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Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close mixed

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
... ABN AMRO Morgans director of equities Bill Chatterton. "I think the market is quiet ahead of what is historically a Christmas rally. "We usually get the reporting period, with a lot of activity, then you get a little bit of a quiet time because there ...

Coles Myer sees year underlying earnings up 20 - 23%

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
... implementation costs, earnings would be in line with market expectations of $520-$530 million, subject to satisfactory Christmas trading conditions. He told shareholders the group's sales in the second quarter so far were up 12.1 per cent. In the Food ...

FPA challenges ALP to pass "super choice" legislation before Christmas

... choose their own superannuation fund - but challenged the party to support the Government and pass the legislation before Christmas. FPA acting chief executive June Smith said the legislation had already been delayed seven years. Now that the major political ...

ASIC conducts searches in Sydney for Alpine Investigation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... involving a 38 per cent stake in Offset Alpine Printing whose Silverwater premises in Sydney were destroyed by fire on Christmas Day 1993. The newspaper reported Swiss authorities have identified Mr Rivkin, Mr Richardson and Mr Kennedy as the owners ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks head lower on disappointing jobs data

... planned job cuts shot up to 171,874 in October from 76,506 in September, employment research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported. The job cuts were spread among several sectors, thus challenging growing optimism in financial markets that stellar ...

Australian business increasingly bullish on 2004

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... housing construction market that refuses to slow down, all give cause for optimism." She said expectations for post-Christmas sales remained healthy and more business were planning to ramp up investment in the new year. The survey showed the index for ...

October retail index positive

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
Australian consumers are gearing up for a big spending Christmas with retail confidence high, according to the October Retail Activity index. The Index results indicate that Australian consumers are heading into what the traditional busiest period of ...

ASIC announces probe into Offset Alpine Printing

... as part owners of Offset Alpine, which received a $53 million insurance payout after its printing plant burnt down on Christmas Day in 1993. A parcel of shares allegedly owned by the three businessmen, but in the name of two Swiss Banks, was sold for ...

ASIC re-opens probe into Offset Alpine Printing Group

... as part owners of Offset Alpine, which received a $53 million insurance payout after its printing plant burnt down on Christmas Day in 1993. A parcel of shares allegedly owned by the three businessmen, but in the name of two Swiss Banks, was sold for ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar breaks $US0.7000

... between Australia and China. He said the Australian dollar could push a bit higher and possibly reach the $US0.7200 by Christmas amid a stronger global outlook. "The bottom line is we are getting a very good run of data out of the US, global growth is ...