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In Italy, they say…Natale coi tuoi, Pasqua dove vuoi. Put simply, it means you must spend Christmas with your family but Easter is up for grabs.

Blackberry envy has replaced penis envy for many men. Men see their degree of importance is based on how many messages they get or how often they need to check their messages. Their personal status is determined by how often, how many, when and where they respond to their emails, texts, update Facebook or send a Tweet.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will raise the official cash rate 25 basis points to 4.25 per cent, effective 7 April 2010, surprising the markets that had predicted the cash rate would remain unchanged.

National Australia Bank reassured customers again today it would not move its standard variable interest rate beyond any change the RBA makes to the official cash rate today.

Blonde-haired women earn seven percent more than women with other hair colours researchers claim, suggesting looks are worth more than intelligence if stereotypes are correct.

Financial advisers may be banned from charging commissions on investments and pension sales, under recommendations contained in the Cooper Review of superannuation.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh was on site to mark the quarter point milestone for the $4.8 billion Airport link project yesterday.

Malcolm Turnbull has announced he will resign from politics at the next Federal election, ending speculation that arose after he lost the leadership to Tony Abbott last year.

Treasurer Wayne Swan has warned against expectations of a budget surplus despite the global recession economic recovery as tax receipts continue to be depressed.

Australian executives are confident of a strong finish to the 2010 financial year, with expectations at their highest level in seven years according to Dun & Bradstreet.

The Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) has today released its recommendations to the Opposition-lead Senate Inquiry on Access of Small Business to Finance.

Job figures out today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate the economy is well on the way to recovery with Job ads up 12.1 percent in February.

Big Help for Small Business, a handy guide to the services available for Victorians to run and grow their businesses, was launched today by Small Business Minister Joe Helper.

Biz Gals brings the traditional sense of networking back to the business world with monthly face-to-face events where like-minded businesswomen can meet, brainstorm, and grow from each other’s successes and failures.

The outlook for Australia’s economy might be improving, but there appears to be no end in sight to the cash flow pressures hitting most SMEs, with a higher than average number of debtors defaulting on what they owe due to insolvency, said cash flow finance specialist, Oxford Funding.

Bibby Financial Services’ ten-point checklist is designed to help small businesses get their houses in order over Easter, according to Greg Charlwood, Chief Executive – Asia Pacific, Bibby Financial Services.

The old adage “there is no such thing as a free lunch” is possibility the quickest way up summing up the world of “Sponsorship”. I get at least one request every week and usually about half are just requests for “charity” dressed up as a sponsorship. A great sponsorship proposal is first and foremost a commercial offer, where there is a clear value proposition – for both parties.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission yesterday issued a determination granting authorisation of Qantas and British Airways’ Joint Services Agreement for a further five years.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today announced that it intends to oppose the proposed acquisition of Goodman Fielder’s edible fats and oils business by Cargill Australia.

The Federal Government has removed the bank large deposit and wholesale funding guarantee established to stabilise banks due to the Global Financial Crisis.