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10m Aussies 'Like' Facebook

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... one-fifth as popular as Facebook its growth rate is twice as fast. YouTube users were, however, up 4.3 million, showing how the Google-owned online video sharing service has been able to refresh itself and reach new audiences. MySpace, in contrast, is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... while the S&P 500 index lost 5.45 (0.39 per cent) to 1,397.91. Drops by two of the Nasdaq's biggest companies, Apple and Google, dragged that index down 22.84 (0.74 per cent) to 3,046.36. Data on US consumer spending released before the opening bell ...

Dickens on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... classic but for the opening lines above and perhaps one or two paragraphs here and there. I recalled Charles' words - ok, google helped - as I was going through the financial markets' reaction to the mixed bag news and reports released over the past ...

No please explain needed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Oh-em-gee! What a lotta cow droppings. I hope you're 'LOL' after reading this morning's commentaries of the happenings on The Street while we were sleeping. According to 'expert' analysis, "S&P 500 snaps four-day advance" (Bloomberg) and the Dow gave ...

Social media an important tool for advisers

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... world, currently have LinkedIn profiles. A major advantage of the site, according to Young, is that it can be found in a Google search, which he said was extremely important. However, he warned against the pitfalls of not constantly updating your profile. ...

Dam Aussie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
Yippee ka yay! Nothing like a good dose of the good stuff to make one forget the bad, doesn't it? Nah, I'm not taking the "stuff" that I think you think I'm taking. I refer to the eco updates released out of America last night. They were all better ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... contract to build an offshore gas processing facility in Australia. BRUSSELS - The EU's antitrust watchdog has approved Google's $US12.5 billion ($A11.7 billion) takeover of mobile phone maker Motorola. NEW YORK - Apple says an independent group, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... That's a gain of 0.76 per cent. The S&P 500 index inched up 0.88 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 1,315.38. An earnings miss by Google caused its stock to plunge eight per cent, pulling down the Nasdaq. The Nasdaq fell 1.63 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 2,786.70. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... miss its annual earnings target and that it would take a $485 million charge because of weak sales of its PlayBook tablet. Google added 1.1 per cent after the Justice Department approved its $400 million purchase of online ad company Admeld. LONDON - ...

Advisers go mobile with Macquarie

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... clients' list. They can also call, SMS or email their clients directly from their smartphone and links clients' addresses to Google maps. The service is password protected and encrypted, ensuring advisers can get secure access to its features. Macquarie ...