By Mark Hansen, Australia, MarketCap:There are six large (with a market cap of over AUD50 billion) listed companies in Australia. The biggest four are banks, the fifth is BHP, one of the world’s largest mining companies. The sixth is the world’s most over-priced Telco, Telstra. The table below puts these companies into international perspective. They are small on a world […]
Photo: David Mantel/Getty ImagesWatching the Woods: A new mapping tool uses satellite imagery to keep an eye on the world’s forests from above.
When a tree falls in the forest these days, it doesn’t just make a sound—it causes a computer program to generate an alert that’s sent out to activists, researchers, and environmental policymakers around the planet. An online tool […]
By Ole HansenUS stocks and the dollar are sliding again after a weaker-than-expected Automatic Data Processing (ADP) employment number. This sets the stage for a nervous couple of days, with the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting tomorrow followed by the US jobs report on Friday.Commodities are generally trading higher, with precious metals, led by silver, finding a bid on the […]
