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Quadrant gives away $1000 rollover prize

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Quadrant Superannuation is offering its members the chance to win $1000 if they roll over their super. In a newsletter emailed to members, the super fund gave its members the opportunity to win the cash until mid December. Members with more than one ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after commodity prices, including gold, oil and copper, gained overnight. At 0816 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index futures contract was up 41 points at 3,662. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
The Australian sharemarket bounced back at noon as strong resources stocks helped the market shrug off a negative lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.8 points, or 0.58 per cent, at 3,625.1, while the broader ...

Knife falls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
Anyone else caught the falling knife? Lower earnings forecasts quickly ended Wall Street's optimism over Santa Obama's promise of a 'single biggest investment' since the 1950s. Like I said in yesterday's commentary, for now this is simply rhetoric. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US shares fell as negative corporate news reminded investors that the global economy's troubles won't ease soon. At 0828 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
After a flat start the Australian share market was in the red at noon, as falling banking stocks capped gains in the resources sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 33 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 3,598.6, while the broader All ...

No fee rises until 2011: Hostplus

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
Hostplus is taking a lead in the race to low fees - the $7 billion industry fund has placed a moratorium on raising its member fee for its core and personal products for at least the next two years. Hostplus's decision to stop increasing its member ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US shares gained on optimism that President-elect Barack Obama's plan for a huge infrastructure spending package will help boost the US economy. Resource stocks may also gain after commodity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon after gains in the financial sector and following Wall Street's rally on Friday. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 117.9 points, or 3.38 per cent, to 3,607.8, while the broader All ...

All I want for Christmas is a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
Two million jobs and counting. This is the number of Americans that will bring increased profits to Campbell Soup come Christmas time. And because these ordinary taxpayers' have to give part of their now non-existent income and drastically reduced wealth ...