On checking my broadband speed recently on http://www.zdnet.com.au/broadband/speedtest.htm it was disappointing to note that Australia is ranked at No 24 in the world with an average speed just over 6000kb/s. One wonders why other countries are able to achieve much high download speeds. Even the United States of America creeps in only two places ahead of Australia. Here's hoping our new Prime Minister, Mr Rudd is able to do something about this disgusting performance. He will need to do much more than just set up 'committees' ( he has averaged one new committee for every four days his government has been in office so far). What about some actual decisions Mr Rudd?
Rank Country Attempts Fastest Slowest Median Average
1 Liberia 5 49,279kbps 1,108kbps 46,427kbps 37,440kbps
2 Macau 22 100,530kbps 224kbps 12,433kbps 36,372kbps
3 Korea, 569 105,304kbps 241kbps 21,262kbps 27,725kbps
4 Sweden 14,016 248,020kbps 100kbps 16,242kbps 18,971kbps
5 Hong Kong
6 Estonia
7 Japan
8 Finland
9 Luxembourg 14,016 248,020kbps 100kbps 16,242kbps 18,971kbps
10 Denmark
11 Netherlands
12 Switzerland
13 Romania
14 France
15 Norway
16 Belgium
17 Greece
18 Slovenia
19 Czech Republic
20 Singapore
21 Germany
22 United States 23,915 172,931kbps 14kbps 5,362kbps 6,711kbps
23 Portugal
24 Australia 383,511 234,156kbps 1kbps 5,361kbps 6,062kbps
25 Austria
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Sharemarket ramblings of interest
The purpose of this blog is to report on matters if interest on just a few of the 'small cap' (low market capitalisation) companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange ( referred to later as simply ASX). My interest in the 'small cap' companies is that they offer interesting opportunities for small investors. The share market prices of these companies are not influenced by the large investors. The companies of interest here are mostly in the highly speculative area for investors. They are:
- AUSTRALIAN INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
AIX
Transportation - AUSTINDO RESOURCES CORPORATION NL
ARX
Materials - AUSTINDO RESOURCES CORPORATION NL OPTIONS
ARXO
Materials - FOX RESOURCES LIMITED
FXR
Materials - GINDALBIE METALS LTD
GBG
Materials - IRONBARK CAPITAL LIMITED
IBC
Diversified Financials - INTERNATIONAL WINE INVESTMENT FUND (THE)
IWI
Diversified Financials - PHARMAUST LIMITED
PAA
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - LION SELECTION LIMITED
LST
Materials - LYNAS CORPORATION LIMITED
LYC
Materials - UNION RESOURCES LIMITED
UCL
Materials - UNION RESOURCES LIMITED OPTIONS
UCLOB
Materials - URANIUM OIL AND GAS LIMITED
UOG
Energy - URANIUM OIL AND GAS LIMITED
UOGO
Energy - UXC LIMITED
UXC
Software & Services - VICTORIA PETROLEUM NL
VPE
Energy - VICTORIA PETROLEUM NL OPTIONS
VPEO
Energy - VIEW RESOURCES LTD
VRE
Materials - VIEW RESOURCES LTD OPTIONS
VREO
Materials - ZYLOTECH LIMITED
ZYL
Technology Hardware & Equipment
Labels:
high returns,
high risk,
Sharemarket,
small cap,
venture capital
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