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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to begin today's trade lower, with Wall Street down in afternoon trade and metal prices also down overnight. At 0819 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 138 points to 6549. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is likely to open higher this morning, as the New York market looks set to end on a positive note, the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision on interest rates is announced, and base metal prices in London were higher overnight. ...

Cairns planner jailed for fraud

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
A Cairns financial adviser has been sentenced to eight years jail after pleading guilty to 14 fraud charges involving almost $1 million of client money. The Cairns District Court sentenced the man, Piet Cornelius Walters, on October 30, after he pleaded ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is likely to open higher today, after a positive ending to Friday's trade in New York. At 0753 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 25 points to 6723. Today, the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth ...

Adviser ban after Westpoint

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has banned NSW-based financial adviser, Andy Shen-En Chen, from providing financial advice for five years after recommending Westpoint to clients. An ASIC investigation found in between October  ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
The Australian market is expected to open to sharp losses, weighed down by weak base metal prices and a poor result on Wall Street. At 0805 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 134 points to 6710 on a volume of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
The Australian stock market had hit new highs at noon, boosted by the US Federal Reserve interest rate cut overnight and stronger metals and oil prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index hit a new record intraday high of 6830 in morning trade - eclipsing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher following a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, higher prices in base metals and in precious metals, and a new record high for oil in New York. At 0750 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
The Australian market is expected to open higher with Wall Street finishing ahead overnight. At 0705 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Market, the December share price index was 6840, up 18 points on a volume of 1,375 trades. In economic news today, the AOFM ...

Raging bull in sub-prime abattoir

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
The offshore-bulls were running rampant overnight, straight into the abattoir as rumours of a huge sub-prime loss for Merrill Lynch proved to be true. The world's biggest brokerage firm Merrill Lynch reported a blowout in losses in its third quarter ...