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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
Australian shares were down marginally at midday as weaker base metal prices overshadowed a good lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 36.5 points, at 6396.2, while the All Ordinaries had dropped 34.3 points to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
Australian shares traded in a small range this morning, leaving them marginally down at midday after a weak lead from the US and a rise in oil and gold prices. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 13.6 points lower at 6411.8, while the All ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
The Australian share market had lost nearly two per cent by midday today after a broker downgraded a major US institution related to suB-prime mortgage writedowns and lower base metal prices hit resource stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
Australian stocks had made respectable gains by midday today following a modest lead from Wall St's Friday close and mixed metal prices. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 88.5 points higher at 6550.3, while the All Ordinaries gained 87.2 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
The Australian sharemarket was in the red at noon following sharp falls in base metal prices and another soft lead from Wall Street. At 1202 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 33.2 points lower at 6495.4, while the All Ordinaries had declined ...

What members want

A Telstra Super research study on what its members want has revealed some surprising results, including how much people are willing to pay and for what services. Speaking at the ASFA conference yesterday, Telstra Super's general manager in marketing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today dragged down by lower base metal prices and a weak lead from Wall Street. US stocks dropped in a skittish session on Thursday as investors worried that there could yet be more credit losses ...

Sub-prime Godzilla tramples Japan

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
While US and European banks take an 'open-Kimono position' towards sub-prime losses, it's leaving Godzilla sized footprints on Japan's financial sector, crushing the $320 billion Mizuho merger and derailing a share-swap between Citigroup and Nikko Cordial. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher today, buoyed by Wall Street. Metals were mixed, offering no clear lead, and a sharp slide in crude oil prices lessened worries about higher energy costs. At 0810 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Takeover merchants

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
After stalling during August and September's credit storm, private equity in Australia is experiencing a renaissance, while US PE giants like Blackstone are still weathering the sub-prime storm. Private equity's bruises from August's global liquidity ...