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Economic growth picks up steam
Australian economy back on track. Business columnist Malcolm Maiden takes a look at the news in this week's business market. Update Australia’s economy ended last year with a growth spurt that's ...
Strong Australian dollar hits super returns in January
Tim Blue - The Australian SUPER funds retreated last month under pressure from a strong Australian dollar that hit overseas earnings, while local equities and listed property markets pulled back from a strong ...
Shares plunge amid Greek concerns
Close The Australian sharemarket has closed lower on broad-based falls after fresh worries about Greece’s debt problems and as the bourse digests local earnings results. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 54.4 ...
Shares slide on profit-taking
Close The Australian sharemarket has ended the day in the red as wary investors took profits from financial stocks ahead of earnings reports by US banking giants. At the close, the ...
No Rate Relief: RBA lifts interest rates to 3.75%
No festive season gifts from the RBA as interest rates are boosted 25 basis points to 3.75 per cent. Families that are feeling the pinch will need to tighten the purse ...
Shares quiet as US prepares for holidays
THERE was little movement on the share market at noon with trading in the US slowing down for Thanksgiving on Thursday. At 12.00pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.9 ...
Shares slide as mood turns sour
Close Australian stocks ended the week lower after falls across the board following losses on Wall Street and commodity markets. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 63.4 points lower, ...
ATO eyes corporate tax havens
THE AUSTRALIAN Tax Office's move against private equity outfit TPG over an alleged tax avoidance scheme using a company based in the Cayman Islands to minimise tax has implications for ...
Mitre 10 crashes to a loss
ELI GREENBLAT Only a day after Woolworths got regulatory approval to break into the nation’s hardware sector with its planned takeover of Danks, rival hardware chain and wholesaler Mitre 10 has ...
Downunder Dogs
Flea-bitten may be a bit harsh for some of these stocks but they are nevertheless this month’s Downunder Dogs – the stocks with the highest dividend yields among the largest ...
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Australian shares fall as banks weaken
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TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares were down in early trading Thursday, after four gaining sessions, as investors took profits on recently buoyant ...and more » 
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ABC OnlineAustralian shares rise, led by financials
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TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares were higher in early trading Wednesday, led by the financial sector and some resource issues. The benchmark S&P/ASX ...
New Zealand HeraldAustralian stocks rise, lifted by resources shares
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TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Australia's benchmark was modestly higher in early trading Tuesday, buoyed by strength in resource shares as investors shrugged off ...Australian shares rise; financials among gainers
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TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares were higher early Tuesday, as US gains supported sentiment, with banks among advancers. The S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.6% ...Australian shares fall, led by financials
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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares lost ground in early Thursday action, with financial stocks following their Wall Street peers lower on US ...and more » Asian markets end mostly higher; Nikkei up 0.8%
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Most Asian markets advanced Monday as investors reacted with relief to the results of ...
US Market Watch:
Asian Shares Mostly Higher; Canon's Earnings Boost Tokyo
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For exporter stocks though, "we still need to watch the currency trend since confidence (in the US economy) remains weak," said Kazuhiro Takahashi, ...and more » U.S. Market Investors Needlessly Obsessed with 'Fat Tail' Risk
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US companies reporting in recent weeks are still delivering decent productivity gains, which is great for shareholders (if not for the labor market). ...First Philippines Sukuk Planned by Al-Amanah: Islamic Finance
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Mindanao is a base of the Abu Sayyaf, which is linked to al-Qaeda, and some members of the communist New People's Army, according to a US government watch ...and more » Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
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The leaks also show the firm conviction among US military intelligence that Pakistan's ISI intelligence service is helping to arm, train and finance the ...and more » The midterms: It's Fallin vs. Askins
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He wears a $20 watch from Target (“It keeps perfect time,” he says), shows up to campaign events in a shirt with holes in the collar and forgets that he ...and more » Yet again, it all turns on Olympia Snowe
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Sho nuff "Senate Democrats will be one vote down when they consider sweeping campaign finance disclosure legislation this afternoon as Senator Joseph ...and more » Bank of Mexico Remains Cautious,Keeps Infl Forecast Unchanged
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Carstens mentioned the eurozone crisis as one of the key risks to watch, saying a deceleration in US growth could also negatively impact Mexico's growth but ...and more » 'Civil Rights' Organizations Stand with Unions, Against Obama and Education Reform
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Now, Marrob37Troll get yourself a little more kool-aid, I would hate for you to dehydrate on our watch. Education reform is hogwash. As a resident of TN, ...and more » 
Forbes (blog)EARNINGS PREVIEW:European Utilities To Post Stronger 2Q Results
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MAIN FOCUS: At the operational level, investors will watch for details on the utilization rate at the company's nuclear reactors--a much-scrutinized figure ...and more »
Eu Market Watch:
Turkey to promote closer trade ties with Iran
Financial Times
These measures are set to be followed by unilateral European Union sanctions on Monday, including possible restrictions on investment in Iran's oil and gas ...and more » TakarékBank Weekly Economy Watch
Budapest Times
The swift attainment of a standby agreement with the IMF and a corresponding facility with the European Union was a very important achievement by the ...and more » Hungary, EU shift towards compromise?
