Markets recover as EU announces Greek bailout plan: Economy Roundup
Monday, 10 May 2010
Australia's sharemarket has jumped 2% after European Union finance minister agreed on an emergency bailout worth $700 billion in order to prevent the debt crisis in Greece from affecting nearby nations, which would threaten the ongoing economic recovery.  ...

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THE WEEK AHEAD: Calling for calm
Monday, 10 May 2010
Years ago, if someone became overly worked up about something, they were told to "take a Bex and have a good lie down". Today Bex is not the painkiller of choice for Australians, but the adage is as appropriate today as it was back then.  ...

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JB Hi-Fi posts record results, Uechtritz to step down: Economy Roundup
Monday, 08 February 2010
Electronics and entertainment retailer JB Hi-Fi has posted record results for the first half of the 2010 financial year, with net profit up 29% to $76 million.  ...

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Political debate over Telstra reforms likely to be delayed until 2010: Economy Roundup
Monday, 23 November 2009
The Federal Government's debate in the Senate over proposed reforms for the telecommunications industry is set to continue even into next year, it has been revealed.  ...

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Finding the hidden investment value
Tuesday, 03 February 2009
Any investor crawling out of their cave and surveying the wreckage of 2008 would be immediately conscious of one thing - the sharemarket is very cheap. In fact, it is as cheap as it has been for three decades, at about 8.8 times earnings, compared to an historical ...

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The cost of food is a recipe for disaster: Alan Kohler
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Turns out that replacing petrol with ethanol to do something about the global warming crisis and the oil crisis wasn’t such a good idea after all. Turning grain crops into ethanol instead of food has produced a food crisis that is worse than either the energy ...

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