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Business owners are losing their faith in the banks, with TNS Business Finance Monitor (BMF) indicating a drop in satisfaction levels of business banking customers over the last six months.

Recent data indicating a slowdown in the pace of economic deceleration should not be interpreted as the start of a global recovery, according to Dun & Bradstreet (D&B).

The banking industry has urged all home lenders to support the federal government’s initiative to support home buyers who have lost their jobs and are struggling with mortgage repayments.

Australians are reining in their spending in the financial crisis, with new data from the RBA indicating that consumers spent 7.5 percent less on their credit cards in April than in the previous month.

The latest iPhone OS 3.0 software updates have received rave reviews from the business community, with a number of applications designed to increase productivity and save time.

Consumers are turning to music more than ever to lift their spirits in the global financial crisis, but are less inclined to pay full price for it, according to business information analysts IBISWorld.

An online recruitment system developed by Adelaide-based company John Temple Group has been honoured as the country’s Best E-Business Product for 2009 at the Australian Business Awards.

Australian small and medium businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to borrow from banks in the financial crisis, according to research conducted by Melbourne-based DBM Consultants.

A new study into Australia’s small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) by national accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron has found that many business owners are delaying their exit date due to the effects of the economic crisis.

Despite news that the stimulus handouts helped to boost spending in the retail sector, 6,400 jobs were still lost in the three months to May.

With the introduction of personalised usernames on Facebook, it seemed inevitable the issue of ‘cybersquatting’ would come up.

Coremetrics has revealed that online shopping had become more popular in the economic crisis, as Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) shoppers are flocking to the internet in droves to peruse global e-commerce websites and make online purchases.

Business confidence has bounced back, according to the latest survey conducted by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and Westpac.

Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes has said that the retail sector will recover and the worst is over.

Small businesses lack the effective systems for preventing and recovering from data loss, according to an independent survey commissioned by Kroll Ontrack.

Northern Territory businesses are leaving the rest of us behind, taking the title as the most optimistic in the country.

Woolworths has been given the green light by the ACCC to expand their organic and gourmet food offerings.

As retailers struggle to maintain profits in a tough economic climate, many are turning to outsourcing in an effort to cut costs and focus on core skills, according to independent market analyst firm, Datamonitor.

The spread of swine flu has resulted in an increase in workers taking unpaid leave in order to care for their children.

iPhone users across the globe eagerly awaited the software update for the Apple iPhone OS 3.0 yesterday.