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Criterion
Kerry serves a spaghetti western
THE 1980s should have taught us to steer clear of highly engineered transactions emanating from the wild west.
John Durie
Shale be right for aggressive BHP
BHP'S $US4.7 billion US shale oil acquisition represents just 38 per cent of the $US12.2bn in cash generated in its last half-year.
leading and managing
How to (and not to) use Twitter at work
![Twitter search](http://web.archive.org./web/20110222141617im_/http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2010/04/13/1225853/315145-twitter-search.jpg)
TWITTER veteran reveals how businesses are using the micro-blogging service in the office - and how to overcome its pitfalls.
Boss must compensate thieving worker
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A BOSS who made a sticky-fingered employee wear a sign declaring his theft was ordered to pay $8085 in compensation.
Simpson's fashion empire to crack $1 billion
![Jessica Simpson](http://web.archive.org./web/20110222141617im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/02/15/1226006/091276-jessica-simpson.jpg)
JESSICA Simpson's fashion empire is expected to top sales of $1 billion this year as demand for the star's style continues to grow.
Working warning - beware of office gossip
![Whisper](http://web.archive.org./web/20110222141617im_/http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2009/12/22/1225812/947945-whisper.jpg)
WORKER unfairly sacked for allegedly gossiping opens up a debate about how much bosses can regulate behaviour.
planning and starting
Online shoppers 'not killing' local stores
![online shopper](http://web.archive.org./web/20110222141617im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/12/30/1225978/946736-online-shopper.jpg)
RETAIL fears that overseas websites are killing local trade dismissed, with most online shoppers use local sites.
Skips, loos cash in on Queensland floods
![Toilet](http://web.archive.org./web/20110222141617im_/http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2010/07/08/1225889/437491-toilet.jpg)
IT'S a dirty job, but suppliers of portable dunnies and skips are doing a roaring trade in flood-affected Queensland.
Many small businesses ignore net
![online shopping](http://web.archive.org./web/20110222141617im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/02/16/1226006/642916-online-shopping.jpg)
THE internet may be a key to survival, but two-thirds of businesses say they don't even have a website.
Working warning - beware of office gossip
![Whisper](http://web.archive.org./web/20110222141617im_/http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2009/12/22/1225812/947945-whisper.jpg)
WORKER unfairly sacked for allegedly gossiping opens up a debate about how much bosses can regulate behaviour.
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AQG | Anatolia Minera.. | 8.9 | 5.95% |
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MIN | Mineral Resourc.. | 13.5 | 2.42% |
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Gold | 1405.95 | +17.37 | +1.25% |
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