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OneCare upgrades benefit more workers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... income protection and providing more relief for medical workers. The income protection cover has been extended to mining, oil and gas-related occupations, which includes more than 70 jobs such as quarry workers and driller operators. The insurance firm ...

Drunk futures broker banned

FSA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
A UK oil futures broker has been banned from the local financial services industry for five years and fined $126,000 for manipulating the market by trading huge volumes of oil contracts after a weekend bender. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... stocks extended losses on Wednesday on American unemployment and eurozone debt concerns, while precious and base metals and oil were down. Asian markets suffered sharp falls on Wednesday, while European markets rebounded slightly after economic data ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... strong negative leads from offshore overnight. Wall Street's key indices slumped on Tuesday, precious and base metals and oil were down, except gold which rose slightly, and European and Asian markets also suffered sharp falls. At 0756 AEST on the Sydney ...

NY fund sues BP over oil spill losses

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
The $152 billion New York State Pension Fund is suing British Petroleum over losses from the oil spill disaster. In a press statement, New York state comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, the trustee of the NY fund, said he was hiring law firm Cohen Milstein ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... on mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Wall Street's key indices were flat to lower, precious and base metals and oil were down, but European markets were higher. At 0745 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

World peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... other issues and forward agenda that discusses issues such as combating corruption, "green" recovery, energy subsidies, BP oil spill, reducing poverty, etc. Will this be a case of "in trying to please everyone, no on is pleased?" They agreed to continue ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... trading, with Wall Street's key indices flat, while indices were down in Europe and Asia. Precious metals traded higher, as did oil and copper. At 0759 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was three points lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... strongly negative leads from key indices overnight, although commodities markets were stronger, with precious metals, copper and oil all rising. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 59 points lower ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... to US markets, which fell for a second day on Tuesday after home sales dropped unexpectedly and the White House enaged with oil drillers over its attempt to impose a pause on offshore drilling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 8.23 points ...