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New beginnings at Tower

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... the likes of Suncorp and IAG to brace themselves for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of claims, Dai-ichi Life's holiday takeover bid for Tower Australia is likely to have a more lasting effect on the insurance landscape. The $1.2 billion deal ...

Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... holdings of European bonds. China goes. Asia goes. The world goes. But before you start hiding your money under your beds, Holiday Spot's zodiac analyst says that, the Year of the Rabbit is a year where money can be made easily. It's "a placid year". ...

Shopping till unemployment drops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... America's own retailers' groupings think so. The International Council of Shopping Centers upped its November-December holiday-season sales forecast by 50 basis points to 4 per cent because of "the strong November performance and promising trends in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... NAB was 21 cents lower at $24.36. Westpac held up better, up two cents at $22.92. Trading conditions were quiet as the holiday season approached, Ms Chan said. "It is winding down towards Christmas and there is... lacklustre trading."

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
"Torn between two lovers, feelin' like a fool" - Mary MacGregor Good thing my wife is on holidays far, far away otherwise the shape of my skull would be embedded in one of our frying pans when she reads my opening line. But honey, you know I refer not ...

Open fire roasted bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... Book survey showed improved hiring and manufacturing in 10 of the 12 regions surveyed... and retailers expecting better holiday sales. The US Labor Department goofed. It revised US productivity to show a faster annual growth of 2.3 per cent in the third ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... has received mixed, flat leads from offshore trade over the weekend, with US markets subdued following the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. On the ASX24 at 0635 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 21 points lower at 4,576. In economics ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... taking a lighter approach today." Trade on the local market was subdued after Wall Street was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday overnight, Mr Taylor said. But European markets were mainly higher overnight. London's FTSE 100 index added 0.74 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... On Thursday, the Australian share market posted moderate gains amid sluggish trading ahead of the Thanksgiving public holiday in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 8.7 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 4,593.40 points, while the broader ...

Fear and thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
Blame it on the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in America. Financial markets are running around like headless Turkeys trying to find the nearest exit away from the oven. There was heavy selling on Wall Street overnight and then... buy backs. At lot of ...