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Three and a half men

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... 1.5 per cent on the day. Oh boy, here we go again. News services were all over the place blaming the renewed spike in crude. Oil spiked - again! - because of reports that people power threatens to spread to Iran, and Iran is the China of OPEC (the second ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
Australian stocks were lower by noon as tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices weigh down the market. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 34.6 points, or 0.72 per cent, at 4,791.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Buy a toaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... punk?" -Dirty Harry Certainly that punk Queen Qaddafi is not feeling lucky. So is Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman (that other oil producer) -- the Jasmine Revolutionaries are now marching in his Kingdom. Their subjects are telling them to hit the road ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... overnight. Wall St is generally higher, as are European and Asian indices. Precious metals and industrial are higher, but oil is down. On the ASX 24 at 0849 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was 20 points higher at 4,846. In economics ...

Queen Qaddafi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
Oil is the word, is the word, is the word. Yup there's no turning the pages of the political, economic and financial news without seeing the letters O-I-L these days. And all because of "Queen" Qaddafi's (UK's The Telegraph reported that he "pleaded ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... session. Commsec market analyst Julianna Roadley said uncertainty about the turmoil in Libya and its potential impacts on oil prices and major global economies remained a concern for investors. "We actually saw a lot of strength coming back into the ...

Desert storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... economic contraction would be short-lived and would be paid back by stronger growth when rebuilding commences. But Libya? And oil prices? Don't get me wrong but it's not the violence in Libya per se that's sending oil prices higher. Like Tunisia and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
The Australian dollar was higher on Friday morning, on the back of encouraging Australian investment data and a higher oil price. At 0700 AEDT on Friday, the local unit was trading at 100.97 US cents, up from 100.60 cents on Thursday. Since 1700 AEDT ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market opened lower after world equity markets slumped as investors worried about higher oil prices due to violent unrest in Libya. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.5 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4822.4 ...

Sentiment slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... Qadaffi's, or whatever his correct name is - a butcher by any other name is still a... -- murderous defense of his throne has sent oil prices spiralling upwards. He will not go peacefully like his counterparts in Tunisia and Egypt. And oil as we know ...