Fairfax Media Ltd said its online arm had entered into a joint venture with Melbourne IT Ltd to give small businesses access to online marketing services as an alternative to traditional advertising.
The Advantate joint venture between Fairfax Digital and Melbourne IT - an online service provider - will provide small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) [...]
Australia’s flagship airline is preparing to smash its unionised engineering workforce with non-union labour recruited in Asia and the Pacific, in a move that echoes the epic maritime dispute that rocked the waterfront a decade ago.
Documents seen by the Sydney Morning Herald show Qantas has engaged a labour hire company, Newport Aviation, to recruit the [...]
National property value growth slid to just 4.9 per cent in the 12 months to the end of April, down from 6.5 per cent growth reported in March, but spring could bring a resurgence, Quotable Value says in its latest report.
The national average house sale price remained steady at $388,456.
QV spokesman Blue Hancock said most [...]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: FirstCaribbean International Bank continues to be picked out by external commentators as %26ldquo;First%26rdquo;. The Bank won the award for %26ldquo;Best Bank in Barbados%26rdquo; for 2008 from Global Finance Magazine. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Barbados has scooped the award. Global Finance editors, in conjunction with industry analysts, corporate executives and banking [...]
KINGSTON, Jamaica (OPM): Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the government is pursuing a deliberate strategy to promote and support the development of the small, medium and micro (SMME) enterprise sector in order to build Jamaica’s ability to absorb the benefits of the investment flows into the economy. He said the government will shortly be outlining [...]
NEW YORK, April 18 (UPI) — Rising prices are putting the squeeze on both sides of the organic food market — prices of items and production costs, various sources [...]
MINNEAPOLIS Northwest Airlines said it would boost the payout for Chief Executive Doug Steenland if he stays until the carrier finishes its combination with Delta Air Lines.
The new agreement also takes away a financial incentive for Steenland to leave in June.
Northwest [...]
ATLANTA Weary shareholders and creditors of Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. could lose out again amid falling stock prices since the carriers announced their intent to combine.
A bidding war for either of the airlines started by another carrier or a private [...]
HARTFORD, Conn.—Stalwart General Electric Co., known for reliably meeting its targets, shocked investors yesterday with a 6 per cent plunge in first-quarter profit and a slashed earnings forecast. The shares took a beating of almost 13 per cent, dragging North America’s markets along [...]
