Santander writes off Spanish assets

SPANISH bank Santander says its net profit plunged almost 60 per cent in 2012 as it wrote off nearly 19 billion euros ($A24.94 billion) in dodgy loans and property assets. However, the charges left Santander's balance sheet looking more secure....

23.09 | 0 komentar | Read More

Police charge man with west Sydney murder

A 26-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murdering a 66-year-old woman in Sydney's west. Police said they were called to a home in Lucas Street, Emu Plains, where they found the woman unconscious and suffering head wounds, about 10am on Thursday....

23.09 | 0 komentar | Read More

US stocks fall on weak earnings reports

FACEBOOK shares have fallen nearly six per cent on opening, leading the markets lower in starting trade also hit by poor earnings from Dow Chemical. Six minutes into trade on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 27.41 points,...

23.09 | 0 komentar | Read More

HRW condemns Russian rights crackdown

HUMAN Rights Watch has condemned the Russian authorities under President Vladimir Putin for unleashing the toughest crackdown against civil society since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The repressions against critics come after Putin...

23.09 | 0 komentar | Read More

Marriage is good for the heart: study

MARRIED people are less prone to heart attacks than singletons and more likely to recover if stricken, according to a Finnish study. Researchers collected data on 15,330 people in Finland between the ages of 35 and 99 who suffered "acute coronary...

23.08 | 0 komentar | Read More

US weekly jobless claims rise

NEW claims for US unemployment insurance benefits rose last week but were still in line with an improving trend in the jobs market, government figures show. Initial jobless claims, a sign of the pace of layoffs, rose by 38,000 to 368,000 in...

23.08 | 0 komentar | Read More

US consumer spending flat in December

US consumers held tight to their wallets in December, the key holiday shopping season, despite a rise in incomes, according to Commerce Department data. Household spending edged up 0.2 per cent from November, only half the growth of the prior...

23.08 | 0 komentar | Read More

Arnie calls for 'sexy' environmentalism

ARNOLD Schwarzenegger has called for an end to "doom and gloom" environmentalism as he hosted the first conference of his new green movement fostering action by local governments and individuals. "If we want to inspire the world, it is time for...

23.08 | 0 komentar | Read More