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AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2004
The Australian stock market is likely to open firmer in early trade, as a positive night in the US should transfer to the local bourse. However, weakness in base metals and oil prices overnight could weigh on some resources stocks, although gold stocks ...

US: New York oil hits all-time high of $US43.85

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
New York\'s main crude oil contract shot to an all-time high on Friday night as a financial crisis at Russian oil titan Yukos unleashed a fresh wave of speculative buying. New York\'s benchmark contract, light sweet crude for delivery in September ...

GPT rejected enhanced offer - Lend Lease

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2004
Lend Lease Corp last night revealed General Property Trust (GPT) knocked back a sweetened offer when it today rejected a $10 billion merger proposal. After months of talks, GPT\'s four independent directors said on Tuesday they had sought improved financial ...

Burswood unanimously recommends acceptance of PBL offer

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
Directors of Burswood on Friday night unanimously recommended acceptance of Publishing and Broadcasting (PBL) takeover offer. In a joint announcement to the ASX, Burswood and PBL said the two companies had committed to working towards achieving PBL\'s ...

Relaxed super compliance will disadvantage workers; ASFA

... help employees monitor whether their employer is doing the right thing by them. Prime Minister Howard announced on Tuesday night small business would no longer be required to lodge quarterly statement to its employees on their superannuation contributions. ...

Super changes bad for workers, ACTU

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2004
... was not printed on their pay slips, would be especially vulnerable. Prime Minister John Howard announced the change last night as part of a package to ease the paperwork burden on 1.2 million businesses.

Super compliance to ease: PM

Prime Minister John Howard announced changes to the superannuation guarantee arrangements last night, removing the need for small business to report quarterly superannuation contributions to employees. Announced as part of a paper, Committed To Small ...

Rivkin Financial Services announces board changes

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2004
... it is changing its share trading activities and its name. In an announcement to the Australian Stock Exchange on Friday night, RFS said directors Jordan Rivkin, Shannon Rivkin and David Croll were retiring from the board. Lawrence Chartres and Anthony ...

Bank stocks plunge after US rate rise

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2004
... after a rate rise in the United States stoked fears the same could follow here and curb the sector's growth. The previous night the US Federal Reserve lifted official interest rates by a quarter percent, the first increase in four years, but said further ...

News Corp and Lend Lease sell Fox precinct for $52.8 mln

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2004
... the management of Colonial First State. CFS Gandel Retail Trust (GAN) and Direct Property Investment Fund (DPIF) were last night announced as the successful bidders for the asset, each taking a 50% leasehold interest for a combined total of $52.8 million. ...