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Advisers help construction workers build their wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
The end of the mining boom has sparked the need for construction workers to seek financial advice to build their wealth, with a number of financial planning firms already targeting them. "We're talking about people who are really busy all the time ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... stimulus plan, which was a bit larger than the market was expecting. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed higher as mining companies, banks and energy producers performed strongly.. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 26.5 points, or 0.49 per ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... a boost from expectations of further European Central Bank stimulus and better investor confidence in Germany. Locally, mining giant BHP Billiton releases its December quarter production report and in economic news, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... weakening further if China's fourth quarter gross domestic product data falls short of the 7.2 per cent forecast. At 1200 AEDT, mining giant Rio Tinto was 75 cents lower at $53.41 after it said it had lifted its iron ore sales by 17 per cent to a record ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... level at noon, following a fall of almost one per cent on Wall Street on Friday and even larger falls on European markets. Mining and energy stocks were the weakest performers on the local market as commodity prices dropped on Friday, CommSec market ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... the most controversy was much smaller in scale: the decision by the Australian National University to divest from seven mining companies. The decision caused outrage in the resources industry, the media and even the government, with Prime Minister Tony ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... weak lead from Wall Street has dragged the local share market lower. The market was down around one per cent at noon, with mining and oil stocks the worst performers. Oil prices have slumped to fresh five year lows, while markets in the US and Europe ...

Global shares tipped amid slow local growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... the prospects for the Australian economy over the near term. According to AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver, the mining boom is now "well and truly over," and this is discouraging overseas investment in Australian shares. "Energy stocks such as ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... In Australia, the market on Thursday posted strong gains for a third straight day as investors returned to the dominant mining and banking sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 47 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 5,368.8. The broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... foothold in China's growing wine and drinks market, acquiring one of the country's largest alcoholic drinks distributors. Mining giant BHP Billiton was off four cents at $30.36 $, Rio Tinto backtracked 25 cents to $57.68, but Fortescue Metals firmed ...