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UK retirees have more debt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... off debt, reveals the Spring 2013 UK Aviva Real Retirement Report. "Despite the increasing tendency to work past the old Default Retirement Age of 65, it seems more people are dipping into their savings pots when they first enter retirement: a trend ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
The Australian stock market has opened lower for the fourth straight session as concerns about political gridlock in the US hit investor sentiment across the globe. A standoff between Republicans and Democrats in Congress has already caused the partial ...

Bears out a-haunting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... several percentage points of GDP" and that "... failure to promptly raise the debt ceiling, leading to a US selective default, could seriously damage the global economy". Duh! Do they take the adults in Washington as fools? They may be stupid holding ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... international markets as the US budget standoff enters its eighth day with no end in sight, stoking worries of a catastrophic default. At 0800 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 40 points at 5,102. In economic ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
Australian stocks are slightly lower as concern about the political deadlock in the US continues to weigh on investors. Stock markets across the world have been in decline for most of the past couple of weeks due to the standoff between Republicans ...

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... last week, aided by comments by (Republican) House Speaker John Boehner (Republican) that he would not allow the US to default on its debt on the last day of trading last week. Soothing words especially coming after US President Obama's reminder that ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... expressed particular concern that the fight over the budget will stymie efforts to raise the budget ceiling, resulting in a US default with damaging economic consequences. LONDON - European stock markets slid while the euro rose against the dollar as ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... like the two parties are so far apart from reaching a solution, and the more it continues the more the US is at risk of a default." Mining stocks were among the worst performers, with BHP Billiton down 44 cents to $35.16 and Rio Tinto down 63 cents to ...

Impasse ends when Wall Street says stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... Wall Street suffered hefty losses as the US partial government shutdown continued and worries climbed that the nation may default. At 0807 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 30 points at 5,200. No major economic ...