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Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Rejoice! For the Greek Parliament has passed the government's fiscal austerity measures! Wall Street was happy - the S&P 500 index gained 0.8 per cent on the news - but Europe was euphoric - the Euro Stoxx 50 index jumped 1.9 per cent and the FTSE-100 ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open stronger after a resurgence on Wall Street overnight as fears eased over Greece's debt crisis. At 0710 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 49 points at 4,491. In economic news ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
The bad news is set to continue for Australian shareholders on Monday, with the share market tipped to fall following heavy losses in the US on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is in the midst of its longest streak of losses since 2004, following ...

Local super funds see potential in offshore property

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Local super funds, institutional and retail investors are buzzing around offshore property thanks to the strong Australian currency and dismal property values overseas, according to AXA Real Estate head. In the group's latest global property report ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Australian stocks were firmer at noon, with the energy and gold sectors leading the market higher. However, stocks pulled back from their morning peak as banking stocks dipped into red figures by noon. At 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving clear, positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with all three key Wall Street indices substantially higher, as were European and Asian markets. Gold was flat but higher, oil was higher, but silver and copper ...

Headlining the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
All this talk about prices heating up is melting financial market optimism. Investors have every right to be worried if, indeed, the cost of goods and services continue to head north. Last night's report that UK inflation jumped to 4.0 per cent - double ...

Wall Street does an Abbott

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011

Bunga bunga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
"There's a kind of hush (rush) all over the world tonight... So listen very carefully, closer now and you will see what I mean. It isn't a dream..." --Carpenters Just like Italy's Emperor (Silvio Berlusconi) was allegedly photographed with showgirls ...

HOSTPLUS improves insurance, maintains fees

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
HOSTPLUS has upgraded its insurance cover and kept member fees unchanged as part of a three-tier strategy to improve member services. The super fund said it would continue to freeze membership fees until at least January 2012, remaining at the same ...