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Hamilton prepares counter-bid for Elders forestry scheme

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
Hamilton Securities Limited is readying a competing bid for the acquisition of the Sandalwood Scheme, an agricultural investment scheme managed by Elders in Western Australia. Elders is under financial pressure to offload the forestry assets and has ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on Wall Street and many European bourses overnight with investors still unnerved by US gross domestic figures. Investors were surprised by the US Commerce Department figures showing the world's ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after European stocks close mixed and the US markets made modest gains following better-than-expected jobless claims and durable goods figures. At 0714 AEDT on Friday, the December share price ...

Bulls run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Didn't they already ban the running with the bulls in Spain? Ahh yes, my bad. The Spanish region of Catalonia only banned bullfighting, but approved running with them. For bullfighting kills bulls, running with them only kills... ehem, people. I was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's rise despite mixed earnings reports, mediocre jobs claims figures but strong housing data. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 18 points at ...

Reverse contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
The Grinch may be stealing Xmas from Europe but Santa Claus is coming to town in America. Yes folks, we're still so many sleeps away from the 12 days of Christmas but I'm already on Christmas countdown - I'll explain why later. And yes to you too gentle ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
NEW YORK - US stocks got a boost Thursday despite poor domestic economic data after major central banks joined hands to ensure US dollar liquidity to Europe's embattled banks. In positive territory for the fourth day in a row, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after European and Asian markets fell overnight. Wall Street was closed on Monday for the US Labor Day public holiday. At 0710 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 52 ...

New Berkshire fund buys Buffet

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... 46 years, with a 13 per cent gain in 2010. Buffet's letter said Berkshire's 2010 purchase of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe would increase the firm's earning power by 30 per cent after tax, and was bullish on the US outlook saying the US had an ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... few days. It's conflicted. It doesn't know which way to jump. In keeping up with our Christmas theme, it's torn between Santa and the Grinch. The US dollar has risen for three days running. We know from recent observation that the stock market goes up ...