FALLING interest rates give borrowers a chance to shorten the term of their loan.
WHILE the New England Patriots and New York Giants battle it out on the Super Bowl field a bigger battle is happening in the corporate suites.
QANTAS boss Alan Joyce has warned an Australian parliamentary hearing that proposed legislative changes are a major threat to the airline's future.
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ELEVEN staff members at the Bundaberg BSES sugar research station will lose their jobs by the middle of the year in a restructure.
AUSTRALIA'S aging population means we may have to get comfortable with talking about what to do after someone dies.
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OLDER investors could be forgiven for having a sense of de ja vu on hearing the news that Facebook is expected to float at $100billion, writes Julian Knight.
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20-YEAR-OLD Emily will become one of Rockhampton's youngest entrepreneurs when she takes the helm of Boost juice bar in Stockland Rockhampton on Wednesday.
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ALL Mark Freeman has to show for his $6000 investment in securing a mining industry job is a maxed out credit card, an overdue mortgage and mounting bills.
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A WHOPPING $32.5b of mining projects in the region are set to deliver some 30,000 jobs, sparking calls for urgent investment in infrastructure and services.
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VOLATILE investment markets and shaky property values are making line-of-credit loans less popular and potentially harder to unwind for those who have one.
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THE major difference between selling a home by auction and private treaty is that the home is taken to market without a declared price.
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THE Morgan Stanley bankers who have been hired to run the Facebook flotation find themselves in a months-long jousting match over stock's sale price.
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WESTPAC employees are bracing for the loss of as many as triple the number of job losses already announced this week as the bank adjusts to a weak economy.
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A CRIMINAL cell is targeting vulnerable people living on the Fraser Coast, stealing cash, credit card details and personal information.
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APARTMENTS and multi-storey homes are about to get a little safer for children thanks to a rule change around windows in new buildings.
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WITH just a week to go before the deadline on Mitr Phol's takeover of MSF Sugar, the Thai company has acquired 35% of shares.
WE'RE about to find out what our obsession with Facebook is worth.
WHISPER it low, but stock markets around the world have had the best January for 18 years, writes Hamish McRae.
THE Christmas to Boxing Day period will see Australia face a contrast of weather conditions with showers, thunderstorms and large swell on the forecast.
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