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Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... terrorism operation" against the group (and has dragged Australia along with it - but no, we're not sending combat boots on the ground, according to PM Tony Abbott, not yet at least). Think of all the money that'll now be wasted as they are redirected ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... climbed to a fresh eight-month high on Friday, gaining 0.25 per cent, or 39.09 points, to 15,948.29 as the yen lost further ground against the greenback, shrugging off a weak lead from Wall Street. Hong Kong stocks eased 0.27 per cent, or 67.32 points ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... and this is really putting pressure on a lot of materials players," he said. He said the market could continue to lose ground over the next few days in the absence of a catalyst to push it higher but would likely find support around 5,500 points. In ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... hours. In later European deals, it recovered slightly to $1.6094, which compared with $1.6104 on Monday. But it also lost ground against the euro which traded at 80.23 pence from 80.07 late on Monday. "The poor old pound is still under pressure as traders ...

The certainty in a sea of uncertainties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... Russian that are actively fighting in eastern Ukraine spooking markets overnight. All major US and European markets lost ground overnight as NATO said at least 1,00 Russian troops were on the ground in Ukraine to help support the separtists. IG Markets ...

Impartiality of FWC Expert Panel challenged again

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
The impartiality of the Fair Work Commission's two Expert Panels has again been challenged, with Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie calling on member Tim Harcourt to resign on the grounds that he is "biased towards the Labor Party." While Harcourt is ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks lost ground on Friday. The September share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,599. Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower on Friday night following a cautious appraisal ...

Mortgage Choice booms, invests in planners

AAP AND ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... turn a profit on a monthly basis from next financial year and we are well on track to reach our goal of 60 advisers on the ground by 30 June 2015, with 33 already in place," Mortgage Choice chief executive Michael Russell said. "We are in a very exciting ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... in the crisis-battered region appearing to stall in the second quarter, as the main growth engines, France and Germany, ground to a standstill. Tokyo closed up 0.66 per cent, or 100.94 points, to 15,314.57 on Thursday, Sydney gained 0.61 per cent, or ...