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First home buyers tap $21k bonus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
If website clicks are anything to go by, then the latest data from X Inc Finance suggests first home buyers are wading back to the market thanks to new government incentives. Jennifer Nielsen, chief executive of Loan Market Group, which includes X Inc ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly stronger today after a late dive on Wall Street wiped out earlier gains following the Federal Reserve's half a point interest rate cut. At 0801 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
Australian shares were over four per cent higher at noon after US indices soared to their second-largest point gain ever. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 170.1 points, or 4.48 per cent, at 3,964.7, while the broader All Ordinaries gained ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open strongly today after Wall Street experienced its second-largest point gain on record and Asian markets also surged. At 0800 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were higher at noon after US indices soared in a late rally buoyed by signs of easing credit and the growing likelihood of a second stimulus package. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 100.6 points, or 2.43 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks declined overnight as some traders sold shares to take advantage of the huge gains of he previous two days. At 0752 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney ...

Online rush for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
A Melbourne-based financial planner has opened up a gold and silver bullion investment shop online, following a trend in the US where tupperware parties are replaced by gold parties as the value of gold continue to soar. Retail investors looking to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a negative lead from Wall Street, where volatility swept across the financial markets as doubts intensified over the US government's $US700 billion bailout of the banking sector. At 0744 AEST, the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a positive lead, with Wall Street shooting higher on reports the federal government may create an entity that will take over banks' bad debt. At 0738 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's December Share Price Index ...

Grow returns with timber

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
Swiss private bank Pictet is launching an investment fund that not only exposes investors to potential long term returns from the timber industry but could also aid efforts to reduce global carbon emissions. The firm's PF(LUX) - Timber Fund invests ...