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Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... shuttered last night - the first since September 11, 2001 -- as Hurricane Sandy batters the northeast coast of the United States. They will remain closed for a second day today. Thank goodness the warnings came early and I haven't read reports of any ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... well as profit-taking after an impressive run by global markets in recent weeks following easing measures in the United States, Japan and Europe. Tokyo on Wednesday closed 0.67 per cent lower, shedding 59.95 points to 8,954.30, Seoul fell 0.67 per cent ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... almost unchanged, as investors awaited key manufacturing data from China and more news on company earnings in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index firmed 2.1 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 4,543.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Too much ado over MYEFO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... would care if this smaller surplus actually turns out to be a small deficit. Relative to the big economies of the United States, Japan, the Eurozone and the UK, Australia's budget, even the 2011/12 deficit of 3.0% of GDP, is a dream. One of the reason ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... closed slightly higher after easing back from an earlier peak. Investors were encouraged by a positive lead from United States markets and prospects of another cut to interest rates in Australia. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 8.1 points, or 0.18 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... Softbank's shares after it emerged it was eyeing a near $US13 billion ($A12.73 billion) deal to buy Sprint Nextel of the United States, in what would be one of Japan's biggest ever overseas deals. Tokyo closed 0.15 per cent, or 12.66 points, lower at ...

Australia leads in global median wealth

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... Australia, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden has diminished as a proportion of the global total, but has risen in the United States and Japan. The number of millionaires in Australia is forecast to increase by 82% to 1.6 million by 2017. The proportion ...

REST Super to invest in transport infra

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... manages a portfolio of 22 road concessions with 2,000 km, and total managed investment of A$27 billion in Canada, the United States, and Europe.

IMF - It Means Fun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... April, the IMF was less pessimistic, "The threat of a sharp global slowdown eased with improved activity in the United States and better policies in the euro area...". From that day on till the WEO update on 16 July, the S&P 500 lost 2.7%. Bear with ...

Aussie shares to rally within a year: Russell

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... cause for a material improvement. Russell's research shows that this is a view echoed by 33% of managers in the United States, who said a European solution would have the biggest impact on equity markets there. Chinese growth and a weakened Australian ...