Swan Dashes Hope of Tax Relief for World’s Wealthiest Woman, but Govt Allows Rinehart’s Company to Bring in Foreign Workers

Earning $1 million every 30 minutes has its disadvantages too. For Gina Rinehart who was named this week by BRW Magazine as the world's wealthiest woman with $29 billion to her name, it meant more public scrutiny of her companies as well as her private life, particularly the ongoing family court feud.

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Manufacturing In Central Western States Rebound In May

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said Thursday that manufacturing growth in the Midwest and part of the Rocky Mountain region rebounded in May and that firms were more optimistic than in previous months.

Norsk Hydro sees demand growth slowing in 2012

Opposition Blames Carbon Tax for Closure of Hunter Valley Smelter

Although operators of the soon-to-be shuttered smelter plant in Hunter Valley cited the high Australian dollar and weak prices in the international market for a...

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In Spite of BHP, Union Talks Resumption Coal Miners’ Strike Continues

Coal miners employed by the BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi alliance made good their threat to strike on Thursday as over 3,000 started their week-long industrial action.

US Auto Sales

Strong May Car Sales Drive US GDP Growth: Kelley Blue Book

U.S. auto sales will likely reach a 14.2 million seasonally adjusted annual sales rate in May 2012, the greatest year-over-year gain in more than 12 months, as ...

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    NASA reveals passenger plane designs for 2025

    On the heels of MIT's design for the plane of the future, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has given a sneak peek into some of the new ideas they have slated for the not-so-distant future.

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