China still has a startling number of vacant real estate developments, judging from new satellite analysis by DigitalGlobe and Business Insider. Chinese ghost cities have made headlines for nearly a decade, with huge new real estate developments sitting mostly empty f...

Pre-orders for the iPhone 12 Pro Max and Mini will be going live at 12am, November 7. The iPhone 12 Pro Max and Mini are set to release on Friday, November 13. More »    

Email was invented in 1971, and since then, it has completely changed how we communicate with people we know and those we may not know in person. With the introduction of social media in 1997 and the rapid rise and evolution of these channels, it was thought email would quickly become extinct. Ho...

The Commonwealth Bank is diving into the buy now, pay later sector with its own offering. Eligible customers will be able to split purchases between $100 and $1,000 into four equal repayments, with a new digital wallet to be issued for use in-store. More » ...

Gary Cohn, the chief economic adviser to US President Donald Trump, reportedly told a group of CEOs at a private event hosted by The Business Counsel that the White House doesn't support the version of the border More »     

The NSW government is set to launch its Dine & Discover voucher scheme this month to promote spending across dining, arts and tourism. Four $25 vouchers will be available for residents aged over 18 via the Service NSW app. More »   

President Barack Obama caused quite a commotion Friday when he stopped inside a Fifth Avenue New York City office building. A large crowd gathered outside, trying to catch a view of the former president as he left 160 Fifth Avenue. More »     

As TV networks plot to get a new generation of viewers hooked, YouTube stars are snagging "premium" TV deals like never before. Many of these YouTuber-led shows are popping up on streaming services, from Netflix to Verizon's Go90, but traditional stalwarts like HBO ha...

The value of new residential construction grew 5.1% to $18.9 billion in the March quarter, the Australian Bureau Of Statistics says. Expenditure on residential construction was 4.2% higher than the prior corresponding period, as homebuilders flocked into the market...

When bank loans and personal savings run thin, thousands of students are turning to an unlikely source to pay for college. crowdfunding. New data released by GoFundMe, the crowdfunding site launched in 2010, finds that within the last three years more than 100,000 cam...

Australian stocks closed the session, and the week, lower. Today’s scoreboard. ASX 200. 5,739.00 -45.66 -0.79% All Ordinaries. 5,786.90 -45.64 -0.78% More »     

The shares of private-prison providers jumped on Friday after the Justice Department signalled its support for their use by the government. Last August, Sally Yates, the former deputy attorney general, directed the Bureau of Prisons to withdraw or decline contracts fo...

Chinese iron ore futures have slumped on Wednesday, falling over 4%. News that a major iron ore mine operated by Brazil's Vale will be allowed to resume production appears to be the catalyst. More »     

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Bonds are back. Australian 10-year bonds are set for their best week since May as yield on Treasuries fell for a fourth day on Wednesday, marking their the longest stretch since the lead up to June’s Brexit vote. And pretty much every major sovereign debt from Japan...