Festive fail for SA retail sector
CHRISTMAS spirit did not spread to big spending in December, as South Australian retail turnover fell a seasonally adjusted 0.7 per cent.
Fulham fail to trouble Mancini's men
Manchester C 3 Fulham 0:THE AMBITION and the superstition both start to increase at this stage of the programme. Roberto Mancini can look suave, but managers are anxious at heart and they hate to be told that their team is well placed. In their view, that sort of talk is sure to conjure up a jinx.
High-speed rail ... or fail?
A bullet train official tries to answer tough questions about soaring costs and judging the risks of new technology. Can it be built faster, better and cheaper? When it comes to California's plans for high-speed rail, scads of people have strong opinions. But that shouldn't be a surprise.
Pupils learn how to 'fail well'
A top girls' school is planning a "failure week" to teach pupils to embrace risk, build resilience and learn from their mistakes.
Progress on Letting Big Banks Fail
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has taken some good first steps to regulating the biggest banks, and what's more, it's doing so in public, an economist writes.
