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Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
Schettino: "In this moment, the boat is tipping... Commander, please..." De Falco: "No, please. You now get up and go on board..." Schettino: "I am here with the rescue boats, I am here, I am not going anywhere, I am here..." This is my personally mouse-clicked ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
Australian shares have opened lower after a downgrade of nine of the European bloc countries' credit ratings sparked a fresh wave of risk aversion ahead of more Chinese data this week. Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Friday stripped France and Austria of ...

The times, they're not a -changin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... Europe. Many, many moons after Greece was discovered to have a debt problem -- and then Ireland, and then Portugal, and then Spain -- European authorities are still to come up with a solution that contains the three C's - credible, concerted and concrete ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after ending last week in positive territory. At 0630 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 4,163. In economic news on Monday, the ANZ job advertisements series ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
The Australian dollar has dropped slightly after some negative commentary about the eurozone government debt crisis. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 100.27 US cents, down from 100.83 at 1700 on Tuesday. HiFX senior trader Stuart Ive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after key offshore bourses jumped on the back of Europe's latest plan to address its economic crisis. All 17 of the eurozone countries on Friday agreed to a "fiscal compact" regarding sustainable ...

She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... were no match for the double-digit gains recorded in the bourses of Italy (+11.0%), France (10.8%), Germany (+10.7%), and Spain (10.2%). Looks like our mythological Sisyphus has rolled the boulder up that mountain once more. But he didn't do it alone. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
The Australian share market is set to continue its rally as world markets rose overnight on hopes of progress on Europe's debt crisis. At 0824 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was 26 points higher at 4,104. The market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat. At 0641 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was UP one points at 4,182. In economic news on Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor (financial markets) ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
MELBOURNE, Nov 18 AAP - The Australian share market at noon had not recovered from the morning's losses. Local investors were retreating from risk following tension between European leaders overnight. At 1223 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...