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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower with US and European markets falling heavily on more negative economic news and uncertainty over aggressive interest rate cuts in Britain. At 0820 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The Australian stock market was firmly in the red at noon, weighed down by disappointing gross domestic product (GDP) figures, and losses among the banking and mining sectors. At 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 59.6 points, or 1.85 ...

Ready, set, activate: AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
Inactive AXA clients can soon expect a phone call from their advisers asking about their insurance well-being as Australia's largest planning firm embarks on a client reactivation program. AXA introduced the new program at the end of December last year ...

Thank you RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The RBA giveth and the RBA giveth again. Who would have thought that after two weeks of bad economic news here and abroad, the Reserve Bank of Australia would still have the nerve to say, 'she'll be right mate.' For this is exactly what the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower as US markets lost further ground and European markets continued the falls of the previous day. Gold was down, but silver, copper and oil were higher overnight. Attention will be on the release ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
The Australian share market has received strongly negative leads from overseas, as US markets hit 12-year lows amid worsening concerns about financial companies and the economy. A further bailout of US insurer American International Group, which also ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
The Australian stock market was at a five year low at noon, dragged down by QBE Insurance and Rio Tinto as uncertainty about the US government's response to its weak economy weighed on prices. At 1200 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

WHK sells NEXT stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
WHK Group is selling the group's 30 per cent stake in NEXT Financial for $11 million. The $11 million consideration is expected to be paid in two instalments; $7.4 million in cash at settlement and $3.6 million in cash or shares in Wilson HTM. The sale ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
The events of the past two weeks provided a microcosm of the on-going global financial crisis. The past 14 days capture the drama cum horror story that is being played out all around the world over the course of nearly two years. Fresh US data released ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open lower after data on Friday showed a deeper-than-anticipated contraction in the US economy, prompting a slump in share prices there. At 0724 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index ...