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So stupid it could actually make money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
"The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and, oh, the night's so blue And then I go and spoil it all by announcing saying something stupid like "we'll tax you I love you"." My apologies for messing up your immortal classic Frank ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... Australian market has fallen by almost 1.5 per cent due to concerns about a bailout of Cyprus and falls on Wall Street. A European Union bailout of Cyprus had scared investors and led to a negative opening on the Australian market, IG Markets strategist ...

Ripples from a pebble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... runs has also just increased in the peripheral countries. Like Judas who betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, European authorities have betrayed their recently regained credibility and may have just bought the return of the European debt crisis ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... program. A decline of US jobless claims for a third straight week also boosted sentiment. But eyes remained on a two-day European Union summit under way in Brussels that is set to discuss a potential bailout for Cyprus. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ...

The Celtic Tiger gets back its roar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... Yes, Virginia the country known as 'The Celtic Tiger' that's turned into 'The Celtic Pussy Cat' at the height of the European sovereign debt crisis. It's getting back its roar. The Dow may have hit new highs but its 10.3% gain this year to date and 18.3% ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... spending drives about 70 per cent of the US economy. Stocks of retail companies rose after the sales report. LONDON - European stock markets closed mostly in negative territory as traders cashed in recent gains and chewed over mixed eurozone inflation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... and continuing economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve are also supporting demand for stocks. LONDON - Trading on European stock markets produced mixed results as poor British economic data competed with better news from Spain, where borrowing costs ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
The Australian market is set to begin the week higher, following gains on US and European markets due to encouraging US jobs data. The US unemployment rate fell to 7.7 per cent, data released on Friday showed. At 0759 AEDT on Monday, the March share ...

Need action on diversity not just a policy: ACSI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... catching up the ratio of women trustees of not-for-profit super funds. This ratio however matches the proportion of women on European and US company boards, according to reports from the Bloomberg and Forbes news services. As low as these proportions ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains in US and European stocks after the British and European central banks kept their rates on hold. At 0830 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 20 points at ...