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Economics

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher on a mild lead from Wall Street and patchy commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0821 AEDT, the March share price index contract was up 15 points at 5803.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
The Australian share market opened lower this morning on the back of a weak lead from Wall Street on Friday. At 1030 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 21.8 points to 5,809.9, while the all ordinaries index lost 20.5 points to 5794.5.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
Retail trade data from the ABS has just been released showing that the seasonally adjusted estimate of turnover for the retail and hospitality/services sectors increased by 0.3 per cent in December.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open little changed on a flat lead from Wall Street and lower commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0725 AEDT, the March share price index contract was steady at 5793.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
The Australian stock market at noon again was in record territory, boosted by a reasonable lead from United States markets and generally bullish investor sentiment.

Super SA upgrades to insure those working longer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
South Australian public sector super fund Super SA has announced insurance upgrades for all members in its Triple S fund, effective immediately.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
Federal Treasury has released a report saying that Australian spending on infrastructure has fallen so much so that on a per capita basis it now ranks 16 out of 22 countries in the study.

Go green, go dim

Switch off your electricity and save the world was the message from over 60 major finance companies that signed up to an initiative to cut Sydney's greenhouse gas emissions.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a positive lead from Wall Street, despite patchy base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0657 AEDT, the March share price index contract was trading up 23 points at 5793.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
The Australian share market was lower at noon hampered by a weak lead from Wall Street and lower base metal prices, with possible jitters appearing before the start of the local reporting season. At 1206 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 7.8 points ...