Asian markets shrug off risk, may regret it
21 May 2012, 11:24 pm
By Vikram Subhedar and Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - After a three-week selloff in financial markets, measures of risk show investors in Asia are assuming a return to stability, and with a level ...

Gok Wan to visit Canberra
21 May 2012, 11:11 pm
Gok's coming to Canberra, so Claire Low caught up with him for a chat.

Analysis: Asian markets shrug off risk, may regret it
21 May 2012, 5:04 pm
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - After a three-week selloff in financial markets, measures of risk show investors in Asia are assuming a return to stability, and with a level of confidence that could be horribly misplaced. Asset classes from commodities to equities are moving in lockstep to a degree not seen since March 2010, while currencies such as the yen and defensive stocks such as utilities have ...

Stocks Bounced As Financials, Socials Trounced
21 May 2012, 3:41 pm
Something different today. A dip was bought and kept a little momentum - aided and abetted by some late-afternoon desperation EUR buying correlation-help which dragged the Dow back over the magical 12,500 level. Stocks and high-yield credit bounced nicely today - with the latter dragging the former higher from what we could tell (on the back of reversion to fair-value in the ETF and credit ...

First Person: The 'Snowflake Method' Is Accelerating Our Debt Payoff By $1,000 Per Year
21 May 2012, 12:37 pm
Because I can't stand debt I'm always trying to figure out ways in which I can reduce the debt that I do have. My biggest debt right now is the new car that my wife and I bought a few months ago. While I know the most obvious way to reduce anything I'm making payments on is by actually making extra payments, that isn't always as easy as it sounds. So, I took a page from my past and we are now ...

Investors lose faith in stock valuation compass
21 May 2012, 6:40 am
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - European shares look cheap according to some traditional measures but investors are finding it hard to judge whether they are a good buy given the potential damage to ...

Analysis: Investors lose faith in stock valuation compass
21 May 2012, 5:09 am
European shares look cheap according to some traditional measures but investors are finding it hard to judge whether they are a good buy given the potential damage to companies and economies if Greece ...

Mellinger Twitter Tuesday | Duffy, Royals, D-Bowe
15 May 2012, 2:03 pm
The Star's Sam Mellinger had a busy day of tackling reader questions ranging from Royals issues to great beer to Emil Brown and Beyonce. Really.

Orange schools spend least on administrators among Florida districts
10 May 2012, 4:13 pm
Some people think cheapness is a virtue, at least when it comes to spending in public schools. Thus a press release this week touting the fact that Orange County schools spend less on administrators, per pupil, than any other district in Florida. According to data reported to the state legislature, OCPS spent $441.88 per pupil on administrative costs [...]

'Whorehouse' A Clumsy Revival Doomed By cheapness
25 April 2012, 2:47 pm
Two places where cheapskates aren't encouraged: casinos and brothels. Both do all they can to loosen up your purse strings. Funny then, how a casino show about a brothel decided to ignore the adage "You have to spend money to make money." A clumsy revival