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Investors risk being left behind by renewable energy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... carnage of the GFC, solar and wind energy is fast becoming cheaper than traditional energy. There's been carnage in the stocks related to the industry and there exists a questionable corporate situation but the theme is underpinned by unavoidable fundamentals." ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... 5,087.2 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 52.8 points, or 1.03 per cent, at 5,078.0 points. NEW YORK - US stocks rebounded, led by energy companies benefiting from an oil price spike, as the West mulls a possible punitive attack against ...

Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... of 931.7 points to 800.7 points on 11 March 2003 (six trading days before the war broke on 19 March). Those who bought stocks when US scuds started flying again increased their fortune - by 27.2% at the close of 2003 -- the same return they got 12 years ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... 5,141.2 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 3.7 points, or 0.07 per cent, at 5,130.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks plunged as the country moves closer to punitive military action against Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in a devastating ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... and that President Barack Obama would demand accountability for the attacks. CMC market analyst Michael McCarthy said US stocks had been doing well before Kerry's comments, even shrugging off a round of weaker than expected durable goods orders data. ...

Global uncertainty provides opportunities in retail property

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... geographies, which is why it makes sense to opt for a globally diversified portfolio," Hedger explained. Many of the most favoured stocks in the Principal Real Estate Investors' stable are domiciled in one economy, exposing them to incumbent economic ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... is slated to release first half results. In Australia, the market on Monday finished higher as investors bought banking stocks in the absence of local drivers. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 12.0 points, or 0.23 per cent, higher at 5,135.4. The broader ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... 5,123.4 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 48.5 points, or 0.96 per cent, at 5,115.2 points. NEW YORK - US stocks scored solid gains with the market getting a jolt from Microsoft's announcement that chief executive Steve Ballmer will retire ...

Gunns chairman avoids jail for insider trading

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... "Prosecuting insider trading has been a real focus for ASIC. Our ability to see trading as it occurs, to look out for trading in stocks we know are in play, and to invoke our investigatory powers early has meant ASIC is a credible insider trading enforcement ...

Demographic megatrends drive earnings well into the future

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... forecasts beyond investment analysts' typical three-year horizon, creating opportunities to take advantage of mispriced stocks, according to Fidelity portfolio managers Hilary Natoff and Nicola Stafford. The London-based equity experts, in Australia ...