Americans Say Small Businesses Are Critical To Future of The Economy

Half of Americans believe the recent election did not affect their employment outlook at all, while the rest are split on if it helped or hurt their job prospects according to a new poll by Zogby conducted for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

Three Ways to Profit as China Dumps Japanese Debt

By Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning

As a veteran trader, I have a tendency to look past the day's top headlines. That's why a recent Bloomberg News story - which stated that China sold a net total of 769.2 billion y

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en ($9.24 billion) worth of Japanese debt in September - really caught my eye.

Norfolk Island: Abundant bounty in predatory seas

With only two landing places on Norfolk, boats are launched through nifty work from skippers and helpers. Photo / Supplied
With only two landing places on Norfolk, boats are launched through nifty work from skippers and helpers. Photo / Supplied Shrink
With only two landing places on Norfolk, boats are launched through nifty work from skippers and helpers.

Cook Islands: On island time in paradise

How long does it take a big, nattily tweed-patterned crab on Aitutaki to come back out of hiding so you can take his photo? Long enough for the camera battery to go flat in the meantime, that's how long.

Along Fiji's royal road

An island holiday can be more than lying on a beach, discovers a culturally enriched, exhilarated and exfoliated Andrew Stone.
Tourists sweating after clearing customs in the tropical heat of Nadi usually head straight to the air-conditioned comforts and kidney-shaped pools of Denarau's resorts.

Niue: Tranquillity at its finest hour - Destination Pacific Islands

Jeff Jeffarian, an American who visited Niue in 2007 and never left, says that after your first visit to the island you'll be back. Photo / Geoff Thomas
I had a workshop with eight mechanics in Grey Lynn but after 27 years I left the rat race and came back to Niue. I love it here," said Willie Saniteli, as he dropped another flying fish bait over the side of his 5m tinny, Sarah. "She's named after my daughter," who lives in Auckland.

Cook Islands: A rocky road to Raro - Destination Pacific Islands

Despite having to adjust his expectations of an island idyll, father of three Liam Dann manages to have a good time in the Cook Islands.
Edgewater Resort Rarotonga. Photo / Cook Island Tourism
In the thick of chaos lie the remnants of my .

Rarotonga: Sultry nights at ultimate hideaway, Cook Islands

Romance is almost compulsory at the Rumours Luxury Villas and Spa, where visitors can make the most of bubbly on arrival, four-poster beds and pampering massages. Photo / Supplied

Dunedin: Buckets of cool charm - City Breaks, New Zealand

St Clair Beach is the perfect coastal retreat on hot summer days. Photo / Dunedin Tourism
Dunedin is cold and there's nothing much to do there. Yeah right, as the folks at Tui would say (with apologies to Speights). Rather, Dunedin boasts gourmet kai, fabulous fashion, world-class festivals,

Niue: Hunting the uga - Destination Pacific Islands

Jim Eagles with a cooked coconut crab on Niue. Photo / Jim Eagles
The monster was waiting for me in the darkness, eyes alert, body armour gleaming, massive claws poised to crush any unwary fingers.
We stumbled towards its lair, the black of night broken only by the dim light of our torches, brushing our way through Niue's dense rainforest, desperately trying to avoid the razor sharp chunks of coral which protruded on all sides.