Kevin Rudd's Stimulus Stink

Seeded on Sat Feb 7, 2009 8:18 PM EST (crazyjimsmith.blogspot.com)

politics, kevi-rudd, 42b-stimulus

Clipped Wings For Qantas

Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:47 PM EDT

Qantas is a company who has been blessed with an outstanding management team, and this can be proven by the constant challenges the company has faced, with management fronting up to a myriad of challenges and successfully leading the airline from one crisis through to another.

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business, aviation, qantas, arilines

What Next

Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:22 AM EDT

Well I have already written about Sydney trains running slower than they did back in 1906, and the news just doesn't get better for the NSW Labor party.

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australia, politics, government, nsw

Market Pushes Higher

Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:54 AM EDT

Despite a weak lead from the US markets, the All Ordinaries managed a respectable gain with the market rising 20.6 points higher to close at 4938.6, after trading as high as 40 points into green territory.

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business, asx-market-report, australian-stockmarket-report, stockmarket-report

At The Bottom Of The Wine Barrel

Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:32 AM EDT

Trying to time an entry into a stricken stock or industry and then profiting from the turn-around can be a very risky and nerve racking experience. However if and when the investment does pay, it usually pays handsomely.

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business, wine, bob-oatley, rosemount-estates

Market Continues Sideways

Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:28 AM EDT

A positive lead from American markets failed to inspire the market today with the All Ordinaries falling by 4.2 points to close at 4918.0. The market continues to trade within a narrow range as investors wait for next weeks earnings numbers.

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business, australian-stock-exchange, asx-market-report

Wireless Triple Play!

Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:35 AM EDT

An article in today's Financial Review about the fierce bidding war going on in the US between wireless carriers, and satellite and cable operators for wireless airwave licences that are being auctioned off by the Federal Communications Commission, shows that the future for the …

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technology, wireless-internet, triple-play

Local Market Takes Terrorism Threat In Its Stride

Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:47 PM EDT

Despite a US$14 dollar fall for gold and a US$2 fall for oil in overnight trading, the local market has taken the terrorist scare in London in its stride.

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business, london-terrorist-threat, local-stockmarket

Australian Market Down Slightly

Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:10 AM EDT

Strong unemployment figures helped the market make a modest fall with the July figure coming in at 4.8% down .1% from the previous month, the best unemployment figure since 1976.

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business, australian-stock-market

Quickstep; A Composites Revolution!

Wed Aug 9, 2006 4:39 PM EDT

Quickstep Holdings (QHL) is a company that listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in the later half of 2005.

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business, composites, carbon-graphics, lighter-aircraft

Reeltime.tv Announces Deal With Yahoo!7

Tue Aug 8, 2006 11:09 PM EDT

When I first added Reeltime.tv to the portfolio I mentioned that a mass marketing deal had been made and that the company could not reveal the nature of the agreement.

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technology, broadband-tv, online-television-launched-in-australia, movie-download

The Internet Changing Media

Tue Aug 8, 2006 7:08 AM EDT

According to the Australian based Audit Bureau of Verification Service, which provides third party verification of data, spending in Australia on internet based advertising increased by 59.4% to $778million during the 2005-06 period.

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media, business, the, is, advertising, internet, and, how, changing

ACTU Hypocrisy

Mon Aug 7, 2006 10:17 PM EDT

In an ABC story I just read, peak union body the Australian Council of Trade Union has claimed it is unhappy with the Office of Workplace Services (OWS) after it was revealed that the government department had investigated people who appeared in an ACTU advertising campaign that …

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politics, unions, industrial-relations

More Money For Services!

Mon Aug 7, 2006 7:25 AM EDT

For those of you that don't know, I live in the inner suburbs of Sydney Australia. Around these suburbs we have large pockets of basket weavers. What's a basket weaver? Well they are the type of people that think Pol Pot was a great man.

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politics