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Enron Part Two

... rise during economic downturns. Global markets are currently experiencing sharp declines, and with speculation of a US recession, a rethink of auditing concepts may help mitigate the otherwise increased likelihood of high-level, high-impact fraudulent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
Australian shares declined 0.9 per cent at noon after recession fears pushed US stocks lower and investors shunned the banks on concerns they are having to take on too much debt. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index slid 46.3 points to 5134.1 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker after recession fears pushed Wall Street lower. In London, base metal prices all were down. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0748 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 82 points at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply lower after Wall Street fell on US recession concerns. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0730 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 94 points at 5176. Investors stripped $38.2 billion ...

Stagflation cross-winds

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
Cutting growth forecasts (due to looming recession) in one breath while raising inflation forecasts in the next: It's this painful mix of announcements by the Federal Reserve (the Fed) - amid rising producer prices, falling consumer confidence and sharply ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... home foreclosures had spiralled to record highs, fanning fears that the world's biggest economy could be forced into recession. Investor concerns on Wall St were exacerbated when shares in mortgage lender Thornburg Mortgage Inc dropped 51 per cent on ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... Thursday after a series of fresh jolts to credit markets and lacklustre retail sales compounded worries the economy is near recession, dragging benchmark indexes to their lowest closing levels of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average sank 215.74 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... ended up on Wednesday after evidence that the services sector may not be as weak as feared allayed concerns about a US recession. The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 41.19 points at 12,254.99, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 6.95 points to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... Australian share market as worries continued over concerns about rising borrowing costs and growing evidence of a looming US recession. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 166.3 points or 2.98 per cent lower at 5,405.8 points, while the All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... had lost $1.47 or five per cent to $27.38. Wall Street finished lower on Friday after weak economic data added to US recession woes and insurer AIG delivered a record loss, sparking fears of further write-downs in the financial sector. The Dow Jones ...