VISA, the world’s largest credit card network, said overnight that quarterly earnings rose, but the company’s shares fell in after-market trading.

THE Australian dollar opened firmer today as traders sold the US currency ahead of this week’s US interest rate decision.

We’re aware many people in rural areas of Australia are anticipating the shutdown of Telstra’s CDMA network, on 28 April 2008, with some trepidation, to say the least. If you’re still using a CDMA phone, here is a selection of “blue tick”, or best reception Next G phones.

St George Bank has renewed its five-year, AU$100 million contract with Optus for its communications services including voice, data and mobile.

A new dating site caters exclusively for “intelligent” people and requires potential members to pass an IQ test in order to sign up.

An academic analysis of users of Yahoo Answers has led to speculations of a new genre of online questions that are more tailored to social forums than traditional search tools.

QANTAS will increase its airfares for domestic and international flights due to ongoing increases in the cost of jet fuel.

While the relative merits of Next G vs CDMA as a mobile phone network will forever remain in question, no one seems to be arguing that Next G is winning out when it comes to data.

THE Australian share market was trading higher at noon, following a gain in US stocks on Friday and led by the financial sector.

BUSINESS confidence is at its lowest level since the aftermath of the dot com crash in 2001, as firms try to cope with decade-high interest rates.