A Disney exec shares the interview question he always asks to decide if...
The Walt Disney Company is one of the most admired, and most recognised businesses in the world.What started as a small studio in 1923 with a hand-drawn cartoon mouse is now a global entertainment...
View ArticleThe US dollar is cratering in Asia
The US dollar is tumbling in Asia, dropping to the lowest level since early September last year.Here's the daily chart for the US dollar index.It's now fallen 8.7% from the multi-year high of 103.82...
View ArticleThe Australian dollar is going ballistic
The Australian dollar has gone ballistic in Asia, soaring to the highest level in over two years on the back of renewed US dollar weakness partly driven by political events in America and optimistic...
View ArticleBeijing home prices fall for the first time in over 2 years
Chinese new home prices continued to increase in June, led once again by the nation’s smallest cities.According to Reuters, citing data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), prices across...
View ArticleThe 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Wednesday.1. Brexit's effect on the UK "will be profound and unpredictable," and poses a fundamental challenge to the future of the UK by removing the EU law that...
View ArticleThe Bank of Japan upgraded its forecasts for growth
SYDNEY — The Bank of Japan (BoJ) held monetary policy steady at the conclusion of its July monetary policy meeting, an outcome widely expected by financial markets and economists.it also upped its...
View ArticleThe 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Thursday.1. Republicans have turned on US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions. They're up in arms over a new Justice Department directive allowing the federal...
View ArticleBitcoin just exploded and is surging back towards $US3,000
It’s been a big night for Bitcoin and the price is still rocketing higher in morning trade.After dipping below $US2,000 just 3 days ago, the cryptocurrency has surged by around 25% overnight and a...
View ArticleThe 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Friday.1. Donald Trump's lawyers are exploring his pardoning powers over the Russia investigation. The US president's lawyers are looking into whether Trump can...
View ArticleThe 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Monday.1. US President Donald Trump doesn't believe Russians hacked the Democrats last year because they wouldn't have gotten caught. New White House...
View ArticleThe value of the world's third biggest cryptocurrency has risen by almost...
It’s not just Bitcoin and Ethereum posting astonishing gains. Ripple, a cryptocurrency based out of San Francisco, has risen in value by almost 3,000% this year.One Ripple token, known as XRP, is...
View ArticleThe 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Tuesday.1. Donald Trump returned to full campaign rally mode — in front of Boy Scouts. "Who the hell wants to speak about politics when I'm in front of the Boy...
View ArticleIt looks like North Korea is preparing to launch another missile
US intelligence believes North Korea may be setting up for another missile test, possibly as soon as tomorrow.A US defense official told AFP the latest test could happen as soon as tomorrow, the...
View ArticleThe 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Wednesday.1. Donald Trump says the US and Britain are working on a post-Brexit trade deal. The president used his favourite diplomatic channel, Twitter, saying...
View ArticleHere's video of a huge crocodile dragging a whole cow down a river in Australia
A family on a caravan holiday captured footage of a "massive" crocodile dragging a cow away in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.The video, posted to the Facebook page of Justin and Bec Lorrimer of...
View ArticleThe 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Thursday.1. US President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that transgender people could not serve in the US military. No one's sure what that means for an...
View ArticleThe 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know on Friday.1. Donald Trump's attempt to repeal Obamacare has failed again. Senate Republicans came out of 20 hours of debate with a stunning failure in their efforts...
View ArticleAn expedition has launched to investigate a sunken lost continent near Australia
An expedition has been launched to help solve the mysteries of Zealandia, an underwater continent to the east of Australia.The drill ship JOIDES Resolution is visiting Townsville today before a...
View ArticleCryptocurrency miners are renting entire Boeing 747s just to stay in the game
In a mining boom, buy the shovels.It’s one of the oldest investing axioms, and anyone with shares in chipmakers AMD and Nvidia are reaping the rewards right now.As the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum...
View ArticleIt looks like China's economy lost a bit of momentum in July
China’s economy continued to perform strongly in July, continuing the theme seen in the first half of the year.According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the nation’s manufacturing...
View Article