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Aon buys private insurance broker Freeman McMurrick

... McMurrick' with Geoff Freeman filling the role of managing director. Aon Australia is backed by its parent company, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listed insurance giant Aon Corporation. Last year, the global company saw earnings jump by 33 per cent ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
... at a Queensland coal mine. On the economics front the Melbourne Institute inflation expectations survey is expected. NEW YORK - US stocks rose, led by gains in blue chips, after a rebound in GM and a surge in Boeing after China placed a large order for ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
... is expected today. On the economics front the Westpac/Melbourne Institute April consumer sentiment index is expected. NEW YORK - US stocks fell for a third day as investors worried that a sharp rebound in oil prices would hurt consumer spending and corporate ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
... National Australia Bank March monthly business survey and the Australian Bureau of Statistics February lending finance data. NEW YORK - US blue chips edged higher as rising oil prices helped lift energy shares such as Exxon, but weighed on the broad ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
... SP AusNet's managing director speaks in Melbourne while the Reserve Bank of Australia unveils its weekly bond tender. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as investors fretted that a stronger-than-expected March job growth report will give the Federal Reserve more ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006
... explosives maker Dyno Nobel lists on the ASX and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases February housing finance data. NEW YORK - US stocks were mixed as investors were cautious a day before the monthly jobs report and shares of Merck dropped after ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2006
... Australian Bureau of Statistics releases March labour force data while Cashcard unveils its March retail activity index. NEW YORK - US stocks gained as investors bought tech stocks after Apple released software that could expand the number of users of ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
... per cent. On the equities front Telstra's group managing director of public policy Phil Burgess speaks in Melbourne. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied, helped by a drop in crude oil prices and comments from Federal Reserve officials that could signal the ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
... although economists were unanimous in their expectation that interest rates would remain unchanged at 5.50 per cent. NEW YORK - US stocks got off to a strong start for the second quarter, helped by merger activity, including Alcatel's proposed takeover ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
... ads series. On the equities front Aviva Australia releases annual results and Allco's bid for Wattyl is set to close. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as a drop in crude oil prices drove energy shares lower, but all three major stock indexes had their best ...