Carbon market to stabilise: Combet

Federal Climate Change Minister Greg Combet is confident the international carbon market will stabilise in coming years. From July 1, the government will make less than 500 of Australia’s biggest polluters pay an initial $23 for every tonne of carbon they put into the atmosphere. This will be followed by a market-based emissions trading scheme in 2015. The aim is to cut 160 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2020. Mr Combet stated there was a lot ...

$A falls after weak trade price figures

The Australian dollar has fallen after local trade figures showed the nation’s terms of trade weakened in the first three months of the year. At 1700 AEST, the local unit was trading at 103.38 US cents, down from 103.63 cents yesterday. Since 0700 AEST, the Australian dollar traded between 103.09 US cents and 103.47 cents.  Foreign trade price figures, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) this morning showed the import price index fell by 1.2 per cent in ...

Motorola Launches Cheaper Smartphone In China

China Unicom and Motorola have jointly launched Motorola’s first low-price smartphone XT390 in China. This is reportedly the first time for Motorola to launch a smartphone with price of around CNY1,000 in China and the company is the first international mobile phone maker to support China’s “CNY1,000 smartphone strategy”. Motorola XT390 adopts the Android 2.3 operating system, a 3.5-inch screen, a 800MHz CPU, and it supports WCDMA and GSM networks. Its retail price without a contract is CNY1,299 and the ...

Stamp Sales Limited Ahead Of Price Hike

To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please download Flash from the Adobe download website. 11:54pm UK, Friday April 13, 2012 From April 30, the cost of a first-class stamp will increase from 46p to 60p, while a second class one will go up from 36p to 50p. The postal service has limited supplies to 20% of each retailer’s annual allocation in a bid to “protect revenue” and prevent shops cashing in on the ...

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 Sells 1 Million Copies in Latin America, Gets Price Cut

By News Staff | Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at 2:15:GMT+5 Konami has announced that it will be re-releasing Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 this day in celebration of the fact that the game has managed to trade off one million units in Latin America. Originally set loose in September last year with a price tag of 49.99 USD (approx. Rs. 2,555), this game will now be doled out with a discounted cost which is yet to be revealed by its publisher. ...

Price Of A First Class Stamp Rockets To 60p

To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please download Flash from the Adobe download website. 5:27pm UK, Tuesday March 27, 2012 From April 30, the cost of first and second-class stamps will increase to 60p and 50p, respectively, from 46p and 36p now. The 14p change represents a 39% increase for second-class stamps. The decision follows a ruling by the communications watchdog Ofcom to grant Royal Mail to charge what it likes for first-class ...

iPad 2 Price Drops To CNY2,988 In China

With the launch of the new iPad in the United States, Apple announced a decrease of the price of its iPad 2 from CNY3,688 to CNY2,988 in China. The new iPad has a retina screen, enhanced resolution, and the retail price starting from USD499. According to Apple’s plans, this third-generation iPad product will be put into the market on March 16, 2012, and Hong Kong is among the first batch of regions that can experience the new iPad. With the ...

Over A Barrel: Petrol Price Hits Record High

To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please download Flash from the Adobe download website. 9:32pm UK, Friday March 02, 2012 Motorists are being hit in the pocket as petrol and diesel prices hit all-time highs, prompting renewed calls for the Chancellor to cut the planned rise in fuel tax. At 137.44p per litre, the average price at the pumps for petrol rose above the May 9 peak of 137.43p, according to Experian Catalist.

Katie Price: ‘obsessed’ transsexual fan stole money from model’s HSBC account

The teenager is thought to have obtained Price’s bank details eight months earlier after she tricked her way into the model’s Surrey home claiming to be working for her security staff. She then fled when she was asked to prove her identity by the mom of the model, who is also known as Jordan. On Friday, Marshall admitted at Lincoln Crown Court six charges of fraud between 27 September and 4 October 2011. She was given a two year community ...

E.ON Joins Rivals In Electricity Price Slash

E.ON will cut its electricity prices by 6%, slashing £31 off the average annual bill 11:16pm UK, Monday January 16, 2012 ScottishPower stated around 1.4 million domestic gas customers would receive lower bills from next month, with prices set to fall by an average of five per cent. This was stated to equate to an annual reduction of £36 for both dual fuel and gas only monthly direct debit customers.