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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... to fund its economic stimulus and financial bailout programs. Readings on US economic activity in the fourth quarter and weekly unemployment claims out Thursday both came in ahead of expectations, providing more reassurance to investors that the economy ...

Westscheme raises admin fees

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
Westscheme is increasing its weekly administration fees by up to 20 per cent - following the footsteps of other industry funds hiking their fees in a bid to meet rising operational costs. The $2.4 billion Westscheme noted in a recent newsletter to members ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... proven by the equity markets' strong performance last week where many of the indices - if not all - spiked to their best weekly gain since November 2008. News reports and data remained woeful and those that improved, only changed ever so slightly. What ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... cent, to $29.15 and rival Rio Tinto gained $2.23, or 4.88 per cent, to $47.93. Copper prices rose on Friday to take the weekly gain to nearly 10 per cent, as another drop in stockpiles resuscitated hopes of a demand pick-up in China. Copper for May delivery ...

Market Wrap - Morning

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure data for the December quarter are due. The ABS also releases average weekly earnings for the November quarter. First half results are due from Telstra, Insurance Australia Group, Tatts Group, Ramsay ...

Westscheme spends cash

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... industry fund Westscheme is bucking the trend of super funds going overweight in cash and is rebalancing its portfolio weekly across all asset classes. According to Howard Rosario, chief executive of the West Australian-based fund, Westscheme is rebalancing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... stocks ended lower, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its lowest close since last November and leaving it with a weekly decline of 5.2 per cent. The Dow fell 82.35, or 1.04 per cent, to 7,850.41. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 8.35, or ...

Qld firm to restore "faith" in planning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... to the industry," said Heins. The service is available to those with a combined family income of less than the average weekly ordinary time earnings, $1145 a week, or someone who received a is in full Centrelink benefit for more than 13 weeks. Successful ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... ended lower Friday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its lowest close since last November and leaving it with a weekly decline of 5.2 per cent. The gears are moving in Washington. On Friday, the White House said President Obama will outline ...

Santa Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... the zero line for the month. Similarly, commodity prices went flying. The reason. Santa Klaus has come to town. In his weekly radio interview last Sunday, Santa Obama promised to produce the 'single largest new investment' in roads, bridges and public ...