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Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... Obama's reminder that, "There's a precedent for a government shutdown, there's no precedent for a default". But that was Friday last week... His tone changed Sunday night...yes, that's two days after Friday. In an interview with ABC's 'This Week' show ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... losses as the US partial government shutdown continued and worries climbed that the nation may default. At 0807 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 30 points at 5,200. No major economic news or equities news is expected ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... cent to 17,434.9 points, while Madrid slid 0.46 per cent to 9,186.1 points. The euro rose to $1.3547 from $1.3519 late on Friday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets slumped as the US government edged towards a shutdown over a budget battle. The face-off ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... release online retail sales index for August while Funtastic is slated to post full year results. In Australia, the market on Friday hit another fresh five year high as previously underperforming stocks helped push the market to its seventh consecutive ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... (Congress) won't let the federal government shut down." Mr Radford said the local market was likely to close higher on Friday, though there could be a period of weakness ahead in October. "We are entering a seasonally weak period in the markets, so I ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained following some solid economic data. At 0812 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,314. Wall Street's gains came on the heels of a report ...

No news, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... bout of Fed tapering speculation would again be upon us? Like I said, there's nothing to see here. Anyone for an early Friday session at the pub today?

Accountant gets 6 years jail for promoting tax avoidance scheme

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
... Jo and Harry Starr - were convicted of obtaining financial advantages by deception in connection with the tax schemes. Friday's judgement is the 39th to be handed down under Project Wickenby's comprehensive focus on international tax evasion. Project ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... deadlock on raising the debt ceiling is also hitting resources and gold stocks, following a poor performance on Wall Street on Friday. BHP Billiton was down 26 cents to $36.13, Rio Tinto had shed 37 cents to $62.54, Fortescue had lost half a cent to ...

December taper, pants on fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013