Business News
NAB close to new deal in AXA play
NATIONAL Australia Bank has entered a critical phase in its talks to acquire AXA Asia Pacific.
Goldman agrees to $623m settlement
EMBATTLED Goldman Sachs will pay a record $623 million in order to settle a US fraud probe.
Firms in bidding war on parental leave
MAJOR law firms are jostling to offer more generous parental leave policies than their rivals.
China ship no-show as milestone marked
SINOSTEEL will become the first Chinese company to export Australian iron ore back to us.
BP to begin oil fund payments in August
BP to soon start making payments from the $22.61 billion fund it has set aside to pay for Gulf of Mexico oil spill losses.
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- Talk of double dip recession 'a mistake'
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Opinion
Criterion
Fortescue falls on costs forecast
ANDREW Forrest's Fortescue Metals pulled out all the stops to take advantage of record iron ore prices in WA's Pilbara region last quarter.
John Durie
Farm chiefs fail the stress test
THE worst is over, but that might not save the chief executives of Nufarm and Elders.
leading and managing
Cop wins time off for getting dressed
POLICEMAN awarded seven extra days leave a year after court rules the time he spent changing his clothes was work.
Teacher claims $400K for yelling damage
LARYNX allegedly injured trying to control unruly class that included students with special needs.
Discrimination row over lawyer's upgrade
VICTORIA's Office of Public Prosecutions is divided over the promotion of a young female solicitor.
Child porn offender was unfairly sacked
MAN who allegedly harassed co-workers at Uncle Tobys factory wins payout despite jail sentence.
planning and starting
Small business battling shopping giants
SMALL businesses are calling for a regime, similar to victim impact statements, to be introduced before mega-shopping centres are built.
So you want to be your own boss?
STARTING a business is the dream of many wage slaves – but there are a number of things you can do at work to make it come true.
Cigarette tax hurts small businesses
A TAX hike designed to make smokers butt out is instead threatening to close struggling milk bars.
Marketing campaign needed for results
HAVING an 'on message' marketing campaign can be the difference between the success or failure of any small business.
Stock Quotes
Market Charts at 12:00AM
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| Hang Seng | 20560.81 | +129.75 | +0.64 |
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| ASX200 | 4422.7 | -19.9 | -0.45 |
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| All Ords | 4437.0 | -19.7 | -0.44 |
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| Nikkei | 9685.53 | -109.71 | -1.12 |
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| DJIA | 10359.31 | -7.41 | -0.07 |
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| S&P; 500 | 1096.48 | +1.31 | +0.12 |
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| S&P; 100 | 498.12 | +0.65 | +0.13 |
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| NASDAQ | 1856.24 | +2.83 | +0.15 |
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| CAC 40 | 3581.82 | -51.16 | -1.41 |
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| DAX 30 | 6149.36 | -60.4 | -0.97 |
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| FTSE | 5211.29 | -42.23 | -0.8 |
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| Euro Top100 | 2170.2 | -24.09 | -1.1 |
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| AUD/USD | 0.8688 | -0.01 | -1.51 |
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| Oil | 76.65 | -0.35 | -0.45 |
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ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers at 04:10PM
| Code | Name | Price | Percent |
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| AVO | Avoca Resources | 2.92 | 4.28% |
| ISF | iSOFT | 0.175 | 2.94% |
| AAD | Ardent Leisure .. | 1.08 | 2.85% |
| SIP | Sigma Pharmaceu.. | 0.42 | -11.58% |
| NUF | Nufarm | 3.4 | -9.34% |
| LNC | Linc Energy | 1.25 | -7.75% |
Commodities
| Name | Price | Change | Percent |
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| Gold | 1207.55 | +0.25 | +0.02% |
| Oil | 76.65 | -0.35 | -0.45% |
| Lead | 1779.5 | -29.25 | -1.62% |
| Copper | 6661.5 | -43.5 | -0.65% |
