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Lucy — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:31:16 +0000

It’s finally AFL footy season! (Who really counts the pre-season?) Because we at Trader Dealer love our footy almost as much as we love our trading, we’re the proud sponsors of the Geelong Advertiser SuperTipping competition, running throughout the 2010 AFL season. A $10,000 cash prize is up for grabs, and there’s an Apple 8GB iPod nano [...]

Friday, 19th March 2010 Morning Wrap

Michael — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:01:35 +0000

Presented by Michael Hevern MDSFinancial Click here to watch the presentation. or Click here to download the mp3 audio recording (1292Kb). General Advice Only *********************************************** In this morning’s wrap… SP500 flat Fedex 3Q Beats on Earnings/Sales; S&P Financials up 150% Since Mar’09; NASDAQ up 0.1% Fed Inflation Under Control; 21 Month Highs; Dollar Index: Steady Around 80 Level US$ Higher; A$ down 92.06 CRB: Measures Basket of Commodities Consolidating? FTSE: down 0.1% – [...]

Thursday, 18th March 2010 Morning Wrap

Michael — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:11:04 +0000

Presented by Michael Hevern MDSFinancial Click here to watch the presentation. or Click here to download the mp3 audio recording (1025Kb). General Advice Only *********************************************** In this morning’s wrap… SP500 up 0.9% 17 Month Highs; PPI Dropped; Nike 3Q Profit Doubles; S&P Miners & Financials Lead; NASDAQ up 0.7% Fed Inflation Under Control; 21 Month Highs; Dollar Index: Steady Around 80 Level US$ Flat; A$ up 92.31 VIX: Measures a Market [...]

Boag’s could cost Foster’s $100m

Lucy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:31:29 +0000

A Goldman Sachs JBWere analyst sees James Boag’s increasing penetration of the Victorian barbecue beer market as costing Foster’s $100 million in revenue and $40 million in pre-tax earnings. According to this article in The Age, James Boag’s increasingly sturdy grip on VB’s traditional turf has beverage analysts worried, enough to place a “sell” on [...]

Wednesday, 17th March 2010 Morning Wrap

Michael — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:13:44 +0000

Presented by Michael Hevern MDSFinancial Click here to watch the presentation. or Click here to download the mp3 audio recording (861Kb). General Advice Only *********************************************** In this morning’s wrap… SP500 up 0.5% S&P Miners & Financials Recover; Feb. Reiterates Rates on Hold; NASDAQ up 0.7%“Bargain” Hunting? Dollar Index: Steady Around 80 Level US$ Lower; A$ up 92.04 CRB: Measures a Basket of Commodities Recovers FTSE: up 0.5% – Resistance? Europe Progresses Greek [...]

Golden Gate Petroleum Share Purchase Plan

Jeff — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:51:41 +0000

Golden Gate Petroleum (GGP) announced on the 16/3/2010 that they would be conducting a Share Purchase Plan to raise additional capital. The record date is the 19/3/2010 on which shareholders must own the share to participate in the SPP. The closing date is still to be announced. A maximum of $15,000 can be purchased by [...]

Sundance Energy Share Purchase Plan

Jeff — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:47:42 +0000

Sundance Energy (SEA) announced on the 16/3/2010 that they would be conducting a Share Purchase Plan to raise additional capital. The record date is the 29/3/2010 on which shareholders must own the share to participate in the SPP. The closing date is 7/5/2010. Shares will be issued on 17/5/2010 and begin trading on 18/5/2010. A maximum [...]

Tuesday, 16th March 2010 Morning Wrap

Michael — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:54:17 +0000

Presented by Michael Hevern MDSFinancial Click here to watch the presentation. or Click here to download the mp3 audio recording (941Kb). General Advice Only *********************************************** In this morning’s wrap… SP500 up 0.1% S&P Financials Recover From 1.1% Slide on AIG; Feb. Industrial Production Rises; NASDAQ down 0.2% Losing Momentum; Move to Defensives Dollar Index: Steady Around 80 Level US$ Higher; A$ down 91.40 CRB: Measures a Basket of Commodities Falling FTSE: down 0.6% [...]

Monday, 15th March 2010 Morning Wrap

Michael — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:23:58 +0000

Presented by Michael Hevern MDSFinancial Click here to watch the presentation. or Click here to download the mp3 audio recording (1016Kb). General Advice Only ************************************************ In this morning’s wrap… SP500: flat (up 1.1% for week) S&P500 Futures 11 days of Gains (beats Jan’87 Run) S&P500 up 9 of 11 Days NASDAQ: flat (up 2.2% for week) 17 Month High; Techs up 0.5% Dollar Index: Testing US$ Lower; A$ up 91.79 FTSE: [...]

Sandfire Resources Group Share Purchase Plan

Jeff — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:31:45 +0000

Sandfire Resources (SFR) announced on the 14/3/2010 that they would be conducting a Share Purchase Plan to raise additional capital. The record date was the 2/3/2010 on which shareholders must own the share to participate in the SPP. The closing date is 9/4/2010. Shares will be issued on 19/4/2010 and begin trading on 21/4/2010. A maximum [...]