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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2005
The Australian share market will likely open little changed today with investor attention turning to further earnings reports from local companies after a subdued performance on Wall Street overnight. It will take little for the market to hit a fresh ...

Mercer HR Consulting acquires Watson Wyatt NZ business

Mercer Human Resource Consulting has acquired Watson Wyatt's New Zealand business. The acquisition is expected to be finalised by September 2005 through a share transfer. "The acquisition is an excellent fit for our business and is consistent with Mercer's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open firmer as a solid performance from European stock markets on Friday, coupled with the US market treading water and a continuation of the domestic earnings season, combine to drive the local bourse higher. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open firmer despite a mixed lead from the US as base metal prices recovered from the previous day's weakness and stock specific news continues to control the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

CSS fraudsters appear in court

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2005
Four men accused of conspiring to launder $150 million defrauded from a super fund for federal public servants have been granted bail in a Sydney court. It is alleged the funds were illegally transferred from the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme on ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open weaker as a sharp fall in commodity prices around the globe suggests a retraction in the mining sector today. However, as has been the case most of this week, the market will set its own tone based on the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open sharply weaker as US markets fell by more than one per cent across the board and oil prices remained close to record highs, raising concerns about inflation and company earnings. Still, the domestic market ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly weaker, although its future direction will be dictated more by domestic than offshore influences over the next few sessions. The US markets ended in positive territory overnight, although oil prices ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly weaker as the market pulls back from recent record highs on a combination of a weak US lead and caution ahead of a raft of earnings results this week. However, another surge in oil prices on Friday ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open firmer again this morning, pushing to another record high as resource stocks continue to benefit from rampant oil prices and strong performance on most base and precious metals overnight. Also, equity markets ...