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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.
US stressed, but Australia booming
1pointsNEWS Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch said today advertising revenue showed the US consumer economy was stressed but revenue in Australia was "just booming".
China tells firms to brace for tough times
1pointsA Chinese government watchdog has warned major state-owned enterprises to brace for tough times given the likelihood of a worsening global economic slowdown, state media reported on Monday.
What's Next with the Economy..
1pointsOn a day when you hear about the worlds largest bank CITI Group losing $5 Billion and cutting 4,000 jobs world wide, you might expect markets to be down severely. You might also have expected the FTSE to stumble on the news that RBS is preparing a...
eBay fury fires competition
1pointsAs the controversy surrounding eBay’s decision to compel sellers to use its PayPal service builds, a group of ex-power sellers have banded together and left eBay to launch their own auction site.

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