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RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
Royal Bank of Scotland's losses soared to almost STG9 billion ($A16.82 billion) last year, the state-rescued lender has announced, while its decision to pay millions in bonuses has triggered a political backlash. Net losses announced on Thursday widened ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
Positive reactions to earnings reports from several major companies have pushed the share market higher. Morning trade had been mildly positive despite a negative lead from US markets, IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. "We've started off fairly ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
Positive reactions to earnings reports from several major companies have pushed the share market higher. Morning trade had been mildly positive despite a negative lead from US markets, IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. "We've started off fairly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed performance on Wall Street. At 0900 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up six points at 5,369. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
The Australian sharemarket has opened slightly higher after Telstra lifted its first half profit by almost 10%. Telstra on Thursday morning announced a profit of $1.7 billion for the six months to December 31, up from $1.56 billion a year ago. "Clearly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after mixed performances on international markets. At 0904 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,053. European markets were mixed but US stocks moved higher ...

Roast Turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Whoa! Bet you felt the same way when you saw what the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) got up to yesterday - it proved it was no turkey. Go ahead punk, make my day! This was the threat the CBRT made to all 'em sellers, shorters and dumpers ...

SMSFs retarding growth in Australia: Credit Suisse

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) "are retarding growth in Australia" by controlling much of the equity that could be used for new investment and demanding dividend increases instead. A Credit Suisse report called "The rise of the Selfies" notes that ...

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Dear! Dear! Dear! Yes my dear Virginia, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed that the cost of living in this sunburnt country girt by sea has become dearer in the quarter ended 31 December 2013. Headline consumer prices jumped by 0.8% ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
The Australian stock market has pushed higher as bargain hunting investors take advantage of the previous day's sell-off. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the local market had pushed ahead despite a lacklustre lead from Wall Street. ...