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Years of living dangerously

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
Australians earning $60,000 a year or less could be forced to live on half that income when they retire, if the Government makes changes to super that "unintentionally" disadvantages low to middle-income earners. Industry body ASFA challenged new Treasury ...

Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
Ho hum. Another day, another boring day on Wall Street. Maybe there's more action in the north across its border. The usual suspects were in attendance to provide a semblance of market action. US shares rose on positive housing news. The S&P/Case Shiller ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker on Thursday following a fall on Wall Street as disappointing corporate earnings results acted as a drag on the US market. At 0746 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after Wall Street's main index breached the 10,000 point mark on better-than-expected corporate earnings reports. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... composite index rose 5.18, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,138.04. Bond prices were mixed. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.48 per cent from 3.46 per cent late Friday. LONDON - European stocks fell on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... and the Nasdaq advanced 2.5 per cent. Bond prices fell, pushing yields higher. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.48 per cent from 3.39 per cent late Thursday. LONDON - European stock markets ended narrowly mixed on Friday in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... Nasdaq composite index rose 1.04, or 0.1 per cent, to 2028.77. Bond prices edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.45 per cent from 3.46 per cent late Thursday. LONDON - European equities rallied on Friday, boosted by some better-than-expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower on Thursday, after US and European equity markets declined following a disappointing report on the US service sector during July, and ahead of US jobs data due on Friday. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open significantly higher after a strong surge on Wall Street sparked by a brighter economic outlook from the Federal Reserve. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after Wall Street rose on positive economic data and commodity prices strengthened. At 0710 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 16 points higher at 3,877. ...