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Chocolate biscuits and animal spirits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
What would Australian businesses do to lift profits when they've cut costs bone dry? Something's gotta give... one way or the other.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street recovered early losses to trade in positive territory.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
Shares are more than 1% firmer as Australian investors shrug off concerns about slowing global growth.

Jawbone collection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
The world's biggest central banks are again collectively jawboning and hoping to scare away the spooks over world growth, world peace, world health and financial market volatility.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open solidly higher after international markets returned to positive territory following heavy losses earlier in last week.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
The Australian share market had made strong gains in opening trade as investors snap up cheaper stocks following recent falls.

QE forever and ever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
"We have to make sure inflation and inflation expectations remain near our target. And for that reason, a reasonable response of the Fed in this situation... we could go on pause on the taper at this juncture and wait until we see how the data shakes ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a better session on Wall Street where stocks were drifting between small gains and losses in late afternoon trading

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
The share market is more than 1% weaker as investors worry about sluggish global growth and the Ebola crisis in west Africa.

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Yup, the same scare - except perhaps, without the euro break up (but give it time and we might just re-live this again) - that scared us nearly three years ago.