You're a cyclist, so it's your fault
Even if you did everything right, you're to blame for the actions of any cyclist.
World Business
US
Bank of America sends credit card offer to 'Lisa Is A Slut McIntire'
11:42am There's junk mail, and then there's nasty mail.
Social
Twitter takes $US10b hit as shares drop nearly 25%
10:28am Twitter lost $10 billion in market value overnight after the company reported a sharp slowdown in user growth.
Girls in pink dresses ‘holding back economy', says British minister
Christopher Hope Parents who dress their daughters in pink and force them to play with dolls are holding back the economy, a British government minister has said.
Technology
Twitter shares plunge on soft user growth
Twitter posted better-than-expected quarterly revenue in its first results as a public company, but investors focused on the anemic user growth.
Tech
Google's Eric Schmidt scores $US100m payday
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is getting paid a lot more than he did when he was running the internet company.
Eurozone readies up to €20b for third Greek bailout package
Bruno Waterfield The eurozone has begun preparing a third bailout package for Greece of up to €20 billion.
Fed
Ben Bernanke moves on as Janet Yellen takes charge
Binyamin Appelbaum For the past eight years, Ben Bernanke was driven to work as chairman of the US Federal Reserve.
Markets
Copper extends longest slump in 18 years
Copper prices are poised for a 10th session of losses, on signs of weakening demand after manufacturing slowed in China and the US.
Markets
Big gains brewing for coffee, despite lingering drought
Arabica coffee has posted the biggest gain in more than nine years, as drought drains dams to a record low in Brazil, the world's biggest grower and exporter.
Beverages
'We're not a settlement, we're a factory': SodaStream chief executive officer defends West Bank factory
SodaStream's West Bank factory has already caused controversy for actress Scarlett Johansson. Now the company's stocks have tumbled.
World
Janet Yellen sworn in as Federal Reserve chair
Janet Yellen has inherited the mantle of the world's most powerful central banker from Ben Bernanke.
Trade
Japan's imports overshadow exports for third consecutive year
Floyd Norris Japan posts a third-consecutive trade deficit, providing evidence it's export machine has faded.
Retail
Amazon's sales growth slows
Adam Satariano Amazon's expenses have been climbing as chief executive officer Jeff Bezos pumps money into new initiatives
Super Bowl
How Wall Street bought the Super Bowl for New York
Aaron Kuriloff The most expensive stadium in the US drew the Super Bowl to the New York area for the first time. Wall Street is making it happen.
Tech
Can Satya Nadella fix Microsoft?
Tipped as its next CEO, Satya Nadella is enthusiastic about Microsoft products. Can he convince customers?
GDP
US economy hits its stride as consumer spending returns
The US economy grew at 3.2 per cent in the fourth quarter, powered by a strong gain in consumer spending.
Social
Mobile lifts Facebook as users hit 1.2b
Facebook closed out 2013 on a solid note with a surge in profit and revenue, helped by gains in mobile advertising.
Tech
Lenovo seals China’s largest tech deal as Google dumps Motorola
Lenovo has agreed to buy Google's Motorola handset division for $US2.91 billion.
Nintendo in $US1.2bn share buyback
Mariko Yasu and Takashi Amano Nintendo will spend as much as $US1.2 billion buying back shares after Christmas shoppers shunned its Wii U console and games featuring Mario and Zelda.
NZ
Reserve Bank of New Zealand keeps rate on hold, for now
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has kept its official cash rate on hold but again signalled that a rise is not far off.
Markets
Fed sticks to the script with $US10b stimulus reduction as Bernanke prepares to depart
Binyamin Applebaum No surprise at US Fed's announcement that it will continue to taper its stimulus spending by $US10 billion a month.
Tech
Apple takes $US40b hit as shares tumble
Apple's stock has tumbled in early trading, hurt by a lacklustre first-quarter performance.
Mobiles
Apple loses market share as smartphone shipments top 1 billion in 2013
Global smartphone shipments topped 1 billion units for first time in 2013.
Tech
Apple stock tumbles as iPhone sales fall well short
Apple reported iPhone sales that fell well short of analyst estimates.
US Economy
America’s deep freeze cools new home sales
Sales of new US single-family homes fell more than expected in December.
Digital currency
Bitcoin dealers charged in US
US authorities have filed criminal charges against two operators of a Bitcoin exchange.
Car industry
Thai police investigate death of Karl Slym, of Tata
Siddharth Philip and Suttinee Yuvejwattana Head of Tata's Indian operations fell to his death from the Shangri-La hotel, in Bangkok.
Tech
Best ever may not be good enough for Apple
Apple, which once routinely blew away Wall Street’s most bullish expectations, needs a superb quarter to galvanize its stock.
Tech
Google, Samsung announce global patent agreement
Google and Samsung announced that they have reached a global patent cross-licensing agreement.
Beards
Beards are hurting razor sales, says Proctor & Gamble
Procter & Gamble says a growing preference for shaggy styles is trimming razor sales.
