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Sellers beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Wall Street retreated last night apparently shocked at reports of an unexpected fall in US retail sales. The US Commerce Department reported that retail sales fell 1.1 per cent in March with sales ex-autos declining 0.9 per cent. Expectations were for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on Wednesday following falls on Wall Street after a weak retail sales report punctured the market's optimism about the economy. At 0702 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures ...

The good news in good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... Minister Wen Jiabao, China's real economy is also improving. Industrial production rose by 8.3 per cent in the year to March - the first time in six months. Consumer demand is growing and investment in fixed assets has increased rapidly. And in case ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
The Australian share market has received mixed leads from overseas after crude oil prices slid overnight and US stocks ended mostly higher. At 0722 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was steady at 3,722. In economic news ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
The Australian share market was higher at noon, but well off its earlier gains following worse than expected jobs data. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 21.3 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 3,640.8, while the broader All Ordinaries had added ...

Green sprouts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
Here we go, here we go, here we go. It is that time of the month again when Australia's soothsayers sing a familiar refrain, 'we are doomed.' I of course refer to the Australian Labour Force Report which will be released by the Australian Bureau of ...

AXA upgrades insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
Financial planners looking for better insurance cover for their clients could benefit from the latest round of AXA enhancements on its insurance product. AXA recently unveilled a host of underwriting changes to its insurance offer, with financial protection ...

Pocketing the change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
I'll keep the change, thank you. With these words, the National Australia Bank hammered home the point of one of the G20 protesters' slogans, 'Bankers, rhyme with ?' Yesterday's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to reduce the official ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open in negative territory as Wall Street plunged over two per cent overnight. At 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 50 points at 3,690. In economic news on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following a profit-taking day on Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. At 0709 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 21 points at 3,743. In economic news, the ...