Existing-home sales decreased 2.7% between February and March, dropping to a seasonally-adjusted, annual rate of 5.77 million, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. Compared to a year ago, sales were down 4.5%. Economists polled by MarketWatch had projected...
Australia’s reliance on foreign oil will remain a national security threat unless governments step up their efforts to support electric vehicles and introduce tougher fuel efficiency standards, a new report has warned. As it stands, Australia only has enough oil...
Administrators have been appointed to a prominent treatment centre for women and teenagers amid allegations of abuse and mistreatment. The Esther Foundation, a faith-based residential treatment facility, released a statement on its website today advising that it has entered voluntary...
Money manager Matt Patsky stood at the window of his hotel on the Portuguese island of São Miguel in March last year, looking out over the Atlantic, and thought: I’m not sure we can retire here after all. He told...
News Corp Australia is finalising plans to launch a bookmaking outfit this year in partnership with a consortium linked to gambling entrepreneur Matthew Tripp, and has picked the former boss of BetEasy to serve as its chief executive. Rupert Murdoch’s...
U.S. home builders started construction on homes at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of roughly 1.79 million in March, representing a 0.3% increase from the upwardly-revised figures for the previous month, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Compared with March...
The rising cost of living means it’s more important than ever to choose the right bank account to earn interest on your savings – and this applies to your kids as well. RateCity research director Sally Tindall said setting up...
A $22 million warehouse proposal at the Sadleirs Logistics site has been given the green light as Queensland-based transport company Lindsay Australia aims to expand its WA operation. The Metro Inner-South Joint Development Assessment Panel unanimously approved Lindsay Australia’s application...
He might be one of the most ripped men in Australia, but even Sam Burgess admits to indulging in a cheeky snack from time to time. And the former Rabbitohs star has taken his love for his favourite good one...
Consumers continue to grow increasingly aware that when we throw something away, “away” is just someone else’s “here.” We know our floss, ketchup packets, and sandwich bags whirl in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and the ocean is soon...
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