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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
... Chinguetti and Enfield oil projects falling short of production targets. In the US last night, crude oil futures ended just back above $US50 after breaking below that level after inventory data pointed to a hugh build up in crude stocks. On the NYMEX ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... December to be about 28 per cent higher than it was a year earlier. In line with the employment market expectations noted above recruitment consultant Hudson has just completed an employment expectations survey which found that while about 38 per cent ...

Biotech bouncing back

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... six months saw a dramatic turnaround. Interest and capital inflows from overseas investors saw shares trade at valuations above what local investors were previously willing to account for, with the eG Capital Biotech Index scoring a 23.12 per cent return ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... also touched a record intraday high of 5,678.7 and ended the day 1.4 points stronger at a new closing high of 5,650.4, just above the record of a day earlier. NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks closed higher overnight, with the Dow hitting another record ...

Optimum gets a pre-Christmas product upgrade

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... even applies to corporate members. Optimum's insurance improvements include introducing extra cover for corporate members above the Automatic Acceptance Level (AAL) while corporate members wishing to apply for Income Protection and TPD cover now only ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
While the Western Australian Government is expected to announce a revised estimate of the State budget above the $1.27 billion already forecast from the May budget, a survey by BankWest and the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry found that in all 16 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... Stearns boosted optimism about the economy. The Dow notched its 19th record close since the beginning of October, closing above 12,400, while the S&P 500 hit a six-year high. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 99.26 points to 12,416.76, a record ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
... for Supply Management surveys had its index fall to 49.5 whereas that for the non-manufacturing index rose to 58.9. Scores above 50 indicate an expansion and those below indicate a contraction-this again suggests that the direction of the economy is ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
... according to just released ABS data. The strength of the job market has fuelled household consumption which is 2.8 per cent above the level of a year ago although this is down on the figure of 4.6 per cent of last year and 5 per cent from the year before. ...

HOST-PLUS is Money Magazine's best of the best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
... ranked 10 from 67 over five years even though over the last 12 months it has slipped back to being only 20 basis points above median. HOST-PLUS is AAA rated by SelectingSuper.