- Reuters•2 hours ago
China-U.S. rivalry casts shadow over APEC meeting in PNG
Wide differences between China and the United States dominated an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Papua New Guinea on Sunday, with little evidence of consensus as officials struggled to frame a closing statement acceptable to all. Competition between the United States and China
- Reuters•3 hours ago
China defers Tonga's loan payments as Pacific nation signs up to Belt and Road
Tonga has signed up to China's Belt and Road initiative and has received a reprieve from Beijing on the timing of debt payments shortly before an onerous schedule to repay loans was due to start. Lopeti Senituli, political advisor to Tongan Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pōhiva, told Reuters by
- Reuters•4 hours ago
Australia's minister says translation glitches delay trade deal with Indonesia
Australia's trade minister said translation issues were behind the delay of a billion-dollar free trade agreement with Indonesia, downplaying a friction between the countries over Australia's possible Jerusalem embassy. "There were some translation issues still being dealt with last
- Bloomberg•5 hours ago
U.S. Seeks to Counter China With Papua New Guinea Power Grid
The leaders of Australia, Japan and New Zealand joined U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in signing the partnership accord, which aims to connect 70 percent of the population to electricity by 2030, up from 13 percent currently. The project “is proof that America and our businesses are investing in this
- Bloomberg•6 hours ago
Australian Trade Minister Rebuffs Indonesian Pressure on Israel
Australia “won’t be dictated to” in foreign policy, Birmingham said on ABC TV’s Insiders program Sunday. The FTA is unlikely to come into effect while Australia considers moving its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, the Australian Financial Review reported Nov. 14, citing Indonesian Trade Minister Enggaritiasto
- Australian Associated Press•7 hours ago
ASX tipped to rise as volatility remains
A positive end to the trading week in the United States is tipped to help Australian shares make gains on Monday, but the days ahead are expected to be choppy.
- Reuters•7 hours ago
U.S. allies to develop electricity network for Papua New Guinea
The United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan on Sunday said they would work together to ensure most of Papua New Guinea had access to electricity by 2030 as Western allies respond to China's growing presence in the Pacific. "This high level partnership forms part of the enduring
- Motley Fool•9 hours ago
4 exciting tech shares flying under the radar
I'm sure you're familiar with WAAAX shares, but do you know Citadel Group Ltd (ASX:CGL) and...
- Bloomberg•11 hours ago
Aussie Rebound Has Bulls Believing That Currency Has Bottomed
Buoyed by signs of easing China-U.S. trade tensions, improving terms of trade and a robust employment outlook, the Aussie has put the brakes on a 2018 slide that reached 10 percent in October. It’s a stark reversal for a currency which until recently was the worst-performer among majors this year, weighed
- Business Insider•12 hours ago
AUSTRALIAN DIARY: Everything you need to know about the week ahead for markets
It's a light data calendar this week, with market cues more likely to come from central bank policy, politics and trade developments. The AUD leapt higher again on Friday night to close above US73 cents for the first time since August. It followed comments on the rates outlook by US Fed vice-chair
- Business Insider•12 hours ago
7 real reasons why your employees are quitting
According to a recent study by the International Consortium for Executive Development Research (ICEDR), a lack of fair pay and compensation is among the top reasons why men and women around age 30 leave their jobs. Recent research from Deloitte yielded similar findings. According to the survey, 71%
- Motley Fool•12 hours ago
3 stellar growth shares that could be quality buy and hold investments
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- Business Insider•14 hours ago
The 9 craziest Google tech ideas
Google is known for pursuing moonshot projects.
- Business Insider•16 hours ago
Crazy and spooky stories from people who ventured into the secret websites of the internet
The "dark web" is a hidden corner of the internet that is the home to many things people want to keep in the shadows: drugs, counterfeits, stolen items, and so on. A popular thread on Reddit once asked the simple question, "What's your Deep Web story?" In other words, the Reddit
- Business Insider•18 hours ago
13 words and phrases that only certifiable car nuts understand
A lot of folks understand horsepower as being a measure of how much energy an engine can output. This is an important concept, because car engines take power that is moving up and down in combustion cylinder and transfer it to the drive wheels. Gearheads love to talk torque because it's the physical
- Business Insider•18 hours ago
The Evolution of Ev: The creator of Twitter, Blogger, and Medium has a plan to fix the mess he made of the internet
Ev Williams invented Blogger in 1999, Twitter in 2006, and Medium in 2012. But Williams believes social media has become toxic. "I've pretty much weaned myself off of being addicted to social media," he tells Business Insider in an exclusive interview.
- Business Insider•18 hours ago
China is locking up its Muslim minorities, and pushing Islamophobia to get Europe to do it too
The Chinese government is receiving more and more heat over its persecution of the Uighurs, a majority-Muslim ethnic minority in the country's west. Beijing is responding by trying to stoke Islamophobia in Western countries to justify its controversial policies and even accuse those countries of
- Business Insider•19 hours ago
How it will play out if the British parliament rejects Theresa May's Brexit deal
What happens if parliament votes down Theresa May's Brexit deal? Early in December, the prime minister will put her deal to a "meaningful vote," in parliament. All opposition parties have vowed to oppose the deal, with only a small handful of rebel Labour MPs set to support the government
- Business Insider•19 hours ago
I swapped my 4-year-old iPhone 5S for a coral iPhone XR — and it's been a massive adjustment
I'd been putting it off.
- Business Insider•19 hours ago
This is the first thing you should do with a new pair of Apple AirPods
AirPods are one of Apple's most popular new products in years - in urban areas, the wireless white headphones can be seen adorning the lobes of all manner of commuters and pedestrians. If you miss the remote, you can program your AirPods to react to a double-tap.
- Business Insider•19 hours ago
Tesla just had the worst year in its history, but now it's starting to look like the best tech company in the world
Tesla is a hybrid of tech company and car company - and with various scandals roiling the tech sector, Tesla seems like a tech company that's at least trying to do good. Tesla endured its own self-manufactured travails over the summer. But with companies such as Facebook coming under fire, Tesla
- Business Insider•19 hours ago
The odds of a second referendum on Brexit just rose sharply
The odds of Britain holding a second referendum just went sharply up and are now a near coin-toss, according to HSBC. But Prime Minister Theresa May probably does have the majority she needs to get her deal through parliament, economist Elizabeth Martins believes. The odds of Britain holding a second
- Business Insider•19 hours ago
A huge question looms over Trump after the CIA reportedly concludes the Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's killing
The CIA has reportedly concluded with high confidence that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month, directly contradicting Riyadh's denials that the crown prince was involved. President Donald Trump was
- Business Insider•20 hours ago
The US Air Force has picked bases to test its new advanced bomber — here's where the B-21 Raider is heading
The Air Force expects to get the first of its new B-21 Raider bombers in the mid-2020s. This week, the Air Force named the bases that would support testing and maintenance for the new bomber. On Friday, the Air Force announced the first two bases that will host its new, highly advanced bomber for testing
- Business Insider•20 hours ago
5 male ad execs are considering a discrimination claim after their gay female boss said she would 'obliterate' her company's reputation as a haven for straight, white men
Jo Wallace of ad agency JWT said she wanted to "obliterate" her company's reputation as a haven for straight, white men. Five men who asked the HR department what she meant by that lost their jobs shortly afterwards. JWT denies it has done anything wrong, and layoffs were planned anyway
