Origin Energy Wins Power Asset

Published on December 14, 2010 by Technology Slice

Origin Energy Wins Power Asset – The amount TRUenergy bid for the Energy Australia retail business and Delta West trading rights is an indication that the NSW government might not get the $5bn expected from the process. The other winner, Origin Energy, is believed to have paid almost $2 billion for its combined Country Energy [...]

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Man Claims To Own 84% of FaceBook

Published on July 13, 2010 by Technology Slice

Man Claims To Own 84% of FaceBook – Facebook rejected as “frivolous” a lawsuit filed by a New York man who claims he owns an 84 per cent stake in the social network. Facebook also said a temporary restraining order restricting the transfer of its assets issued by a Supreme Court judge in New York’s [...]

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Greek Debt Costs Soar

Published on April 23, 2010 by Technology Slice

Greek Debt Costs Soar – Greece started talks to hammer out details of a potential European and International Monetary Fund aid deal on Wednesday but investors dumped Greek assets and the package faced heated resistance at home and abroad. Struggling to convince markets that Greece can slash its budget deficit and avoid default, the socialist [...]

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Islamic Finance Is Worth Trillions

Published on April 7, 2010 by Technology Slice

Islamic Finance Is Worth Trillions – ISLAMIC financial bodies, which adhere to religious proscriptions against interest, have a market potential of at least US$5 trillion ($5.43 trillion), Moody’s Investors Service said. But Moody’s added that such institutions needed to develop their own derivative instruments, avoiding conventional derivative practices, if they wanted to retain their popularity [...]

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Royal Dutch Shell Deal

Published on March 22, 2010 by Technology Slice

Royal Dutch Shell Deal – Arrow Energy backed a revised $3.44 billion bid today from Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina for the majority of its Australian assets. The coal-seam gas producer announced that under the new deal, Arrow shareholders will receive cash of $4.70 per share, plus one share in a new listed entity, Dart [...]

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