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If this is as bad as it gets, be thankful
NEWS.com.au
IF THIS is as bad as it gets, what exactly is the problem? Where's the pain?
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How your super really performed
NEWS.com.au
AUSTRALIA'S most respected banks and insurance companies have been named as among the worst-performing superannuation managers.
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Brokers positive on Wall St rally
NEWS.com.au
SHARE brokers will be feeling better about going to work than they have in months after Wall St posted its biggest weekly gain since 1974.
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OzMin in debt shock
NEWS.com.au
OZ MINERALS, forged from the merger of Oxiana and Zinifiex, shocked the market by revealing it struggled to refinance two debt facilities.
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At last, a ripper week
NEWS.com.au
THE Australian stock market has recorded its biggest weekly gain in more than 16 years.
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Beating the sneaks
NEWS.com.au
FOR far too long the only innovation in banking has been new and improved sneaky fees but new technology is turning the tide back in favour of savvy consumers.
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Joyce into the cockpit
NEWS.com.au
ALAN Joyce is taking over the controls at Qantas just as the airline flies into more bumpy weather brought on by global uncertainty.
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Virgin plans drastic cuts
NEWS.com.au
VIRIGN Blue will cut back on flights, cancel routes and take other drastic cost-saving measures in the new year to cope with the slowing economy.
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Bargain hunters lift share market
NEWS.com.au
THE Australian share market finished November on a positive note, buoyed by bargain hunters snapping up shares in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
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Walker silent on Kirk
NEWS.com.au
FAIRFAX Media chairman Ron Walker has declined to comment on speculation about chief executive David Kirk's future at the newspaper and radio company.
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Bargain hunters boost indices
NEWS.com.au
THE Australian share market finished higher yesterday, capping a record-breaking week buoyed by bargain hunters in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
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Pensions plunge
NEWS.com.au
AN explosive new survey of superannuation pension funds has exposed massive losses within the sector.
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Growers watching merger
NEWS.com.au
GRAIN growers are expected to take a hard look at the proposed merger of grain giants AWB and ABB Grain before deciding whether to support it.
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BHP sounds a warning
NEWS.com.au
BHP Billiton says it will not be immune from the global financial crisis and has warned of declining profits.
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Woolworths steers a steady course
NEWS.com.au
WOOLWORTHS has reaffirmed its guidance for fiscal 2009 and says it will not launch any capital management activity.
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