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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market was awash in red at noon, down almost two per cent, mirroring heavy losses on Wall Street overnight on fears that the US's fourth-largest investment bank Lehman Brothers is running out of options to raise capital. At 1207 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market may trade weaker today after Wall Street dropped by around two and a half per cent overnight. Oil fell commensurately, and gold, silver and copper too were lower. At 0738 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September Share ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market was in negative territory at noon, led by the resources sector and after a four per cent rise yesterday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had fallen 86.3 points, or 1.7 per cent to 4981.2, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
"Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are so large and so interwoven in our financial system that a failure of either of them would cause great turmoil in our financial markets here at home and around the globe. This turmoil would directly and negatively impact ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a strong, positive lead from Wall Street this morning, although share price index futures contracts were trading down in Sydney. At 0747 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by the financial sector after news that the US government would take over troubled mortgage institutions Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had added 187 points, or ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
This Week's Market Movers (8 - 12 Sep 2008) The financial market volatility of the previous months spilled over into September. Weakening economic growth, falling commodity prices and political uncertainty in the US -- government is on hold until the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a weak lead from overseas markets, with Wall Street ending mixed on Friday and commodities lower. At 0736 AEST, however, the September share price index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was up ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The Australian share market was over two per cent lower at noon, led by the banks, after US stocks dropped overnight on renewed concerns about the economy. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 102.9 points, or 2.07 per cent, to 4,876.6, while ...

ASFA appoints policy director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) appointed former BT Financial Group director, Melinda Howes to director of policy and industry practice. Prior to this appointment, Howes worked at the fund manager as director of superannuation ...