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Another 'should have gone shopping' moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day. - Johnny Nash Ok, alright, perhaps still not apropos when referring ...

Wealthy prefer online shopping

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... now shop online, meaning that as they become more comfortable with online purchasing they will step up their online expenditure across more item categories. For example, while the major categories are now clothes, airline tickets, music and computer ...

Christian Super launches e-coach

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... holistic financial guidance. Money Tracker is an interactive program that enables users to track and measure monthly expenditure. 'Financial Freedom E-Coach'also includes a 28 Day Challenge which sends users 28 consecutive daily emails providing them ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... index futures contract was up 30 points at 4,319. In economic news on Thursday, the ABS releases private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure for the June quarter and the retail trade for July data. The Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... waiting on significant economic data due out later this week, including domestic retail sales figures and capital expenditure, Chinese Manufacturing PMI and US jobs data. Mr Waterer said any positive data released this week, locally or abroad, should ...

Pensioner inflation hits 4.5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... control rising prices without fuelling additional upward pressure on the dollar at the same time as slowing consumption expenditure, climbing savings rates and nervousness due to volatile global share markets pushes the case for a relaxation in monetary ...

PC disability insurance final report released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... entrenched in legislation. The amount needed could be funded through a combination of cuts in existing lower-priority expenditure, fiscal drag, and if necessary, tax increases," they noted. The PC said the scale of Australia's disability problem is so ...

US ceiling raised but underlying reasons remain

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
The US has avoided potential disaster and signed an agreement to cut fiscal expenditures and increase its federal debt ceiling, but nothing will change if the real issues cannot be addressed - an entire generation of underpaid Americans, said Clime ...

LICs benefit from FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... Tinto and BHP Billiton. Robinson acknowledged the small dividend yield in the mining sector which has huge capital expenditure ratios, but said GMI grossed a yield of 6.3% in the last financial year. The ASX Listed Managed Investments quarterly update ...

Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Rejoice! For the Greek Parliament has passed the government's fiscal austerity measures! Wall Street was happy - the S&P 500 index gained 0.8 per cent on the news - but Europe was euphoric - the Euro Stoxx 50 index jumped 1.9 per cent and the FTSE-100 ...