Ricardo's Business

End of parity: Experts say A$ heading south

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:18:18 GMT

The bears tore through the Australian dollar over the past two weeks, falling from US$1.03 to nearly US$0.97.

The winning costs of Eurovision 2013

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:23:35 GMT

The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, will be held at a time when many parts of the eurozone struggle with recession and austerity measures that have prompted protests in some countries across the continent.

Investors react to Alex Ferguson's retirement at Manchester Utd

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:54:57 GMT

Shares in Manchester United have opened on the New York Stock Exchange, falling by almost 5 per cent in light volume in the first five minutes of trade following the retirement of manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

Westpac’s tips 2% cash rate

Wed, 08 May 2013 04:33:53 GMT

Experts at one of Australia’s most accurate forecasters is predicting the Reserve Bank will continue to cut official interest rates throughout this year.

Spain’s population falls as unemployment hits a record

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:43:20 GMT

Spain is now on par with Greece with having one of the worst jobless rates in Europe.

Virgin’s rebirth in the discount market with Tiger

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:30:38 GMT

Virgin Australia is now one step closer in its bid to take on arch rival Qantas at all levels of the aviation market, but just how strong is the newest brand to its stable?

Milestone: 23 million Australians

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:50:15 GMT

SBS may be helping to tell seven Billion Stories every day, but from tomorrow, it will be telling those stories, for the first time, to 23 million Australians.

Does "Australian made" drive you?

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:32:22 GMT

When I was growing up in Wollongong in the 80s and 90s virtually all car brands were represented in my family. 

Australia's car industry: What drives you?

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:16:42 GMT

When I was growing up in Wollongong in the 80s and 90s virtually all car brands were represented in my family. 

ANZ’s interest rate publicity opportunity

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:57:10 GMT

ANZ has a chance of getting a leg up on its competition in the positive publicity stakes, if it passes on the Reserve Bank's interest rate cut in full.

Dubai: Alien City

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:29:21 GMT

It's not just Dubai's architecture that seems to be out of this world, but its people are mostly alien too.

G'Day Dubai! Qantas and the Middle East

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:30:28 GMT

From Sunday, Qantas passengers will be able to fly to Europe via Dubai, which the company claims will cut total flying time from Australia.

Defining "financial advice"

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:40:32 GMT

The superannuation industry has had it pretty tough lately.

$3 to the pound, no more

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:49:17 GMT

It was once, one of the Barmy Army's most loved chants at the expense of Australians at the Ashes.

Global recorded music sales recover

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:23:21 GMT

It looks like more and more of us are doing the right thing by purchasing music legally, with global recorded music revenues rising for the first time since 1999.

Waking up to its Sensis

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:05:13 GMT

As I was looking through old Telstra ASX releases, I found a headline from the mid-2000's which read "Sensis exceeds FY04 target".

The rise of home brands

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:30:41 GMT

I admit I’m a bit of a fan of some private brand products.

How the ABS determines the unemployment rate

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:37:35 GMT

I'm a bit of a statistics nerd, so when the ABS released some details about how it determines the unemployment rate, I took a look, and found it interesting, that one of the most watched indicators of the strength of our economy, the unemployment rate, is determined by 60,000 people.

Emirates Instagram promotion 'fake', says airline

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:32:53 GMT

Emirates says an Instagram account called 'EmiratesPromotions' offering free economy flights to Dubai is fake.

Emirates instagram promotion 'is fake'

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:17:24 GMT

An Emirates instagram account offering 10,000 free economy flights to Dubai is fake.

Toyota's record sales and the global economy

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:59:01 GMT

Toyota has been crowned the most popular global car maker for 2012, but its record sales last year, may say something more about the global economy.

The relationship between jobs and shares

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:37:59 GMT

Tomorrow we'll get the official jobs report from the Bureau of Statistics which is closely watched by the Reserve Bank board.

Facebook considers autoplay videos

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:45:31 GMT

Social media buffs are likely to get even more frustrated, with reports Facebook is about to launch autoplay advertising videos on news feeds.

NAB keeps its mortgage rate promise

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:06:32 GMT

NAB has kept its promise to hold the lowest standard variable interest rate for 2012.

Ricardo's Business || Austraila's richest postcodes

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:35:01 GMT

The eastern suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne used to be home to Australia’s richest postcodes, but with the onset of the resources boom, things changed.