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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... closed for a public holiday. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares followed Asian markets lower as global ructions and Saturday's general election spooked investors. Pacific Edge led the decline, paced by Xero, though Infratil gained on news it had sold its ...

Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... partnership with the Russian Sollis in 2011." Reuters lists other US companies "active in Russia": Chevron Corp, General Electric Co, Caterpillar Inc, John Deere, Mars, Cargill Inc, and Kraft Foods. Putin knows this - 'the West' could only go so far ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... banking giants including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, as well as Johnson & Johnson, Yahoo, Intel, IBM and General Electric. At 0630 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was UP 12 points at 5,466. In local economic news ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... (0.17 per cent) to 1,962.87, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 8.71 (0.20 per cent) to 4,368.04. General Electric shares added 0.2 per cent to $26.98 after the French government said it favoured the company's proposal to take over Alstom's ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... (0.17 per cent) to 1,962.87, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 8.71 (0.20 per cent) to 4,368.04. General Electric shares added 0.2 per cent to $26.98 after the French government said it favoured the company's proposal to take over Alstom's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... S&P 500 advanced to fresh records on Friday amid a lift in oil prices and the French government having favoured General Electric's proposal to take over Alstom's energy assets. Plus, markets were still being boosted by the US central bank's decision ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... in Sydney. In company news, News Corp has posted an 85 per cent drop in third quarter profit. Alumina holds its annual general meeting and Warrnambool Cheese and Butter holds a general meeting, while Australia Post chief executive Ahmed Fahour is scheduled ...

PROFILE: Bernie Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
As the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) debate rages on, Shadow Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bernie Ripoll looks back at its inception. Laura Millan A reports. At the beginning, the future of financial advice was in the hands of Bernie ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... five-year high. Corporate earnings were uneven, with Intel missing expectations, Morgan Stanley outperforming and General Electric matching estimates. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets rose, with London making gains as strong retail sales data offset ...

Infrastructure key in battle against SMSF exodus

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... engaging governments on this point at the moment. "Nothing is well formed at this point in time, but I think there is a general sense that we need to create an environment that does enable the pool of capital that is super to invest in infrastructure ...