Business
Perth: The home of Australian stocks!
1pointsPerth overtook Sydney as home to the highest number of publicly traded companies in Australia after AnaeCo Ltd., a waste-technology company, debuted today.
Aussie Startup Carnival 2008 Reg Opens Feb 11-24
1pointsWe are delighted to invite all the entrepreneurs or thriving ones from the land of green and gold to participate in this online (web based) carnival. It starts on March 3, 2008 (AEST). How to Register: Download and fill-in the registration form and
G7 leaders turn pessimistic on global economy
1pointsFixing the deeper issues, which stemmed from excessive credit risk, was postponed at least until April. On this front they showed solidarity.
Grape growers will dump shiraz
1pointsGrape growers look like dropping hundreds of tonnes of shiraz grapes on the ground in Western Australia in two weeks' time.
Dollar nears US91c
1pointsTHE dollar opened stronger today, knocking on the door of $US0.9100, as expectations firmed for another interest rate rise this afternoon
News Corp first-half profit hits $1.74b
1pointsNEWS Corporation has booked a first half net profit of $US1.564 billion ($1.74 billion), helped by growth in the media group's cable network.
WA DVD rental firm Quickflix gets new MD
1pointsThe Co-founder and chief executive of online DVD rental company Quickflix, Stephen Langford, has stepped down and will be replaced by its chief operating officer and fellow co-founder, Simon Hodge.
Australian Stocks Extend Longest Slump in 26 Years
1pointsAustralian shares fell for an eleventh day, extending the longest sell-off in a quarter of a century.
Virgin in codeshare with Skywest
1pointsTHE battle for Western Australia's skies intensified last night as Virgin Blue signed a strategic code share agreement with rapidly expanding local airline Skywest.
The countdown to Christmas 2008 has started
1pointsThere is growing resentment to how far back into the year Christmas lights start going up - October is not uncommon - however Toys "R" Us have gone to the extreme and now have a Christmas countdown timer displayed prominently on their website ...
Wall St falls for a third week in a row
1pointsUS stocks have fallen sharply, capping a third consecutive weekly decline, on a warning by American Express of mounting credit-card defaults and a slowdown in consumer spending.
Let's have a niceness revolution
1pointsNiceness and capitalism have for the most part been mutually exclusive. Greed is good. Get ahead by stomping on your colleagues. Slash jobs and the share price rises: Jack Welch - the management guru of choice. But could things be changing?
Innovative Minds Don’t Think Alike
1pointsAs our knowledge and expertise increase, our creativity and ability to innovate tend to taper off. Why?
Perth.com sold for US$200,000
1points$200,000 for a domain name - what kind of site is it going to be and who bought it?

Recent Comments