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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... $100 million in 2013 to shift production of the line from China. Investors' biggest concern remains the collection of automatic tax increases and federal spending cuts scheduled to start January 1. President Barack Obama said the White House and Republicans ...

Something's gotta give

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
It's still the fiscal cliff people. Wall Street closed higher in overnight trade because... C'mon we all know why - because someone heard someone say 'deal'. There were other important stats out of America last night but, as has been the case over the ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... back by news that there had been no major progress by politicians toward a compromise on the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic tax rises and spending cuts. European markets also notched up gains, while commodity prices were stronger. At 0xxxx AEDT ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street gains on optimism the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax rises and spending cuts threatening the US with recession can be avoided. At 0643 AEDT on Thursday, the December share ...

Giving thanks to thanksgiving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... deal. Only the soundbytes have changed from concerns over Ben Bernanke's warning that, "The realization of all of the automatic tax increases and spending cuts that make up the fiscal cliff, absent offsetting changes, would pose a substantial threat ...

ANZ launches low-cost super fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
ANZ has launched a new life-cycle super fund that aims to beat the cost of comparable industry and retail funds. ANZ Smart Choice Super automatically adjusts its exposure between growth and defensive assets depending on the member's age and, according ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are weaker, with falls among the major resources-linked sectors leading the broader market lower. At 1021 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 3.3 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,382.4 points, while the broader ...

Final hour fiscal cliff verdict will be reached: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... meets quarterly to discuss on the potential outcomes of the biggest economic scenarios of the day. Left unchecked, the automatic spending cuts and tax increases due to come into effect in the US next year are predicted to push the world's largest economy ...

A good new year past the cliff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are firmer, with gains in the resources sectors leading the broader market higher. At 1028 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 15 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4,376.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...