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Shares poised for gains

(author unknown) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:14:42 PDT

Aussie shares are expected to open higher following more gains on Wall Street, plus all you need to know for your trading day.

One in five expats earns more than $320,000 a year

(author unknown) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:00:01 PDT

AUSTRALIAN expats are among the highest paid in the world, a new report says. The foreign workers who have flocked to our shores make do with far less.

Shares poised for gains

(author unknown) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:32:36 PDT

Aussie shares are poised for gains following strong gains on Wall Street on a surge in financial stocks. Plus all you need to know in your trading day.

RBA stays put on rates

(author unknown) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:30:47 PDT

The Reserve Bank leaves its official interest rate unchanged.

DOS attack on CBA reaches third day

The Sheet — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:35:08 PDT

Commonwealth Bank yesterday confirmed there was a malicious attack on its Netbank service. Tuesday was the third day of the attack.

Madoff gets 150 years for 'evil' fraud

(author unknown) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:59:00 PDT

Disgraced Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff has been ordered to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Forget Lotto, just bank at Westpac NZ for a jackpot

(author unknown) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:00:01 PDT

THE Westpac bank in New Zealand, which last month mistakenly transferred $NZ10 million ($8.06 million) into the account of a man who is still on the run, has been involved in another big-figure error.

Late in, early out of the downturn

(author unknown) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:01 PDT

Australia is set to soar out of its economic downturn sooner and more sharply than forecast in the budget.

Accenture Reports Third-Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results

(author unknown) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:00:00 PDT

Accenture and Avanade® Named Microsoft’s Enterprise Alliance Partner of the Year

(author unknown) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:30:00 PDT

NEW YORK: June 24, 2009 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Avanade have been named the 2009 Enterprise Alliance Partner of the Year by Microsoft, as well as recognized as finalists for the Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management Partner of the Year Award and the Information Worker Solutions, Portals and Collaboration Partner of the Year Award. In each case, Accenture and Avanade were selected from among an international network of leading companies that deliver solutions built on the Microsoft platform.

$A closes at two-week high, above 80 US cents

(author unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:17:00 PDT

Local currency boosted by improved risk appetite. 26 Jun 2009 6:17 PM

Westpac's changing face

(author unknown) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:56:00 PDT

Today's management changes at Westpac, including the departure of institutional banking head Phil Chronican, reinforce a cultural change to make the bank more like St George. 24 Jun 2009 10:56 AM

Asian Shares Mostly Higher Before Weekend; OZ Minerals Jumps

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:02:23 PDT

Asian Shares Mostly Higher Before Weekend; OZ Minerals Jumps
Wall Street Journal - 8 minutes ago

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian shares were mostly higher Friday on Wall Street's gain and despite the coming weekend, with OZ Minerals jumping after shareholders approved the sale of $1.39 billion ...

Minmetals lifts OZ Mins offer as Macquarie withdraws

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:10:00 PDT

China group increases offer by 15 per cent to $US1.4 billion. 11 Jun 2009 3:10 PM

Minmetals' Oz bid wins shareholder support

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:00:00 PDT

The bid by Chinese state-owned company Minmetals to buy most of OZ Minerals has overwhelmingly won the approval of proxy votes by shareholders.

Consumer confidence in biggest monthly rise in 22 yrs

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:55:00 PDT

RBA expected to keep rates steady as sentiment brightens 12.7 per cent in June. 10 Jun 2009 6:55 PM

Consumer confidence records 22-year bounce

(author unknown) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:15:00 PDT

Consumer confidence has recorded its largest bounce in 22 years.

Macquarie raises heat in OZ Minerals bid

(author unknown) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:47:00 PDT

Investment bank makes last minute changes to recapitalisation proposal. 10 Jun 2009 12:47 PM

Business confidence surges

(author unknown) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:30:20 PDT

Business confidence surged in May, pushed almost into positive territory by the global sharemarket rally and an infrastructure spending boost.

CSL-Talecris deal: It's off

(author unknown) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:44:46 PDT

CSL and Telecris have terminated a $US3.1 billion merger deal, it has emerged this morning.