Budapest Business Journal
European Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier said that the EU and Hungary will be able to hammer out a “strict compromise” that will clear the air. ...and more » 
Hurriyet Daily NewsGerman Bonds Rise, Stock Losses Boost Demand for Safe Assets
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Greece will sell 1.25 billion euros of 26-week bills tomorrow, the first auction since the country accepted a European Union-led bailout in May. ...and more » 
Daily MailLords Second and Third Reading - Finance Bill
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For 10 years, I was first chief economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and then chief economist and senior vice president of the ...and more » Is Poverty a Black Thing?
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The irony is that virtually all the income from these resources was used to finance the economic and the infrastructural development of the European ...and more » 
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionThe Week in Review
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Should the plan be implemented, reports Haaretz, “Israel would allow the European Union to take responsibility for infrastructure development in Gaza and ...
Shares slump as investors fret over Goldman
Posted On 19 Apr 2010 By admin. Under Stock Market.
Steep drop on Goldman fraud woes
News of a civil lawsuit against Goldman Sachs rocks markets with the DJIA down 1.1 per cent and the S&P 1.6 per cent.
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Ex-Macquarie banker Newton Chan on market manipulation charges
A FORMER Macquarie trader has pleaded guilty to share market manipulation / news.com.au Source: news.com.au
Trader allegedly inflated company's share price
Company eventually collapsed in 2008
Trader pleads guilty to market manipulation
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Economic growth picks up steam
Australian economy back on track. Business columnist Malcolm Maiden takes a look at the news in this week's business market.
Update Australia’s economy ended last year with a growth spurt that's ... Continue Reading
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Strong Australian dollar hits super returns in January
Tim Blue - The Australian
SUPER funds retreated last month under pressure from a strong Australian dollar that hit overseas earnings, while local equities and listed property markets pulled back from a strong ... Continue Reading
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Shares plunge amid Greek concerns
Posted On 25 Feb 2010 By admin. Under Market Watch.
Close The Australian sharemarket has closed lower on broad-based falls after fresh worries about Greece’s debt problems and as the bourse digests local earnings results.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 54.4 ... Continue Reading
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Shares slide on profit-taking
Close The Australian sharemarket has ended the day in the red as wary investors took profits from financial stocks ahead of earnings reports by US banking giants.
At the close, the ... Continue Reading
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RBA rate rises hit home
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Update Australians took out fewer home loans than expected in November as the Reserve Bank's interest rate rises took effect.
Total home loans slumped 5.6 per cent, seasonally adjusted, to ... Continue Reading
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No Rate Relief: RBA lifts interest rates to 3.75%
No festive season gifts from the RBA as interest rates are boosted 25 basis points to 3.75 per cent.
Families that are feeling the pinch will need to tighten the purse ... Continue Reading
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UAE stock markets recover, Dubai remains volatile
Abu Dhabi and Dubai stock markets opened stronger Sunday after heavy losses last week over Dubai's debt woes, but the Dubai bourse remained volatile and had slipped back into the ... Continue Reading
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Shares tipped to slip at open
Posted On 01 Dec 2009 By admin. Under Stock Market.
The Australian share market is expected to open in the red after moderate falls on Wall Street, and as investors await the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decision on interest ... Continue Reading
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