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Shut up and drive

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... ride. In spite of this, on the latest vehicle sales data, petrol guzzling SUV's have again been a particular favourite. Also heavy commercial vehicles sales have increased, no doubt enjoying some benefits of booming business investment especially in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... closing back above 17,000 on gains in high-tech shares such as Canon and a rebound in bank shares after several sessions of heavy selling. The Nikkei rose 150.78 points to 17,106.09, recouping some of its two per cent loss from the last two sessions. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
... 47 points lower to 6692 and the All Ordinaries shed 40.3 points to 6711.3. COMEX US gold futures finished a tad lower in heavy, choppy trade on Tuesday as initial support from rising crude prices and follow-through buying in the Asian markets diminished ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market has received a mixed lead from overnight trading overseas, buoyed by oil, gold and other precious metals which surged, but weighed by a weak lead from Wall Street securities. At 0830 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

ATO signs up debt collection heavyweights

The Tax Office has signed four of the country's largest debt collection agencies to help collect outstanding tax debts and superannuation guarantee (SG) charge debts starting later this year. The Tax Office has appointed a panel of external collection ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
Stocks on the Australian sharemarket are expected to open with sharp losses, as declines on Wall Street combine with weaker base metal prices to drag down the local market. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0710, the September Share Price Index was ...

On the sub-prime defensive

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... and others with none, to become defensive. Reserve Bank Governor, Glenn Stevens, had raised concerns over local councils' heavy investments in the same type of Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) that were bringing hedge funds undone. Meanwhile, many ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... points to 16,316.32 to also end at its highest since August 15. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rallied by 2.8 per cent in heavy trade, as real estate developers rose on hopes of a rate cut by the US central bank. The Hang Seng Index closed up 620.09 ...

Councils exposed

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... securities come with increased risk. Reserve Bank Governor, Glenn Stevens, last month raised concerns over local councils' heavy investment in the same type of Collateralised Debt Obligations destroying so hedge funds. Stevens questioned whether local ...

Surplus surpluses and soaring profits

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... market gaining another 1 per cent and where 12 stocks rose for every seven that fell. Profit reporting season continues, heavy on the good news, with record results coming from AGL, the Seven Network (up 1400 per cent) and Virgin Blue who have nearly ...