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Race to the pump

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
Fill up now, and expect to pour more cash into the tank next time, as new supply problems and increasing tensions in the Middle East have the price of oil flirting with US$94 a barrel for the first time ever. It's official; the price of oil has climbed ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is likely to open in the red for a second day running, following another poor performance on Wall Street, oil prices climbed and base metals were softer. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price ...

Clinton plans pension system overhaul

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... workers have no employer-sponsored pension and half of households nearing retirement have US$15,000 or less in a 401(k) or IRA-type plan. "The accounts will help those who are currently falling through the cracks of our system, while reducing wealth ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as Iran's release of captured British servicemen led to a decline in oil prices, boosting Wall St. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0815 AEST, the June share price index contract was down three ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
The Australian market is expected to open higher mirroring Wall Street, which gained as investors moved to large-cap, defensive stocks against a shaky global backdrop. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0807 AEST, the June share price index contract ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
The Australian market is expected to post sharp losses when it opens after Wall Street shed four-fifths of one per cent of its value overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0656 AEST, the June share price index contract was down 21 points to 5,957. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher, on the back of a lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0743 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 16 points to 6,012. On the economic front, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open flat on a negative US lead, although recent performances have seen the local reporting season having a strong, positive influence. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0849 AEDT, the March share price index ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker on the back of a poor lead from the US. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0654 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down one point to 5992. On the corporate front today, QBE Insurance ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
Following the release of the NAB Business Confidence and Conditions analysis yesterday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment rose 1.7 per cent to place it 3.2 per cent above where it was a year ago. The survey revealed that expectations ...