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Russell heads back to Canberra

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... Paterson was controversial as the then chief executive of the conservative business lobby group the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry had no public sector experience.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... Both personal income and spending rose 0.4 per cent in April, in line with what economists expected, according to the Commerce Department. Still, higher prices for food and gas ate up most of the gains in income. The report from the Commerce Department ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... of $750 million of June 2016 bonds. In equities, Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes addresses an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Sydney and, in Perth, The Australian & Deutsche Bank Business Leaders Forum hears from outgoing Woodside Petroleum ...

Just replace because with despite

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... Street closed higher "despite" reports confirming that America's economy remains lost in the woods. See? Easy. The US Commerce Department revealed that durable goods order dropped by a bigger-than-expected 3.6 per cent in April - the most since October ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... as planes, computers and autos that are expected to last at least three years -- dropped 3.6 per cent from March, the Commerce Department said. The decline was more than a percentage point bigger than expected by most analysts, but the Commerce Department ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... annual general meetings. In Melbourne, Telstra chief financial officer John Stanhope addresses an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed slightly lower but bounced back from earlier lows caused ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... issues full year results. Leighton Holdings Ltd chief executive David Stewart addresses an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Melbourne. On Monday, the Australian share market ended the day deeply in the red at a two-month low as finance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... October 2014 bonds In equities news, Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti will address an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Sydney. On Thursday, the Australian share market posted a third straight day of gains as stronger commodity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... finish slightly higher. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 3.8 points at 3,498.99. Telecom ended up two cents after the Commerce Commission slashed the cost of terminating calls and texts from one operator on another operator's network.

May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... that this month is May. The US economy continues to strengthen. Last night's data release added evidence to this. The US Commerce Department reported that factory orders rose by 3 per cent in March - the fifth straight month of increase and better than ...