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25 bps to win Melbourne Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... The primary reason would be the appreciating Australian dollar. Although strong domestic demand would provide a partial offset. It appears that the government's A$42 billion stimulus have worked so well in stimulating Australian domestic demand that ...

Pleasant and nasty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... and a half or two positive ones. For instance, a below expectations dip in the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index was offset by a spike in the Empire State manufacturing survey (one) and a drop in initial jobless claims (and a half). Similarly, stronger-than-expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... Wall Street continued its gains with stocks staging a late surge after investors were initially cautious. Energy stocks offset weakness in financial stocks, as the oil price rose to a one-year high above $US77. Earnings reports from Goldman Sachs Group ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... to 4,789.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks limped to a mixed close as jitters about the upcoming wave of corporate earnings offset the positive impact of a big acquisition in the tech sector. The market gave a lukewarm response to earnings from Johnson ...

Streamline super concessions to boost contributions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... superannuation tax concessions for some high income earners is greater than the cost of the age pension the government is trying to offset. While the proposals will unwind to an extent the tax concessions currently enjoyed by some high income earners ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... LONDON - European stock markets closed slightly higher on Tuesday as fresh merger activity and rising commodity prices were offset by mixed economic data from Germany, Europe's biggest economy. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares rose 14.16 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... entered positive territory ahead of the release of a flurry of economic data, then sank into the red. "Weakness in financials offset positive economic data," said Scott Marcouiller of Wells Fargo Advisers. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... Australian share market was relatively flat at noon as losses in the major miners and other large stocks such as Telstra offset gains in the financial sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 4.3 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4493.9, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... rally on Friday despite an improved outlook from Intel Corp. Stocks mostly closed lower, as losses among health care stocks offset small gains in technology companies. The Dow Jones industrials lost about 36 points, breaking an eight-day winning streak. ...

U V W X Y Z

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... before taking profits. In five years? Wow! That's five years of accumulated and compounded returns - perhaps enough to offset the rise in inflation and interest rates. Enough to tide us over the next dip. For sure a bold capital V is the preferred outcome. ...