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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher as US and European markets rose on encouraging earnings reports. Local resources stocks are also likely to be stronger due to higher commodity prices. At 0728 AEDT on the Sydney Futures ...

Christmas comes early for job seekers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
Investment professionals who lost their jobs last year can take some comfort in the fact that 14 per cent of Australian firms plan to take on more staff in the lead up to Christmas. Planners and fund managers who faced the axe this time last year due ...

Wealth effect turns positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Run three days straight or for nine days with only a day's pause and you too would need a bit of a rest. This is precisely what Wall Street did overnight -- it stopped for a break. In financial market jargon this is termed as "consolidation." The Dow ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open higher on Friday following strong gains on Wall Street and among commodity prices. At 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 42 points higher at 4607. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to have another day in positive territory after a rise on Wall street and stronger commodity and metals prices. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 11 points ...

Trend Micro turns gatekeeper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Financial planners and fund managers paranoid about the dangers that lurk behind social networks and "personal" surfing can now avail of a new IT solution that monitors web traffic at a granular level to prevent malicious software from sabotaging secure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open in positive territory on Monday after a gains on Wall Street and world markets on Friday. At 0717 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 38 points higher at 4465. ...

Leverage key to recovery: UBS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
The days of gearing to the hilt may now seem a distant memory - but planners and investors may soon have to gear up again, albeit in moderation, said an industry expert. A recovery of mid to high double digit returns can only be achieved through a return ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher after a mostly positive lead from the US and the commodity market. At 0644 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 26 points higher at 4091. In company news ...

The times they are a'changin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring ...