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Market wrap late PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Australian shares have opened marginally stronger as a recovery in US retail sales gave a boost to cautious investor sentiment. At 1017 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22.9 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,506.3 points, while the ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... upside surprise are high. There's more better than expected news out of China. Annual CPI inflation came in at 1.9% in September -- down from 2.0% in the previous month and the slowest rate in 2 years. Sure, sure, you could spin this as confirmation ...

Guidance sought on Wellington's share distrib plans

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court challenging whether Wellington Capital Limited (Wellington) is legally able to distribute shares, as opposed to cash, to the unitholders in the ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... there's more. Another Xmas treat came our way over the weekend via news that Chinese exports grew by 9.9% in the year to September - much more than expectations for only a 5.5% gain. Not only that, its imports increased by 2.4%, nearly offsetting the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed lead from the US where stocks gave up early gains on firm bank earnings and a rise in consumer confidence on Friday with worries about the new earnings season clouding optimism. At 0745 AEDT ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following losses on Wall Street with investors cautious after Alcoa said China's economic slowdown was hitting aluminum consumption and Chevron slashed its earnings outlook. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the ...

Board changes at Plan B

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
IOOF's managing director and chief financial officer have been appointed to the board of listed dealer group Plan B, after their company's takeover bid was made unconditional last month. In announcing the appointments, Plan B also said that Bryan Taylor ...

IMF - It Means Fun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
Here you go again, u-huh, scaring us again, u-huh. Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it? Sure you can, it's all over the place - Chicken Little is going around crying "the sky is falling" (again). You can't miss it, not even if you close ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on the US and European markets overnight. At 0821 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,485. In economic news on Tuesday, the National Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
The Australian share market has opened flat following a lacklustre lead from the US on Friday despite employment figures coming in better than expected. At 1040 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.0 points, or 0.13 per cent, at ...