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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 ...

China's investor confidence crisis

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... sell-down that shaved 10 per cent off share prices over the past two days is igniting fears that China's spectacular stock market boom is fast waning. Analysts fear that Tuesday's 7.2 per cent drop on The Shanghai composite index in response to global ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... stocks plummeted, a major online broking website crashed and investors raced for the exit door as the Australian stock market yesterday lost $96 billion. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index plummeted 393.6 points, or 7.05 per cent, to 5186.8 points and the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
The Australian share market had plunged deeper into the red at noon, amid concerns of a US recession and its likely impact on global growth. At 1215 AEDT the S&P/ASX200 index was down 260.6 points, or 4.67 per cent, to 5,319.8 and the All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... survey for December is released and retailer Harvey Norman Ltd releases second quarter sales data. The Australian stock market closed sharply lower yesterday, with $40 billion wiped off its value following losses in United States markets caused by lingering ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
The Australian stock market was sharply lower at noon, dragged down by losses on Wall Street on Friday caused by lingering recession fears. At 1212 AEDT the S&P/ASX200 index was down 103.6 points to 5,643.7 and the All Ordinaries had shed 104.4 points ...

Subprime wipes 500bp off loonie pension

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Canadian pension plans have proven to be far from immune to the US sub-prime crisis, as the sector reported paltry returns for its investors against a backdrop of tightening global credit and recessionary pressures in the US. According to a survey by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... September quarter. Listed investment company Djerriwarrh Investments Ltd releases its half year results. The Australian stock market closed in the red for the tenth session in a row on Friday, a 17-year first, as nervous investors dumped industrial stocks ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
The Australian stock market had continued its bloodletting at noon, falling more than two per cent in response to more heavy falls on Wall Street overnight and investor uncertainty over a possible global economic meltdown. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark ...

Sub-prime not such a CAD after all

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
While Australian exports are booming and industry is rolling along so well that their biggest complaint is why there is too little labour supply, our high current account deficit (CAD) means we are more vulnerable than we think, no matter how much we ...