Australian stocks have closed up, buoyed by news the Federal Government will guarantee all bank deposits held in Australian financial institutions. The All Ordinaries index closed up 202 points to 4,141, while the ASX 200 has...
MELBOURNE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Australian shares ended up 5.6 percent on Monday, the biggest one-day percentage gain since October 1997, buoyed by a government blanket guarantee to all bank deposits that sparked a turnaround in...
Economic Turmoil Steps Up Fears Clients Will Reduce Spending As fears mount that economic turmoil will take a bite out of ad spending, advertising and marketing firms world-wide have been cutting costs and -- in some cases --...
It's easy to explain the continuing financial chaos -- and the failure of governments to control it -- as the triumph of psychology. Fear reigns, and panic follows. Everyone dumps stocks because everyone believes that everyone...
r3v || cls/flickr Maker FaireSaturday, October 18 - Sunday, October 19Travis County Exposition Center (7311 Decker Ln.)[info] | [tickets] Once again, The Austin Children's Museum has teamed up with event organizers to let your...
Nobody ever said the battle for investment survival wasn't more than a friendly game of Monopoly. The "'more"' embraces those who stepped on land mines like Fannie Mae (nyse: ) or any of the rest of the rogues' gallery of value...
After vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin finished her big speech at the Republican National Convention, the 1977 song "Barracuda," by the band Heart, blared out over the roar of the crowd. Convention organizers chose the...
“What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you know that the President drinks...
Holding company looks to complete TNS acquisition by early November NEW YORK When it completes its acquisition of Taylor Nelson Sofres later this month or in early November, WPP Group, based on last week's currency exchange...
AuditStar Guides BMW's Media ReviewAdweek, NY - 7 minutes agoLOS ANGELES BMW has hired AuditStar, a London-based consultancy, to guide its $155 million media review, a representative for the automaker has confirmed. ...