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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
Following on from his comments on the need for discussions about the future of the oil industry at the forthcoming November Group of 20(G20) meeting to be held in Melbourne, Treasurer Peter Costello has added that there needs to be a widening of the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following flat trading on Wall Street and mixed commodities prices overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract had fallen 14 points to 5047 at 0755 AEST. Today ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
The Australian share market was higher at noon, led by resources stocks following gains in oil and base and precious metals prices overnight. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 16.3 points to 5079.9, while the all ordinaries gained 16.1 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following strong base and precious metal prices overnight, as well as continued high oil prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract had risen 10 points to 5057 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
The Australian share market roared back into positive territory at the opening today encouraged by advances on Wall Street and some strong domestic annual results led by retailer Woolworths. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index improved 11.5 points to 5064 ...

MDRT shifts staff to meet regional focus

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
As part of a restructure outlined earlier in the year, Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) has announced several staff movements to bring the organisation into line with its new regional focus. Australian chairman, Ross Vanderwolf, will step into a new ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0759 AEST, the September share price index contract was up 15 points to 5,031. Today, supermarket retailer Woolworths Ltd and steel ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
The Australian share market has stayed weaker to noon as falling commodity prices offset marginal gains on Wall Street. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 17.5 points to 5,038.4, while the all ordinaries fell 15.9 points to 5001.3. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Wall Street gains slowed and most base metals fell. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0819 AEST, the September share price index contract was down nine points at 5,009. Today Unitab and Thakral ...

New group chief exec for AXA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH) has announced the appointment of a new group chief executive to replace the outgoing Les Owen. Chairman of AXA APH, Rick Allert, announced the appointment of Andrew Penn to the role and praised his track record in ...