One of the nation’s oldest suburban railways has carried its final service before being absorbed by Australia’s biggest public transport project. The first line on the Sydney Metro to the city’s northwest opened in 2019, followed by its driverless trains running under the city’s iconic harbour to Sydenham in the city’s southwest since August. WATCH … Read more
A worker assembling a loader transmission mechanism at a manufacturer in Qingzhou, China. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity contracted for a fifth consecutive month in September as the world’s second-largest economy struggles to revive its growth momentum. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index came in at 49.8 in September, compared with … Read more
Dannielle Caldwell went to Belmont University in Nashville to major in music. But once she got there, she discovered the discipline of music therapy and immediately switched her major. “I knew that I wanted to help people with music,” the 25-year-old tells CNBC Make It. After finishing her degree in 2021, she started working as … Read more
A husband and wife killed when a ute and van collided near Dubbo have been identified as “well-respected” members of the Parkes community. Four people died in the crash on the Newell Hwy at Tomingley on Friday evening. Sue and Graham Tait were travelling in the van and died at the scene while two teenagers … Read more
A cycler passes the entrance to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) headquarters building in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo on May 2, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled over 4% Monday, while Australia stocks hit a fresh high ahead of key economic data from China and Japan. The … Read more
Jasondoiy | E+ | Getty Images As a financial advisor mom of three kids, I know well the power of compounded interest and the value of early work experience and learning to save and invest for yourself. My kids — ages 15, 12 and 11 — have been tutoring, filing, shredding, sweeping, and even researching … Read more
Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim during a news conference in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Eradicating corruption in Malaysia continues to be a difficult hurdle Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim needs to overcome if he wants to attract more foreign direct investments into the country. As Anwar … Read more
It always turns out the same way: No matter what people might say, the beginning of an interest rate cycle always causes a change in command in the stock market. You must always change your mind, hold your nose, and buy what look to be some of the weakest names — the stocks that do … Read more
A man was injured when he was stabbed in the back at a light rail stop in Sydney’s Chinatown on Sunday afternoon. The incident happened on Darling Rd, Haymarket as the 22-year-old was walking near the stop sometime about 4.20pm. A man approached the victim from behind and stabbed him in the back before running … Read more
(NewsNation) — Two Mexican drug cartels are primarily responsible for flooding the United States with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 80 times stronger than morphine that’s killing over 200 Americans daily, authorities say. The Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels have established a sophisticated supply chain, sourcing precursor chemicals from China and manufacturing fentanyl in clandestine Mexican labs … Read more
