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The biggest loser

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
Like its rich world counterparts, the Eurozone economy is contracting and the outlook for this year is non-the-brighter. But while the central banks of the US, Japan and the UK raced to the zero interest rate line, the European Central Bank (ECB) appears ...

Dealer groups bank on strong balance sheets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... officer, said like The Salisbury Group, the group is also "fundamentally a conservative business." "Storm was far more aggressive," he said. "We put out some guidance in our AGM that said we're traveling quite well, with 90 per cent of last year's earnings ...

Storm enters voluntary administration

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... are at the front of our minds and given the insolvency issues created by Commonwealth Bank of Australia's extremely aggressive demand, the company was forced to this action," he said. "We were steering the business through these tough economic times ...

2009: The lost year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... Investors are faced with the $64 million dollar (trillions of dollars in the case of the US) question of whether the aggressive interest rate cuts by central banks around the world and the fiscal stimuli by national governments would eventually succeed ...

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 ...

Green funds to benefit from new govt policies

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008

Super funds fight for human rights

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... 44 per cent of detainees, compared to only 28 per cent in other IRCs. Detainees described some custody officers as 'aggressive', 'intimidating' and 'unhelpful', especially to those without English, though senior officers were better and education staff ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... Japan's Nikkei average climbed 1.7 per cent on Friday for its best week in a month on strengthening expectations that an aggressive Chinese interest rate cut may fight a slowing economy there, boosting shippers and trading houses. The benchmark Nikkei ...

Thank you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Wall Street celebrates Thanksgiving Day today - a 400-year tradition celebrated by Americans commemorating the pilgrims' gratitude for a bountiful harvest. Given the way the global economies are shaping up, Thanksgiving 2008 offers only patchy harvests. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... from China on Friday had not been completely factored into the local market today, which appeared to be hopeful of an aggressive interest rate cut tomorrow. "The RBA can surprise," he said. Mr Weston said the banks currently offered excellent buying ...