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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
The 2012/13 Budget is a piece of work that could make most Australians' thumbs go up - and perhaps get their votes back.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after Wall Street fell and European markets plummeted with sentiment dominated by uncertainty in the euro zone after weekend elections in France and Greece

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
Australian shares were slightly higher at noon, after the local market bounced back in response to a better than expected day of trading on Wall Street.

Fearing the unknown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
The fear of the unknown prompts one and all to conjure worse things to come.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed mixed and European stocks finished higher with bourses settling and showing little impact of the elections in France and Greece.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
Australian stocks were more than 1.5 per cent lower at noon following losses on Wall Street and falls for the mining giants.

Bumps along the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
With the Fed and other central banks behind us, the outcome with the highest probability is for equity markets to continue northbound. As in the past, expect a few bumps along the way, but the direction remains north.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of Wall Street which ended its last session down on weak jobs data.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Australian stocks remained weaker at noon as investors reduced their exposure to riskier investments ahead of the release of important economic data in the United States.

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Whatever your predilection, whether you're the horned or the furry kind, there's a statistic out last night to support your point of view.