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Can the cash-fest save our competitiveness?

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... performance on a wide range of economic indicators. Of 55 national economies, Australia slipped to 12th overall in 2007, down from sixth in 2006. Our record high was in 2004 when we ranked 4th. Although the US sits at number one, Australian and the other ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
... cent, to close at 2,455.63. LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares ended down 0.75 per cent, unable to complete a sixth day of consecutive gains, after US housing data sent shares tumbling into the red. The FTSE 100 closed at 6291.9, down ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2006
... some good news of sorts with the ABS release of data showing that the trend estimate for sheep slaughterings rose for the sixth consecutive month, lamb slaughterings rose for the tenth consecutive month and mutton slaughterings for the sixth consecutive ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
... inflation and economic growth. Earlier this month data showed signs of economic cooling as existing homes sales fell for the sixth conservative month in September and the median prices were down from a year ago. The Fed is also continuing to monitor ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
... 1,369.05. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 6.55 points to 2,363.84. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index pressed higher, scoring a sixth day of progress as miners and oil majors firmed. The index of Britain's leading shares recorded its highest close since ...

Combet joins ME board

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2006
... AustralianSuper, Combet was also a director on both ARF Super Fund and STA Super while AFR Magazine has just voted him Australia's sixth most powerful person.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... which is not seen as transparent. The most significant fall from grace occurred with the US which fell from first place to sixth as a result of concerns about the importance of its ever widening current account deficit, the size of the government and ...

QIC and eG Capital form strategic alliance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
... enormous economic growth. EG Capital said Australia has become an important participant in this global sector and already ranks sixth in the world in the number of biotechnology companies.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... but China Merchants Bank surged in its trading debut after the $US2.4 billion ($A3.17 billion) stock sale by the country's sixth-largest lender saw massive investor demand. The benchmark Hang Seng index ended at 17,600.65, down 19.32 points. WELLINGTON ...

Insure while you wait: Aviva

... insurance needs arranged on the spot. Well, not quite like internet banking but close enough. The local subsidiary of the sixth largest insurer in the world said it has launched a new insurance platform that it developed with risk software specialist ...