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Equity, bond and commodities all down in April: Mercer

Most equity, bond and commodity markets fell in April, the latest Mercer Sector Survey has revealed. Mercer attributed the general fall to signs of potential future rate hikes in the US, continued instability in the Middle East and the Chinese government ...

Lend Lease, General Property Trust in trading halt

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004
Property groups Lend Lease Corporation and General Property Trust both requested trading halts in their securities last night ahead of an announcement concerning their "future relationship". In a statement released to the ASX, General Property Trust ...

Market Wrap

On Friday, US blue chips ended slightly higher while the Nasdaq retreated on Friday, as worries about oil prices at 21-year highs and rising interest rates tempered positive earnings and economic data that underscored the economy's strength. Altria ...

Aust Liberal leadership speculation threatens Budget sell

The Australian Democrats have threatened to stall this week's Budget in the Senate amid questions about the long-term future of Treasurer Peter Costello. Mr Costello will hand down his ninth Budget tomorrow evening, with tax cuts, extra money for families ...

Just Group IPO falls short of hoped-for price

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2004
Just Group Ltd, which lists on the Australian Stock Exchange tomorrow, has fallen well short of it indicative range of $2.25-$2.60 per share with investors instead paying $2.10 per share. The repricing values Just Group, formerly Just Jeans, at $458 ...

Biota to sue GlaxoSmithKline over Relenza flu drug

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
Biotech Biota Holdings is suing global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, alleging that GSK failed to support and promote Biota's flu drug, Relenza. Biota said it had issued a writ in the Victorian Supreme Court. Biota, which licensed Relenza to ...

Google plans share auction in $3.74 million IPO lodged with SEC

Internet search powerhouse Google Thursday filed its long-awaited public share offering, proposing to raise some $US2.7 billion ($A3.74 billion) and making public some of the company's long-held secrets. The initial public offering (IPO), seen as one ...

UK Chancellor backs Bank of England ahead of interest rate decision

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said on Wednesday that he supported the Bank of England in the difficult choices it had to make in its upcoming interest rate decisions. "(Prime Minister) Tony Blair and I will put stability first, now and ...

China and Australia to fast-track FTA study

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2004
Australia and China have agreed to fast-track studies preparing for a possible free trade deal following talks between Trade Minister Mark Vaile and his Chinese counterpart, Bo Xilai. Vaile has just returned from a week-long trip to China and Hong Kong ...

AXA eyes China for future growth

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings chairman Rick Allert said today there will be new opportunities for the group when the market in China opens further at the end of 2004. "The economy in Hong Kong is showing signs of strong growth and the Closer Economic Partnership ...