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Markets not amusing!
1pointsToday's rally on global stock markets shows there is a lot of bull about this bear market.The commentators seem unable to get anything right. When they make predictions for the New Year it should be mandatory to own up to how last year's went.
Realestate.com.au forecloses on CEO
1pointsSimon Baker,who helped the original founders ofRealestate.com.au build a $480 million business as the CEO, has been given the axe.
Perth Bar Guide
1pointsPerth Bar Guide was setup to make it easy for you to find out what's going on around town. Currently providing contact details of Perth bars, future plans include allowing you to review bars, upload and share photographs from your nights out
Starbucks closes 61 shops, cuts 700 jobs
1pointsALMOST 700 employees of the coffee chain Starbucks will lose their jobs on Sunday after the company yesterday announced the closure of 61 of its 84 Australian stores.
New Award for WA Animation Industry
1pointsWAnimate, the Western Australian Animation Industry Association has launched a new annual award to recognise achievements in, and significant contributions to the Western Australian animation industry.
Stock Market Had Worst Half Year Since 1970
1pointsA barrier range trade predicting that the FTSE 100 will not touch 5016 or 5875 in the next 16 days could return 10%...
Stocks down, Gold and Oil up - BetOnMarkets
1pointsFinancial markets were a sea of red numbers last week as the classic ‘Fade the Fed’ trade played out. The initial reaction to Wednesday’s US interest rate decision was neutral to positive, then the selling set in and hardly stopped....
Yet Another Tough Week
1pointsIt was yet another tough week for global stock markets, with the Dow Jones & S&P 500 declining 3.78% on the week and the FTSE down 3.37%. With oil rallying $4.....
Bill Gates - Loggin off!
1pointsAfter dropping out from Harvard, and spending most of his day in a garage back in 1970s, multi-billionaire Bill Gates will be leaving Microsoft this week.
Boomers the neglected goldmine
1pointsSOMETIME this year, the number of Australians over 45 will outstrip those under 45, positioning the baby boomers as the nation's most powerful media consumers for the first time.
Fairfax WA site set for June launch
1pointsRumours have it that Fairfax's much lauded Perth Leader will be launched in June. Fairfax will not even confirm they are enetering the market, but the word on the street says otherwise.
MYOB now hosts sites – hosted MYOB on the way?
1pointsClaiming to be the “host with the most”, MYOB says their move into the online services sector through “business grade web hosting solutions” will “pave the way” for MYOB’s management systems to integrate with small business websites.
EBay under RBA pressure
1pointsTHE Reserve Bank has voiced grave concerns over plans by auction giant eBay to restrict payment methods on its website.
Westnet purchase bolsters iiNet
1pointsTHE telecommunications company iiNet will buy Westnet Pty Ltd for $81 million in cash, to reinforce its position as Australia's third biggest internet service provider.

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