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Collapse does not signal end of gold party

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
The recent fall in the price of gold is only temporary and does not signal the end of the bull rally, according to ETF Securities country head Danny Laidler. The price of gold fell to a two-year low on Monday following the biggest single day percentage ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
The Australian stock market looks set to open firmer after a positive finish on Wall Street and a rebound in commodities prices. At 0756 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was 33 points firmer at 4,979 points, with 4,602 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
Australian stocks were lower at noon, driven down by resources stocks and falls in commodity prices. The big miners weigh heavily on the ASX and were leading the broader market lower after gold prices were particularly hit hard in offshore trading after ...

Fool's gold?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
It's official folks...we now have a bear market -- a bear market in gold, that is. The yellow metal no longer shines Virginia. Gold's spot price closed at US$1484.07 an ounce. That's a 21.8% drop from its all-time closing high of US$1898.25 per ounce ...

Business leaders donate big to Salvos

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
The business community raised in excess of $2 million at the launch of the Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal at a lunch held at the Westin Hotel in Sydney yesterday. Guest speakers Fortescue Metal Group chairman Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest and his wife ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Australian shares have opened slightly higher, buoyed by resource stocks. IG Markets Stan Shamu said resource stocks were benefiting from a rise in commodity prices following disappointing US employment data, which had pushed the US dollar lower. "The ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Australian stocks have opened weaker, with mining companies posting the largest falls amid broad based declines. Baillieu Holst director Richard Morrow said the local market fell in line with a disappointing night on offshore markets, where the Dow ...

Elana Rubin retires from AustralianSuper board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
AustralianSuper chair Elana Rubin announced her retirement from the fund's board, effective April 5. Heather Ridout will take over as chair when Rubin's term finishes. Ridout has been a director at AustralianSuper since 2007, is currently a director ...

Reignited euro crisis prompts gold rush

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
Global traders are rushing to buy gold as the eurozone crisis once again rears its ugly head. The number of traders betting on a rise in the price of the precious metal grew faster than at any point since the onset of the financial crisis, according ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
Australian stocks have opened 0.75 per cent weaker, with the big miners leading the broader market lower. Metals and minerals stocks were the worst-performing sector, falling two per cent, according to IRESS data. The materials sector - which represents ...