovery.
Australian Dollar Outlook 16/8/2010
The Australian Dollar has opened weaker this morning trading around the 0.8950 level after a fairly quiet US session on Friday night in which US data releases were not that bad in relation to consensus.
Daily Forex Commentary 16/8/2010
The Australian Dollar opens a shade lower on Monday at 0.8928 as risk aversion keeps a lid on high-yielding currencies.
Tobacco display ban in ACT to exclude drug paraphernalia
Canberra stores will be banned from displaying cigarettes and other tobacco products by the end of the year. But shopping centres in the ACT can continue displaying illegal drug paraphernalia, such as bongs and ice pipes.
Abortion cases roof-high among WA teen girls
Health authorities reveal a worryingly high number of young girls in WA having abortions and some are as young as 12 years old.
Researchers claim bike helmet law ineffective
Two Sydney University researchers claim that the country's law requiring the wearing of bicycle helmet for protection does not work and should be repealed.
Australians losing sleep due to waistline expand, scientists say
Health research based on the analysis of records from an NSW sleep clinic revealed Australian are losing sleep due to their increasing waistlines
Six horse deaths suspected due to strangles disease
Following the deaths of at least six horses in the northern suburbs of WA due to suspected outbreak of the infection horse disease - strangles - the stables there were forced to be in a lockdown mode.
WA girls as young as 12 having abortion
Forty-four WA girls, some as young as 12, had an abortion last year, the state's health department reported on Sunday.
Growth angst drifts back to U.S. shores
After worrying about Europe for several months, economists are now turning their focus back to the United States, where high unemployment and a historic housing slump just won't go away.
Rulemakers plan global overhaul of lease accounting
U.S. and international accounting rule makers are planning to propose an overhaul of lease accounting as soon as Tuesday, in a move expected to affect some $1.2 trillion in leased assets.
Stocks face retailers' results
U.S. stock investors will brace for further signs of weakness in the economic recovery this week as earnings from key retailers are expected.
Aviva investor says saw synergies in RSA deal
One investor in Aviva , which recently rejected a 5 billion pound bid for its general insurance unit from RSA , said there were potential synergies in a deal of that nature.
Commodity Trends:Copper demand to beat supply
Copper demand may outstrip supply in 2011 for the first time in four years as China, the world's biggest consumer, sustains purchases and as ore grades decline. The demand-supply gap will be the extent of 200,000 metric tons. Copper, used in pipes, tubes and wires, faces a deepening supply crunch and record prices are highly likely in the next two years, Barclays Capital said in a report on July 27. Prices for immediate delivery will average $7,763 a ton next year as a market shortage widens,...
US needs to tackle oil addiction with natural gas
The United States has all it needs to win the battle against oil addiction on home ground and help lead the rest of the world out of the same addiction. That's the message of NGV Global - the International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles - at an industry summit in Boston, Massachusetts.
Turkmenistan to invite tenders for oil exploration
Turkmenistan, long slow to respond to foreign efforts to enter its energy sector, is now considering tenders for development of its Caspian offshore hydrocarbon deposits. The bids are yet another sign of the dramatic changes occurring since the death of the country's mercurial autocrat, president for life Saparmurat Niyazov in December 2006.
Gold Rush in Yukon
The Yukon is home to the famous Klondike gold rush of the late 1890's. Prospectors flocked to the area some 120 years ago, following the discovery of gold on Rabbit Creek in the Klondike district by George Carmack, Dawson Charlie and Skookum Jim. When these men returned to their homes in the Pacific Northwest, carrying bags of gold, they encouraged thousands more like them to embark on a journey to the Yukon, hoping they would find riches in the Klondike, too.
S African gold mine in trouble after 4 deaths
Yet another problem hit the gold mining business in South Africa with four illegal miners were killed in a shooting at an abandoned gold mine owned by relatives of former president Nelson Mandela and President Jacob Zuma. Mining industry in South Africa has been reeling under safety problems for the past several months and this latest deaths are bound to create hurdles in the mining sector in South Africa.
AgBank confirms greenshoe as IPO hits record $22.1 billion
Agricultural Bank of China said on Sunday it had fully exercised an over-allotment option for the Shanghai portion of its initial public offering, taking total proceeds from the offer to $22.1 billion, making the IPO the world's biggest.
Apple manager charged with taking kickbacks
A manager at Apple Inc has been charged in California with taking kickbacks he received after leaking corporate secrets to Asian companies that supplied iPhone and iPod accessories, court documents showed.
Apple manager charged in with taking kickbacks
A manager at technology company Apple Inc has been indicted by a federal grand jury in California on charges including taking kickbacks, wire fraud and money laundering, according to court documents.
Russia to consider fate of grain export ban after October 1
Russia plans to discuss after October 1 whether to extend a grain export ban into next year, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov told Reuters, after a severe drought ruined vast tracts of the country's grain crop.