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ACT Super to review investment in tobacco and nukes

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
... recently vilified over the oil for food scandal in Iraq and poor corporate governance standards, as well as several uranium mining and nuclear power generation companies. ACT Chief Minister John Stanhope has called for a detailed briefing from Treasury ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... Exchange at 0819 AEDT, the March share price index contract was trading down 13 points at 5,643. On the equities front today, mining giant Rio Tinto is set to release its fourth quarter production report, while on the economic side, the Australian Bureau ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... increase in offshore exploration and a 13 per cent increase with that of onshore exploration. ABARE expects the value of mining exports to increase by about 20 per cent to $111 billion in 2006-07 which will counteract the drought that is expected to ...

Energy field nationalism to impact investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... effectively the Australian Government's export credit agency, reports that resource nationalism has become a growing issue for mining and petroleum companies working in emerging economies. EFIC cites cases of Governments moving to seize control of their ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... representatives to strengthen their economies. BHP has estimated that the lack of appropriate skills has cost their Ravensthorpe mining venture something of the order of $1 billion. Some optimism has come from figures released about the US economy where ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... index touched a six-year high. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's biggest shares closed in firmer territory, with mining and banking shares in the lead, as global stock markets rallied to multi-year highs. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,228 points, up ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... forecast to cost the nation about $65 billion over the next decade. BHP has noted that the lack of skills for its Ravensthorpe mining operation in the south of Western Australia are likely to cost it about $1 billion in lost opportunity. The booming ...

Employment mobility figures revised

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... of people who had worked less than a year for their employer came from the following industries; retail trade as well as mining ( 28 per cent), communication services (26 per cent) and accommodation, cafes and restaurants (38 per cent). Ten years or ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... is mainly the resources with BHP and Rio leading the way down." At 1200 AEDT, Rio Tinto was down 88 cents to $76.92 and mining rival BHP Billiton had fallen 24 cents to $26.47. Among the banks, Commonwealth Bank jumped 21 cents to $46.86, Westpac rose ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... Index climbed 19.62 points to 2,432.23. Mixed commodity prices overnight had little impact on the resources sector, with mining giant BHP Billiton jumping 34 cents to $26.19. Rival Rio Tinto gained 57 cents to $74.45. But oil prices rose to a two-month ...