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Palau identifies Shark tourism to drive economy

Shark diving brings approximately US$18 million annually to the Palauan economy, approximately eight percent of the country's gross domestic product. Shark tourism can be a viable economic engine.

Your location 'extremely valuable' to Google

Google recently wrote off concerns about its mobile devices sending precise user location data back to its servers, but recently uncovered emails illustrate that user location is instrumental in its strategy.

World Market Overview 04/28/2011

The Australian share market closed lower amid concerns about a tough upcoming federal budget, strong local dollar and possible interest rate rises sparked by higher inflation figures.

Asian stocks end mixed

Asian stock markets ended mixed on Monday as Chinese shares declined to the lowest level in three weeks on monetary policy tightening concerns.

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World Market Overview 04/19/2011

The Australian share market shrugged off negative sentiment in early trading on Monday, to close slightly higher as the big banks made up for softness in the resources sector. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 9.8 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 4861.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 6.1 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 4945.4 points.

World Market Overview 04/18/2011

The Australian stock market fell, to record the first weekly decline after three of gains, as the prospect of further interest rate hikes in China saw investors err on the side of caution.

World Market Overview 04/14/2011

The Australian share market pared early losses to close around 0.2 per cent higher, as investors snapped up bank stocks and other cyclicals with attractive dividend yields.

Who Holds US Debt? (And Why This Question is Important)

US Treasuries holders’ ability and willingness to buy more Treasuries or decision to sell existing holdings will determine the long-term interest rates of the US government, which in turn influences the cost of capital for the US private sector.

Australian Dollar Forecast: buy AUD/CAD on strength of Asian economies

Dan Dorrow of Faros Trading continues to expect the Australian dollar to perform well on the strength of Asian economies.

Pre-Market NASDAQ Movers (TSTY, GLBC, AMMD, RAME, VVUS, SINA, MDVN, ENER, JBLU, NFLX)

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Tasty Baking, Global Crossing, American Medical Systems Holdings, RAM Energy Resources, and VIVUS. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Sina, Medivation, Energy Conversion Devices, JetBlue Airways, and Netflix.

Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix Qualifying - Last gasp Vettel beats Hamilton to Pole

Red Bull's World champion Sebastian Vettel took his second pole of the season for the Malaysian Grand Prix after finishing ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in a closely contested qualifying session at Sepang.

Deschert advising Norma group AG on IPO

International law firm Dechert LLP is serving as co-counsel to NORMA Group AG, a German-headquartered global industrial manufacturer and portfolio company of global private equity house 3i Group plc, on its initial public offering on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

World Market Overview 04/06/2011

The Australian share market closed higher for a sixth consecutive trading day with activity subdued after the Reserve Bank (RBA) left interest rates unchanged.

Cricket World Cup - Sri Lanka's Sangakkara relinquishes Captaincy after India loss

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has relinquished his role as the captain of the ODI and T20 teams, but will continue as Test captain on a temporary basis till a suitable replacement is found.

Cricket World Cup - Tendulkar lauds Dhoni as best captain he has played under

After India's sensational World Cup triumph, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has deemed skipper MS Dhoni the best captain he has played under in his 22-year career in cricket.

Kofax Delayed Hardware Business Sale Won't Impact Investment Case: Analyst

Kofax Plc said completion of the sale of its non-core hardware business has been delayed by around two months. Jefferies & Co. said the delayed hardware business sale does not impact its investment case.

World Market Overview 04/04/2011

The Australian stock market closed higher on Friday on stronger international oil prices and as investors looked past overseas negatives to forthcoming economic data from the United States.

Cricket World Cup Final - Spare a thought for Muttiah Muralitharan

After India claimed World Cup glory on the night of April 2, not many remembered that it was the spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan's last ever International match.

Go to ArticleA police support officer stands outside a mansion block, while police officers conduct a search in connection with an attack on a U.S. passenger jet, London December 27, 2009.

India wins Cricket World Cup [GAME PHOTOS]

India has won the Cricket World Cup by beating out Sir Lanka by six wickets. Below are pictures from the championship game that gave India the victory.

India wins Cricket World Cup, team celebrates with trophy [PHOTOS]

India’s cricket team powered past rival and fellow co-host Sri Lanka to win the Cricket World Cup in front of rabid fans at the Wankhede Stadium in the city of Mumbai.

India wins Cricket World Cup, fans go wild [PHOTOS]

India just won the Cricket World Cup by edging out Sir Lanka by six wickets. A country crazy about the sport of cricket, its fans have gone wild in celebration.

Tech Companies Unleash April Fool Gags

Witticisms, super pranks, ultimate gags, hoaxes and plain lies are searching for fools this day. People turn the most cynical this day so that they don’t look naive, and turn on their gullibility meter at the highest level of alert. But a lot of us are caught off guard by some comic concoctions that mix contemporary humor with ingenious lies which are sometimes delectable.

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