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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
Australian stocks have started the week on a flat note, despite mining stocks receiving a boost from positive Chinese economic data. Commsec market analyst Stephen Daghlian said the local market had little in the way of a lead from Wall Street, where ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
The Australian share market is slightly weaker amid few offshore leads with the US closed for the Thanksgiving public holiday. The local market's relatively flat open continues a trend of recent weeks. However, the market has fallen more than 1.5 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher following a solid night on global equity markets. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the local market was taking its lead from Wall Street, which received a boost from positive US consumer confidence and employment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
Australian stocks have opened virtually flat amid weakness in resources stocks and moderate gains for the big four banks. Morgans senior private client advisor Bill Chatterton said the market had started Wednesday with a slightly negative tone following ...

People aged 85+ to triple by 2040

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
Just released updated population projections from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) forecasts that by 2040 the number of people aged 65 or more will double and number aged 85 or more will triple. "The number of people 65 and over is projected ...

Actuaries Institute names new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher following a soft lead from the US overnight. Rivkin global analyst Tim Radford said it was likely to be a quiet week for global stock markets due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. On Wall Street the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
The Australian share market is trading higher on the back of Wall Street pushing to more record levels. On the US market on Friday, the S&P 500 index closed above 1,800 points for the first time, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to another ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
Surprisingly good data on US employment has snapped a four day losing streak on the local share market. A 21,000 drop in American jobless claims for November buoyed Wall Street, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its highest close ever, above ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
Australian shares are weaker as investors overlook the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's last meeting and focus on profit taking. The minutes of the Fed's late October policy committee meeting suggests the US cental bank could scale back its stimulus ...