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Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

Super election infighting intensifies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... to keep its hands off super have come from all corners of the financial services industry from consumer groups such as National Seniors Australia to top executives like Commonwealth Bank boss Ian Narev. Now Simon Crean, sacked from the cabinet for his ...

Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... believed that the US housing boom of the mid-2000's would last forever. Here was what David Lereah, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors declared back in April 2006, "Home sales will move up and down somewhat over the remainder of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... its suitor. Dulux shares were up two cents to $3.24, and Alesco shares remained in a trading halt. At 1045 AEST, local national turnover was 642.239 million securities worth $2.746 billion, with 333 stocks up, 288 down and 243 unchanged.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... with Rio Tinto up 22 cents at $66.54 and BHP Billiton up 51 cents at $37.16. Uranium miners were higher after Labor's national conference backed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's plan to remove the party platform's ban on uranium exports to India. Paladin ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... $68.89. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) shares fell 18 cents, or 0.37 per cent, to $48.97. Among the other banks, National Australia Bank was 13 cents higher, or 0.53 per cent, at $24.65, Westpac was five cents lower, or 0.24 per cent, lower at ...

Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... strengthening of tax evasion, and a tariff slapped on the energy sector. In welcoming Monti's appointment and the formation of a national unity government, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President JosA(C) Manuel ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... Greece were on the rails. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Monday (local time) called a confidence vote and a national referendum on last week's proposed EU debt deal, a political gamble to silence growing opposition to his policies. Adding ...

Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... is to be expected whac-a-mole 2.0 is an upgraded, bigger version where instead of only financial institutions, whole national government's heads are included for extra fun. Yes Virginia, just when we thought that the Fed has whack the head of deflation ...

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... superannuation minister Chris Bowen takes on the immigration portfolio. Shorten is a former Australian Workers' Union national secretary widely regarded for his business savvy negotiation prowess. However, the appointment takes superannuation out of ...