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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
... data while CVRD executive director Jose Carlos Martins speaks in Melbourne and Sedgman lists on the ASX. NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower with the Dow closing below 11,000 for the first time since March in a sell-off spurned by fears about the economy ...

UBS sets sights on global infrastructure

... the UK index provider FTSE to create the Macquarie Global Infrastructure Index (MGII). At the time, the 258 constituent stocks of the MGII topped US$1.2 trillion. Perry Lucas, who joined the group in December 2005 and was previously senior portfolio ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... around 2.7 per cent. Among equities, ABC Learning Centres holds an extraordinary general meeting in Brisbane. NEW YORK - US stocks slipped amid fears that inflation will lead to the US Federal Reserve hiking up higher rates even as the economy slows. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... March quarter balance of payments data and United Group managing director Richard Leupen speaks in Sydney. NEW YORK - US stocks slipped as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on the Fed to ensure inflation stays under control even as the economy ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
... including the ANZ May Job Advertisement Series. On the equities front SP Ausnet will release annual results. NEW YORK - US stocks slipped as investors worried that weaker jobs growth may be pointing to an economic slowdown, which would hurt corporate ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2006
... releases March quarter capex data and the Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers May PMI is revealed. NEW YORK - US stocks rebounded from a sell-off in the previous session, as a drop in crude oil prices helped offset concerns about higher ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... while retailers fell after weak household spending data. The Nikkei ended 56.23 points lower at 15,859.45. HONG KONG - Stocks closed down just over half a per cent, with foreign investors cautious amid cooling measures by Beijing. The Hang Seng Index ...

Aussie fund frontrunner for Bank of China $12bn float

... "There's little competition in the market place. We're a China-themed fund but not country specific. We can invest in NASDAQ stocks that do a majority of business in China as well as invest in HK-listed stocks though there is not that much value there ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... profit-taking after the index topped 16,000 for the first time in a week. The Nikkei fell 55.08 points to 15,915.68. HONG KONG - Stocks rose slightly, led by heavyweights such as China Mobile and HSBC. The Hang Seng Index rose 68.67 points to 15,963.77 ...

World cup fever to push Euro stocks: Barclays

... another reason to back the World Cup, besides the Socceroos being there, with UK investment house Barclays singling out stocks that will benefit on and off the pitch. Australians may not have the same football fever as the Brits but London-based Barclays ...