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Hero to Zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... that is, until the next refunding comes due. Then it's off for another ride on the roller coaster. Makes you wish the Eurozone had amputated Greece two years ago, don't you? I'm sure the Eurozone's thinking the same.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... markets fell Friday as investors braced for a Greek confidence vote that could oust the prime minister and trigger fresh eurozone debt turmoil. A mixed US jobs report offered some small signs of improvement, but reminded that high unemployment was well-entrenched ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... of a percentage point sent stock markets soaring as investors tried to get ahead of the latest twists and turns in the eurozone debt crisis and Greek bailout package. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said Friday's rise had been ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... broader All Ordinaries index was 13.7 points, or 0.3 per cent, lower at 4,237.6. NEW YORK - US stocks shrugged off more eurozone turmoil to rack up solid gains on Thursday, helped by earnings reports, slightly improved jobs numbers and the European Central ...

Shape up or ship out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... Fraulein Merkel suspended the disbursement of the a,-8 billion rescue tranche until Greece makes up its mind to stay in the Eurozone and comply with its "pledge" to push on with austerity measures. At a joint press conference yesterday, Sarkozy announced ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... Chancellor Angela Merkel have said Greece must decide if it wants to stick to the terms of a bailout package and stay in the eurozone. Mr Papandreou has said that a referendum could be held as early as December 4, and acknowledged that Greece's future ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... meeting. In Australia, on Wednesday shares posted a third consecutive trading day of losses as optimism evaporated about the eurozone debt deal after Greece's call for a referendum on the plan. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 48.3 points ...

Uncertainty here we come (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... scrambled and came out with some soothing words. According to 'Mail Online,' "In a frantic phone call, the leaders of the eurozone's two largest economies agreed that the Greek decision has made it more necessary than ever to push forward with plans ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... Nov 2 AAP - The Australian dollar is sharply lower as news of a Greek referendum to decide whether to accept a second Eurozone bailout package sent jitters through markets. At 0700 AEDT on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.25 US cents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... than expected manufacturing figures from China. It came after US stocks plunged on Monday amid renewed worries about the eurozone debt crisis, which claimed its first major US casualty -- a key brokerage that filed for bankruptcy. At 1210 on Tuesday ...