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History suggests investors should be optimistic for the long term but would be wise to exercise short-term caution.

The Indian Prime Minister is being hailed as a visionary for his efforts to transform the nation into a global manufacturing hub.

In this week's essential reading guide, Kohler bemoans housing's curse, Gottliebsen identifies the reasons investors are turning their back on Australia and Bartholomeusz analyses the iron ore market.

Housing and retail sales figures will dominate local headlines, while US jobs data will hog the spotlight as investors search for more clues about the timing of a Fed rate rise.

The government's decision to play down the impact of the GFC and structural shifts in the economy lets it pin fiscal woes on Wayne Swan. But this revisionism distorts our perception of the current economic environment.

Among other things, a much weaker dollar will help free up the RBA's ability to bring monetary policy to bear on the housing market.

The big retailers have lodged some concerns with Treasury over the interpretation of the proposed grocery industry code.

For the third year in a row, the extent of sea-ice around Antarctica has surpassed the previous record high. Scientists haven't yet been able to pin down what's happening.

Apple says it's received just nine customer complaints of bent iPhones and here's a list of the tests the device was subjected to before its release.

Although nothing formally pledged is likely to make a tangible difference in the medium term, the summit put carbon pricing firmly back on the global agenda.

The systems which so successfully marshalled the capital to drive China's first phase of growth are being swamped by the more complex economy they helped create.

With the memory of the Heartbleed bug still lingering the Bash bug looks set to cause sleepless nights for many system administrators.

Constantly improving supercapacitor technology is unburdening tram networks across the world, and provides Melbourne with the opportunity to expand its famed system.

If the tax advantages of negative gearing were restricted investor demand for housing would be dampened, keeping a lid on property prices. But it would come at a high cost for renters and low-income households.

Faced with a tough property market at home, Chinese developers are increasingly acquiring land overseas, including Australia.

After Google accused the powerful American Legislative Exchange Council of lying on climate, Facebook has indicated it's likely to follow suit and dump contributions to the right-wing advocacy group.