Share Market
Safe haven stocks for rocky times
The news couldn't be worse. Continuing woes in the euro zone, weak US economic data and concerns about weaker growth in China have left Australian investors with a bad case of the jitters.
Hot stock: NewsCorp
Greg Fraser The damage being meted out to the reputations of various current and former News Corporation executives from the inquiry into the British phone-hacking scandal is far from over.
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Insight Shoppers may be turning away from traditional retailers, such as Harvey Norman or Myer, but that doesn't mean they are not spending.
Stay cool; learn from the master
Nathan Bell In 1963, American Express, the world's largest credit-card company, was involved in a huge financial scandal.
Aussie dollar falls and its harami and doji all the way
Marcus Padley So the Australian dollar goes through parity in the other direction this time and again every Tom, Dick and Harry is suddenly a currency expert.
Facebook mania: pitfalls and profits
Max Mason Facebookâs IPO is easily the most eagerly anticipated share debut of the year - but what should a local investor make of the hype?
Hot stock: ANZ
Hot Stock What's new? ANZ is beating its own drum these days with independent announcements on interest rates and a stronger Asian strategy than its peers.
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Insight Before the sharemarket opens each day, morning news presenters invariably tell us how Wall Street fared overnight and what this means for local stocks.
In search of a star performer
While it's easy to say what a good fund manager does, it's harder to pin down the ingredients that go into it.
Hot Stock: Telstra
Hot Stock What's new? No share buyback is in the offing but with up to $3 billion of excess free cash flow during the next few years, Telstra shareholders are swimming in dividends.
In search of a star performer
While it's easy to say what a good fund manager does, it's harder to pin down the ingredients that go into it.
Hot stock: Breville Group
Hot Stock What's new? Thank goodness for MasterChef and every other cooking program on television. Every kitchen needs gadgets and Breville has more cooking gadgets than you can shake a spatula at.
Power of two
Profile These are the guys big retailers like Harvey Norman, David Jones and Myer love to hate.
Flight to safety
Barbara Drury In the new financial world order of low returns and high risk, the chorus of voices urging Australians to cool their love affair with shares and embrace the quiet charm of bonds has been growing...
Take steps to avoid bad moves
Annette Sampson We've all been tempted by them. Enticing investments that seem to make perfect sense at the time but end up leaving us disillusioned and out of pocket.
Hot stock: Consolidated Media
Greg Fraser Foxtel is on the verge of bringing little brother Austar into its team, if the regulator will finally relent and allow the deal to proceed.
Ray of hope for Sunland investors
Matthew Kidman One area advisable to stay away from in the market is property in south-east Queensland. Bank of Queensland investors had a rude awakening earlier this week about the woes in the sunshine state.
More light on trusts
I Can Do That The strategy: To avoid the traps of unlisted property investments.
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