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From oil at US$300 to oil at US$30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
And an oil, oil here, oil, oil there, everywhere an oil, oil. It had been on a slippery slope since prices peaked in the dying days of June this year, but 'twas only last week when the headlines splattered oil all over our faces and onto market consciousness. ...

Sliding oil price would stop the slide in the oil price

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The cartel that controls 40% of oil production - the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) - met and concluded their 166th meeting in Vienna, Australia last night. The conclusion: "...in the interest of restoring market equilibrium, the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
The Australian share market is lower as a large fall in commodity prices overnight weighs on the market. Oil prices have plunged, with Brent North Sea crude for delivery in December hitting a four-year low after Saudi Arabia slashed its export prices ...

Why the eurozone cannot afford cheap oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... discounting. As per Bloomberg, "State-owned producer Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Saudi Aramco, yesterday lowered the premium for Arab Light relative to U.S. Gulf Coast by 45 cents a barrel to the least since December". Which OPEC country would cry, "me ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... States - could be dragged down into the gutters... the Fed said so itself. But this time, it's a bit different. While the Arab Spring brought uncertainty in the Middle East and raised the oil price back then, oil prices have been dropping despite the ...

Aussie bitcoin platform launches in UAE

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
Australian company igot has launched a bitcoin exchange online platform in the United Arab Emirates. The company claimed the new platform will allow ex-pats living in the UAE but sending money out of the country to save up to 7 or 8% in international ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... prepared to kick Saddam's butt). Gulf War II in 2003 sent oil prices on the hop by 49.37% between November 2002 and March 2003. "Arab Spring" of 2011. The price of WTI crude jumped from around US$80 a barrel to a high US$114 in April 2011. Through all ...

Mother's Day Classic raises $4.5m for breast cancer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... Broome (WA)," she said. "In a first this year, two international events were held - one in Afghanistan and one in United Arab Emirates, involving Australian defence force personnel on military bases. "A huge thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered ...

Right direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013

Demographic megatrends drive earnings well into the future

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
A focus on demographic megatrends makes it possible to make earnings forecasts beyond investment analysts' typical three-year horizon, creating opportunities to take advantage of mispriced stocks, according to Fidelity portfolio managers Hilary Natoff ...