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We are the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... Afghanistan, in Iraq and in its plan for spending its way out of the global financial crisis - while Russia, Spain, France and Germany opposed. Certainly the US wants the UK onside when the G20 gabfest convenes in a fortnight to hatch their escape from ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... exchanges were higher, with the London FTSE 100 index up 18.25 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 3,712.06 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX was 42.12 points, or 1.08 per cent, higher at 3,956.22. PARIS - The CAC-40 in France was up 20.05 points, or 0.75 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... 1,268.64. LONDON - In the UK, Britain's FTSE 100 index gained 11.67 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 3,542.4 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX was 25.62 points, or 0.7 per cent, higher at 3,692.03. PARIS - The CAC-40 in France was up 15.16 points, or 0.6 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... the UK, Britain's FTSE 100 index was essentially flat, rising 0.02 per cent, or by 0.87 points, to 3,530.73. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX was 29.08 points, or 0.8 per cent, lower at 3,666.41. PARIS - The CAC-40 in France was down 35.18 points, or 1.37 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... on Thursday. The FTSE 100 index of leading shares lost 116.01 points, or 3.18 per cent, to 3,529.86 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX shed 195.45 points, or 5.02 per cent, to 3,695.49 points. PARIS - The CAC 40 fell 106.5 points, or 3.96 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... leading British shares recovering from six-year lows to close up 133.78 points, or 3.81 per cent, to 3,645.87. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX ended up 200.22 points, or 5.42 per cent, at 3,890.94. PARIS - The CAC 40 in France gained 121.13 points, or 4.74 ...

Boomers to postpone retirement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
Almost half of the baby boomer generation in the UK, France, Germany, the US and Australia expect to postpone their retirement because of the global financial crisis, according to a new study. The TNS Financial Crisis Study found 44 per cent of respondents ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... the more sensational one, US GDP was revised down to an annualised rate of minus 6.2 per cent from minus 3.8 per cent. Germany's economy declined by 2.1 per cent and that of the UK retreated by 1.5 per cent. The past 14 days also showed that all over ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... it continued to struggle despite money injections and government guarantees. Nationalization is especially difficult in Germany because of its past. The Nazis seized properties owned by the Jews during World War II. And after it, East Germany socialised ...

IG Markets offers more transparency

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... Australia first before the UK," said Szabo. IG Markets was established in the UK but has operations in Australia, Italy and Germany. Among the benefits of DMA trading of CFDs are: allowing CFD clients to compare buying and selling interest by seeing ...