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The worm turns

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
Media mentionitis surrounding channel Nine's controversial worm seems to have stolen the limelight from economic aspects of the election campaign, but the latest PPI figures could turn the spotlight. While tax cut plans and economic debate have been ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market remained in the red at noon, with the blame spread across all the local sectors and following a slight dip from Wall Street. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had dropped 44.4 points to 6723.3 and the All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market was about one per cent higher at noon despite a mixed lead from Wall Street, thanks to the usual suspects in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, and the big four banks. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 67.7 ...

UK closes PE tax "loophole"

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
The Australian share market hit intraday highs again today, with BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto pushing the bourse higher. At 1208 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22 points to 6760.3 and the All Ordinaries lifted 23.7 points to 6768.3 - both ...

Building BRICs

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
Some investors may think it's too late to jump on the BRIC bandwagon, however David Dali, CEO and Portfolio Manager of Globalis Investments is among the growing number of BRIC enthusiasts who see more growth ahead. Back in July, The World Wealth Report ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker today, after US stocks dipped in light trading volume on Monday as investors locked in profits from Friday's record-setting rally. At 0810 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share ...

Little fish and the big picture

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
The past five weeks has given some investors a classic lesson in the difficulty of timing markets. Expectations of more bad news saw the bears in a sell-off before being forced to buy back in as shares rebounded - a turn around that has enabled shares ...

Service not fees drive consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
Financial services operators talk obsessively about fees but what really upsets consumers is poor service. A landmark study, by the communications technology and consulting group Fujitsu, has revealed 80 per cent of banking customers take the way they ...

The upside of carnage

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
Is the current sub-prime calamity really another savings and loan crisis in the making, or just market noise? Consensus is that the volatility is more rollercoaster than bear-trend, and as such markets are quite capable of recovering just a quickly. ...