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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher as New York surged after a major bond insurer reassured investors about its stability, fueling a rebound by financial shares hammered recently by the prospect of crumbling credit markets. In London ...

Oil sours economic rally

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
A recently released PricewaterhouseCoopers survey reveals that senior executives have replaced terrorism with risk of energy supply as a primary concern in 2008. Leading oil-importing economies that share these concerns meet today in the Swiss resort ...

Billionaire bull run

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007

Member TFNs now law but problems persist

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... when under insurance has finally become a recognised industry issue. But there is upside for insurers who "will save a fortune as they will be rid of the potential claims and all of those too sick to deal with this issue will be off their books", he ...

Bank on high quality: ipac

Implemented consultant ipac Securities predicts the 'next big thing' in global shares will be the 'old big thing' after it found that the relative valuations of high quality stocks are now trading at 40 year lows. High quality companies, or those that ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open stronger on a positive lead from Wall Street and higher commodity prices. At 0712 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was up 40 points to 6,328. Today, is a quiet day in company ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
The Australian market is expected to open slightly higher this morning thanks to a strong performance on US markets and rising commodities prices. At 0646 AEST, on the Sydney futures exchange, the June share price index was up 3 points at 6361. In economic ...

Property promoter gets life ban and $1.1m penalty

... group also left 32 investors with losses of $3.3 million. Alongside Maxwell, ProCorp Investments director, Malcolm John Fortune, from Queensland, was also banned for 12 years and ordered to pay penalties and costs of $250,000. "The unfortunate experiences ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
At 1212 AEST, the resources sector remained on track after stumbling yesterday, with mining giant Rio Tinto growing 61 cents to $68.00 and rival BHP Billiton moving up 20 cents to $24.86. Energy stocks were largely mixed, with Woodside Petroleum finding ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... causing the market to fall. The benchmark Hang Seng index ended down 159.89 points at 15,608.97. WELLINGTON - Telecom's ill fortune continued to dog New Zealand's sharemarket. The country's top stock fell to its lowest level in three years, $NZ4.14 ...