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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... Bankia earlier asked to be suspended from trading on reports saying the bank may seek up to 20 billion euros from the state to stay afloat. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed as weak European data added to pessimism after this week's disappointing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... The early gains may have been caused by overnight comments by Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti that Greece was likely to stay in the euro zone. But the future for Greece remains uncertain, Mr Elgar said. "Greece's position in the euro (zone) is still ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... to 18,922.32. The G8 leaders, meeting at the US president's retreat at Camp David on Saturday, said they wanted Athens to stay part of the currency union and urged it to stick to bailout terms. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 8.05 points, or 0.2 per ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... Just kidding. And all these because that little nation somewhere in the Mediterranean couldn't decide which way to jump - stay and choke to death or leave and... choke to death. Yes Virginia, this the choice the Greeks face. Come to think of it, if they ...

That anxious wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
If you're in Victoria (Australia) and you watch television, chances are you've probably seen Quit Victoria's new anti-smoking ad. I don't know if this is shown in the other states but the ad shows a fretful young dad in a hospital waiting room waiting ...

Grexit and the games people play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
It is ironic that the country that brought the world the story of the "Sword of Damocles" is itself now that very sword dangling precariously above the heads of world financial markets. Any moment now. Events in Greece over the past few days have jacked ...

The end is not nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
My, my, hey, hey, rock n' roll is here to stay - or in our case Europe's sovereign debt, fiscal deficit, financial, banking, economic, political and social crisis. You name the crisis. One or more members of the Eurozone's got one, or more, or all of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Australian stocks have opened flat as market players wait for key economic data from China. At 1030 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.7 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 4,292.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen ...

Australia's finely balanced $376bn budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Australia's $376 billion government budget announced last night included a forecast $1.5 billion surplus in 2012-13 that will increase steadily to $7.5 billion over the next four years. This turnaround in Australia's fiscal position is remarkable given ...

Social media creating advice connections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... said Hugh Humphrey, director, Hillross Financial Services. "In a world with a lot of time pressure, it is a great way to stay connected in between the face-to-face meetings," said Humphrey. "There are industries that are just as complex as ours that ...