Business News

Volatile ride to continue
NEWS.com.au
THE Australian stock market is not expected to get a bounce from the G20 meeting and is predicted to open in negative territory today.
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Blueprint to save globe
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A PLAN to reform the IMF and to begin yet another other rescue attempt on stalled trade talks was signed off by global leaders.
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Wealth gap widens
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THE biggest economic bubble in Australia's history created a wide divide between families getting richer and those falling backwards out of the money bin.
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Forecasts tell only the political climate
NEWS.com.au
WE know Christmas comes earlier and earlier each year. "Santa" Kevin has brought it forward this year to December 8 when cheques adding to $9 billion will arrive in hundreds of thousands of letter boxes.
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Small is beautiful
NEWS.com.au
TAKING the road to financial salvation can start with a small step, such as setting aside $1000.
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A very personal theft
NEWS.com.au
Identity fraud is growing with few safeguards in place for victims. Ben Butler reports
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Battle-weary market
NEWS.com.au
THE ASX roller coaster moved in all directions yesterday as battle-scarred investors watched early gains dissipate in gloomy afternoon trading.
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Banks not clear on deposits
NEWS.com.au
WITH two weeks to go until the Government's guarantee on deposits takes effect, banks are scrambling to hold on to customers' money.
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Incitec shares dive
NEWS.com.au
INCITEC Pivot investors saw their shares drastically diluted yesterday when the fertiliser giant's shares resumed trading after a three-day halt.
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Adapt or perish
NEWS.com.au
In Rupert Murdoch's third Boyer lecture, he says newspapers have an important role, but editors and newsrooms need to adapt to new technology.
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Belated investment costs Seven
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FOXTEL says Seven's investment in TiVo was wasted because the digital video recorder technology has been eclipsed by its own offering.
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$40,000 fine for ABN Amro
NEWS.com.au
GLOBAL investment bank ABN Amro has been disciplined by the stock exchange over a series of sales last year in shares of Greenland Minerals and Energy.
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Virgin cuts fuel surcharge
NEWS.com.au
LOW-cost carrier Virgin Blue has cut the fuel surcharge on its airfares, following a decline in the oil price.
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Business confidence hits record low
NEWS.com.au
BUSINESS confidence has slumped to a record low and fear now "reigns supreme", a survey shows.
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Swan to meet Fed chief
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TREASURER Wayne Swan will discuss the global financial crisis at a meeting with US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke tonight.
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