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AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2006
The Australian market should open lower following sharp declines on Wall Street on Friday. US stocks suffered their biggest loss in nearly three years on Friday, plummeting on disappointing earnings from blue chips Citigroup Inc. and General Electric ...

Another international DB fund bites the dust

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2006
The National Australia Bank's UK operations have become the latest company to dump their final salary-based defined benefit pension plan in an attempt to control the ballooning costs of such schemes, according to UK reports. Among the major changes ...

Market wrap

The Australian share market could open a touch higher despite a negative lead from Wall Street with the futures market showing hope. US markets fell after disappointing earnings from technology bellwethers Intel Corp and Yahoo Inc raised doubts about ...

Daily economic update

The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity rose by 1.3 points (0.6 per cent) to 234.2 in November from 232.90 in the previous month, suggesting continued decent growth in the Australian economy in the next three to nine months. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2006
The Australian share market is likely to open lower following a weak lead from Wall Street. US markets fell overnight when the bourse reopened after the Martin Luther King public holiday as the earnings season cranked up a notch and oil prices rose. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
The Australian share market could open higher despite a lack of direction from Wall Street amid higher commodities prices. US markets closed for the Martin Luther King public holiday. The Australian stock market closed relatively flat yesterday despite ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2006
The Australian share market is likely to open lower with a mixed lead from Wall Street, although stronger commodities prices are expected to brighten some resources stocks. On Friday the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 0.2 points to 4,836.7 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2006
The Australian share market is likely to open lower, with a weak lead from Wall Street and a fairly steady day on the local market yesterday. The Australian share market continued its record-setting run, before ending relatively unchanged yesterday. ...

Daily economic update

The Australian economy added 2,100 jobs in December, taking the total number of employed persons to 10.033 million from 10.031 million in the previous month. Full-time employment decreased by 4,800 to 7.141 million while part-time employment increased ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2006
The Australian share market is likely to open lower, with a weak lead from Wall Street after a five-day rally. Yesterday the Dow Jones industrial average traded above 11,000 for the first time in four-and-a-half years. Gold is also weaker today, having ...