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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower as Wall Street lost ground on lower oil prices and manufacturing surveys showed slower activity.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was 1.1 per cent stronger at noon as solid earnings results from Telstra and Qantas lifted investor spirits and Wall Street provided a good lead on speculation of another interest rate cut.

Renewable energy needs super aid

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Emerging energy market adviser and fund manager Bakers Investment Group (BIG) has warned that the government's 2020 renewable energy target will be unachievable if investment incentives halt in the sector - especially for superannuation funds.

Wage costs jump 4.3 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Wage costs increased 4.3 per cent last year, matching the rise in GDP but significantly exceeding inflation, highlighting that controlling wages is a major key to putting a lid on inflation.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher according to the lead from Wall Street, but base metal prices were mixed overnight in London, which could weigh on the miners.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was marginally lower at midday following a weaker Wall Street lead.

Hard landing if we don't heed RBA warnings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
The Reserve Bank's (RBA) increasingly hawkish attitude to smashing inflation presents risks of a hard landing in 2009 if consumers don't quickly moderate their spending.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower according to the March SPI futures index, but New York is trading higher on record oil prices and base metal prices were stronger in London overnight.

Australia's reversing fertility

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
If the Hollywood fascination with baby bumps signals a normalisation of fertility levels, it could take the heat out of Australia's population crisis and delay the anticipated demographically driven fiscal crisis.

CAAM dons emerging markets cap

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
From Russia to Brazil, Africa to India, emerging markets are outpacing their developed counterparts left, right and centre, and Credit Agricole Asset Management's (CAAM) Australian arm is the latest firm to capitalise on this sector's growth.