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ACCC tells Boral to abandon Adelaide Brighton takeover

The consumer watchdog on Wednesday told building company Boral to abandon plans to take over cement and lime producer Adelaide Brighton or face legal action. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said its investigation found the ...

China committed to strong measures to contain growth, Premier Wen says

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday China was committed to forceful measures to cool its dangerously fast-growing economy, which has benefited global growth but, left unchecked, has the potential to drag it down. In an exclusive interview behind ...

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 ...

Iraq contracts boost revenue at US vice president's old firm

Controversial US oil and services group Halliburton said Wednesday that its contracts in Iraq had helped boost its turnover by about 80% in the first three months of the year. Support work to US military operations and US-funded reconstruction projects ...

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AAP | THURSDAY, 29 APR 2004

stocks sank on Wednesday as concerns about rising interest rates and heightened tensions in Iraq, along with worries about China 's efforts to cool its red-hot economy, overshadowed investors'recent enthusiasm about strong corporate profits. Shares ...

CPI figures to show inflation below RBA target, economists say

AAP | MONDAY, 26 APR 2004

... months. Most economists expect the headline consumer price index (CPI) result for the March quarter - to be announced on Wednesday - to come in at about 0.7 or 0.8 per cent. That would mean the annual CPI rate dropping from 2.4 per cent down to 1.8 or ...

Business indicators show firm end to 2003, but lowers GDP forecast

AAP | TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004

While Australian business indicators for the December quarter pointed to a robust finish for the economy in 2003 economists have sharply revised down their expectations for the December quarter GDP outcome. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported ...

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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors locked in gains from the previous session after disappointing jobless claims data and lackluster earnings news. No. 2 computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. dragged down the Dow Jones industrial average after saying ...

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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, erasing the previous session's losses, as investors anticipated upbeat comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in testimony on Wednesday. The Dow was lifted by manufacturer 3M Co., which raised ...

JP Morgan to merge with Bank One

Finance giant JP Morgan Chase said Wednesday it will take over Bank One in a $US58 billion ($A75 billion) deal to create the United States' second-largest bank. The merged company will be known as JP Morgan Chase and Co and will have a combined market ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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