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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... its killed vacancies survey for August. In company news today, Brambles, Perpetual, Mortgage Choice, Macmahon, Centennial Coal, AGL Energy, Crown, Pacific Brands, Domino's Pizza, Noni B and Macquarie Leisure Trust Group will release annual results. Coca-Cola ...

Kenya budgets right for investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
There are more winners than losers in the first Budget announced since the formation of Kenya's first coalition government, with local and foreign investors first in line to benefit. The group said in a report that household consumers will benefit from ...

Govt policies block choice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Rudd Government's proposed policies on super and financial advice are potentially "anti-competitive" and won't go unchallenged, said shadow treasurer Malcolm Turnbull. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Turnbull said the Coalition will be ...

Climate change opportunities, not just costs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... current major industries. "When the Prime Minister was recently in China he said to the Chinese that we are the world's biggest coal exporter and they are the biggest buyer. We have a huge interest in finding a solution around coal particularly concerning ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... Woodside Petroleum was down 32 cents to $53.47, Santos slid 11 cents to $17.99 and Oil Search was down five cents to $5.68. Coal miner Felix Resources was up 94 cents, or 4.48 per cent, to $21.94 while Origin Energy rose 22 cents, or 1.39 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... Today, Alesco Corporation Ltd releases annual results, Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd releases annual sales results and Centennial Coal releases its fourth quarter production report. The Australian share market continued its losing streak yesterday, falling ...

Aust must avoid Europe's ETS disaster

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... permits will still be given away. But the real challenge of the Australian ETS is that "if you don't solve China and India's coal energy production problem you have no solution to climate change," said Williams. The reliance on coal as the cheapest way ...

Planners miss sustainable mark: Fahy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... to carbon less intensive," said Fahy. "There will be massive investment in electricity generation primarily around brown coal and changes to public transport infrastructure."

Energy investments surge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... new alternative energy sources are, they are yet to create enough baseloadable capacity to allow governments to shutdown coal burning power stations, and this is driving interest in how to use less power in addition to how to create more. According to ...

IFM boosts stake in Ecogen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... Victoria's existing and future power needs. "As a gas fired energy generator, Ecogen is a cleaner source of electricity than the coal fired generators that dominate Victoria," said Mangini. "In addition, Newport Power Station's use of salt cooling water ...