16-May-2012 07:30

The high costs of vulvodynia are personal—and public :: In addition to the high personal costs to women who have vulvodynia, the disorder levies a financial
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More Aussies Chuck the Cheque :: In the last 10 years, Australians have been issuing lesser cheques by over 60 per cent. The Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) said the irreversible decline of the cheque is due to a change in consumer preference for electronic payments systems such as the use of debit and credit cards.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341520/20120516/more-aussies-chuck-cheque.htm

France's Hollande and Germany's Merkel Pledge to Carve New Growth Plan to Solve EU Crisis :: France&#039; new Socialist President Francois Hollande met the German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and both leaders promised to work together to bring back growth in the recession-hit eurozone.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341518/20120516/france-s-hollande-germany-merkel-pledge-carve.htm

IMF Conducts Stress Test on Big 4 :: Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are in Sydney to conduct stress test on ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341511/20120516/imf-conducts-stress-test-big-4.htm

Kodak had weapons-grade uranium :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kvBSYmylkjg/index.html

For Facebook-boosted video apps, reality checks in :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/lDD8QgDrZQE/

Aussies Cite Negligible RBA Rate Cuts, Spending Conscious in May :: Consumers were not buoyed by the huge rate cut handed down by the Australian central bank earlier this May despite the slight climb in the current month&#039;s reading of Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Confidence.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341503/20120515/consumers-remain-cautious-despite-hefty-rba-cuts.htm

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 5/16/2012 :: The Australian share market lost ground yesterday as the ongoing European concerns held markets and commodities back, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) ending off 36 points to 4,316 points.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341502/20120515/australian-stock-market-report-midday-5-16.htm

France's Areva, Japan's Mitsubishi Join Forces on Uranium Project in Australia :: Areva, a nuclear power plant builder based in France, has teamed up with Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan on a joint exploration program for a possible uranium development project in Australia.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341498/20120515/australia-uranium-france-japan.htm

Japan bank shares up on forecasts :: Shares in Japan's biggest banks rise after they forecast profits for this financial year that exceed analyst expectations.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18082040#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

General Motors Gets Grim, to Discontinue Paid Ads on Facebook :: U.S. auto giant General Motors (GM) reportedly plans to halt its advertising presence on popular social media site Facebook, a move that the carmaker said was part of an ongoing review on its marketing approach and expenditures.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341495/20120515/report-general-motors-plans-discontinue-paid-ads.htm

Operating Licence on Lynas Rare Earths Plant in Malaysia Still Hangs :: And so it goes. The issuance of the controversial temporary operating licence (TOL) for the Malaysian rare earths processing plant of Lynas Corp. continues to hang.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341494/20120515/rare-earths-lynas-corp-malaysia-china-manufacturing.htm

Sina swings to loss on expenses :: Sina Corp, China's largest internet portal and media website, posts a loss in the first three months of the year.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18081950#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

More Bad News for Aussie Retailers as Consumers Hold Tighter to Purses :: If 2011 was a bad year for Australian retailers, the industry should not expect an improvement for 2012 since new research shows that Aussie consumers plan to hold tighter to their purses this year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341486/20120515/more-bad-news-aussie-retailers-consumers-hold.htm

Brooks charged in hacking probe :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PLZEVrmaEFg/index.html

MacBook Pro to feature retina display :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/4X9nUCLmOnw/index.html

Greece to hold new elections :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/frIE_eCsdKY/index.html

VIDEO: 'Royal' diamond sold for $10m :: The 35 carat Beau Sancy diamond is at least 400 years old, and until now has been owned only by members of Europe's royal families.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18081722#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Does function trump form in application design? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/KhRdtMTQ7Kg/

Hollande pushes for growth with Merkel :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Yw43BctW6Ik/index.html