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BOE qualifies for World Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
"Securing the recovery is like making it through the qualifying rounds of the World Cup. That is an achievement, not the ultimate goal."

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following the federal budget's release, despite a positive lead from Wall street where both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 reached fresh record highs.

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower as two major banks trade ex-dividend.

Masseurs Tony and Joey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
The actual details of the Australian federal budget 2014/15 were not the chainsaw that's been doing the rounds of the broadcast, print and cyber media over the past few weeks, it was a knife.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
Australian market looks set to open flat following the federal budget's release, despite a positive lead from Wall street where both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 reached fresh record highs.

FSI to focus on the technology challenge

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Technology change and the challenges it represents to businesses is one of the main items that the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) will be looking at over the next weeks.

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Mining stocks have rallied, lifting the Australian share market after investment bank JP Morgan gave the sector a big confidence vote.

Timely market surge for a tough budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Looks like someone forgot to tell the stock markets that we're already halfway through May - halfway through the month that's statistically biased towards losing money.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher ahead of the federal budget and after both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 reached fresh record highs.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher on the eve of the release of the Abbott government's first budget.