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Centro rescue till Dec

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
High profile Australian sub-prime victim Centro Properties Group has been given until December 15 to refinance its debts. In a statement released on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) yesterday, Centro announced that its banks have agreed to an ...

Labour force participation up 20 bps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
The real story in yesterday's unemployment rate staying flat at 4.1 per cent is that labour supply increased. According to the ABS, the flat unemployment rate was accompanied by the number of people unemployed increasing by 16,900 which is the same ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open slightly lower according to the SPI futures index in Sydney, but Wall Street points the way higher, following a surge in global commodity prices. At 0730 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June ...

Bear market poses threat to mining

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... companies from the bad. "The sector is driven by demand, and that's why there's strength in it - but it still proves risky. Yes, investors might get one of those companies right & but 9 out of 10 of those picks aren't going to do much. If market sentiment ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market had staged an impressive recovery at noon to be 0.3 per cent higher as strength in banking stocks offset a poor lead from Wall St. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18.4 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 5686.8 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower following a sell off on Wall Street and drops in base metals prices in London overnight. At 0745 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 74 points at 5,582. In local ...

Foreign Exempt rules under review

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
Standard & Poor's Index Services (S&P) has teamed up with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to seek market feedback on a proposal to make listed Foreign Exempt companies eligible for index inclusion. In a proposal outlined in the consultation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on the back of a positive finish on Wall Street overnight and a surge in metals prices. At 0730 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up 44 points at 5,761. In equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower on the back of a negative finish on Wall Street overnight. At 0700 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down ten points at 5,723. In economic news today, the Reserve ...

Kelly plans changes at Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Three months into her job as chief executive of Westpac Gail Kelly is ready to make some changes. Speaking yesterday at the presentation of the bank's results for the six months to March 2008 she said there were aspects of the business that disappointed ...