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Finance Check Company For Appliance & CE Retailers Accused Of Dodgy Practises

David Richards March 16, 2018 No Comments

A major credit rating agency used by retailers selling appliances and consumer electronics goods is facing legal action after the Australian Competitiotion and Consumer Commission accused them of breaches of…

Spotify Will Go Public On April 3

Athina Mallis March 16, 2018 No Comments

Music streaming giant Spotify will begin to trade on the New York Stock Exchange on April 3 and will trade under the ticker SPOT. The company live streamed its investor…

NBN Users Experiencing Numerous Drop Outs

Athina Mallis March 15, 2018 No Comments

New research shows nearly half of Aussie households connected to the NBN have experienced regular service dropouts. This new information comes from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) preliminary data…

Broadcom To Scrap Qualcomm Bid After Trump Block

Athina Mallis March 15, 2018 No Comments

Broadcom will withdraw its Qualcomm bid after US President Donald Trump blocked the transaction via executive order earlier this week. The Wall Street Journal reports the company is still planning redomicile to…

Amazon Brand Value Strong As Apple & Google Plummet

Roma Christian March 15, 2018 No Comments

The renowned annual Harris Reputation Quotient has revealed Google and Apple’s brand value significantly dropped in the last year – a fact some commentators are attributing to a lack of innovative…

ACCC To Crack Down On Unsafe E-Commerce Products

Roma Christian March 15, 2018 No Comments

Australia’s consumer watchdog, the ACCC, has announced it’s targeting the safety of products sold on the internet, as part its 2018 product safety review. Spurned by the “explosion” of online shopping, the regulator is…

Amber: Lifestyle Up, Pro Down As Results Improve

Roma Christian March 15, 2018 No Comments

Contrasting its previous earnings report, ASX-listed audio and visual distributor, Ambertech, has posted a 5.8% increase in half-year net profit to $488,000. Whilst its ‘lifestyle’ arm buoyed during the half-year, the Pro division slumped. The results follow…

Telstra To Invest In Drones

Athina Mallis March 15, 2018 No Comments

Telstra will be heading into the drone business with its venture capital division, Telstra Ventures investing in US based drone flight platform Cape. According to The Australian, Telstra has been…

Myer Facing Uncertain Future, Multi Million Dollar Court Case Looms

David Richards March 15, 2018 No Comments

Myer is facing an uncertain future as they face having to make a decision in a multimillion dollar class action, at the same time Premier Investment’s Solomon Lew has threatened…

Gibson Brands Start Laying Off Staff, Philips Audio Business Threatened

David Richards March 15, 2018 No Comments

Gibson Brands the Company behind Philips audio products and is the biggest shareholder in Onkyo has moved to lay off staff as sell property assets as they struggle to refinance…