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Three rich beggars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
'There's a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying into Washington D.C. and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hands.' This was US Democratic representative Gary Ackerman's comments to the CEO's of the big three US carmakers ...

Main Street is burning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... also affected. The big three carmakers - General Motors, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler LLC - are kneeling before the Government, cup in hand. Target Corp reported a 24 per cent drop in profits. Macy's Inc., Starbucks Corp. and Best Buy Co. have also reported ...

The other race

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
Punters would have been better off putting their hard-earned dollar into the Melbourne Cup winner - Viewed -- yesterday than on the RBA rate cut expecting an equity market gain. Both provided a surprise outcome, but while Viewed returned A$46.50 to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... dealer Sam Willis said trading volumes were thin ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision. The Melbourne Cup also was preoccupying investors, Mr Willis said. "Compounding that is (that) we've had a couple of good, strong days and ...

October mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... Eurozone are expected to each produce interest rate reductions of 50 basis points. Tomorrow Australia celebrates Melbourne Cup Day - the 'Race that Stops the Nation' - at the same time that the US holds its Presidential Elections - the 'Race that May ...

Have coffee, will iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
Barclay's Global Investors (BGI) taps into the country's cafA(C) lifestyle to promote its Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, iShares, following a deal with a coffee marketing group. BGI is the first firm to use Eat Media's CafA(C) Domination strategy ...

Pass the paracetamol

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
As nabCapital's Robert Henderson puts it, "those post-Melbourne Cup day hang-overs are about to get a lot worse for mortgage holders", and there is still a good chance of more interest rate headaches over Christmas. The Reserve Bank of Australia in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... Ltd. The Australian share market staged a relief rally yesterday and closed higher, despite the distraction of the Melbourne Cup and weakness from the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended 45.7 points higher at 6628, while the All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
Australian shares were higher at noon on thin trading because of Melbourne Cup Day. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 60.9 points higher to 6643.2, while the All Ordinaries was 52.4 points stronger to 6672.5. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Markets shake rattle and roll

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... world worth more than US$1 trillion. PetroChina shares have tripled in value and were up as much as 191 per cent at one point. Cup day today should make for a lazy afternoon on the local markets and especially with such short odds on an RBA interest ...