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Aussies spend $8.7bn on celebrity makeover

Financial planners may well need to start asking their clients the question "Who is your favourite celebrity?" after a Virgin Money study found that Australians have racked up an annual $8.7 billion credit card bill to look like their movie idols. The ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... storm threatening the Gulf of Mexico pushed crude oil prices up, prompting investors to unload industrial stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 20.41 points to 11,284.05 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index inched down just 0.97 of a point to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... as crude oil prices rose, but data showing a slowdown in new home sales hurt retailers and industrial companies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 6.56 points to 11,304.46 while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 3.07 points to 1,296.06. The Nasdaq ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... said it sees no "material" financial impact from the recall of 1.8 million batteries for its notebook computers. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 6.56 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 11,304.46. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 3.07 points, or ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... "very important achievement" in an unspecified area of nuclear technology, which added to the negative sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 41.94 points, or 0.37 percent, to 11,297.90. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index declined 5.83 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
... Woodside Petroleum, which was up 25 cents to $43.95, and retailer Woolworths which gained 13 cents to $20.03. Retailer David Jones was also on the rise, gaining six cents to $3.47. On the downside, miner Rio Tinto shed 20 cents to $75.20 and BHP Billiton ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
... American International Group Inc., one of the world's largest insurers and a company sensitive to interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 5.21 points, or 0.05 percent, to 11,339.84. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 1.30 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
... sharp rebound in oil prices and a disappointing outlook from the second biggest US home improvement chain, Lowe's. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 36.42 points to 11,345.05.

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
... and reported second-quarter profit below estimates, offering yet another sign of weakness in the housing sector. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 36.42 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 11,345.05. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index declined 4.78 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
... progress in Microsoft Corp's multibillion dollar stock buyback program pushed the software maker's shares higher. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 46.51 points to 11,381.47, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index advanced 4.82 points to 1,302.30. ...