Toni Case, 1st Aust. journalist to specialise on CFDs. James Dunn, the founding editor of Shares magazine, and author of Share Investing for Dummies. Anthony Black, the Sunday Herald-Sun's finance editor for eight years. John Pitt, former journalist for London's leading financial paper, The Financial Times. Mike Dobbie, former managing editor of Shares magazine. Nick Renton AM, founder of the ASA. Will Kraa is our resident trader and outlines his weekly trades. Larissa Tuohy, former editor of Money Management magazine. Jill Fraser, former News Ltd journalist. Clifford Bennett, top currency forecaster. Jeff Cartridge, author of Supercharge your Trading with CFDs.
AUTHOR NOTE - May 15, 2008 What makes a great trader Covel
Originally profiled in the book ‘Market Wizards’ Larry Hite is a noted hedge fund manager with a long career. One of Hite’s strengths is his ability to break down the complicated for the layperson.
COMPANIES - May 15, 2008 Indophil rejects Xstrata takeover offer News
Indophil has rejected a $426 million takeover offer by Xstrata mining company which it labelled "unrealistically opportunistic" and "at a price that does not reflect the value of Indophil".
COMPANIES - May 15, 2008 Iron ore expansions won't curb prices News
Planned expansions by major iron ore producers will not be enough to curb prices as China raises steel output and steel sector margins are big enough to pay more for raw materials, an industry conference has heard.
STOCKS - May 12, 2008 6 to BUY, 6 to SELL and 6 to HOLD Black
QBE enjoyed a record year in 2007 – but the share price still fell 23 per cent. QBE lodged a bid for Insurance Australia Group in April and IAG’s share price is now closely tracking the offer of 0.142 QBE shares plus 70˘.
RESIDENT TRADER Making money in a tough market
I’m not telling you anything new by saying that it has been hard for traders to make headway in the market over the last few months. There has been little direction...
STOCKS Aussie stocks surge, led by miners
The Australian share market closed back through 6,000 points for the first time since January, boosted by gains in the resource sector.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished 40.3 points, or 0.68 per cent, higher at 5,931, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 41.2 points, or 0.69 per cent, to 6,006.1.
On the Sydney Futures exchange at 1618 AEST, the June share price index contract gained 46 points to 5,955 on a volume of 19,034 contracts.
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STOCK PICK Stock of the week – Cue Energy Resources
Cue Energy Resources (CUE) is an emerging oil and gas producer with a focus on Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia. Cue intends to grow its value in excess of $500m by developing a range of exploration and near term production assets.
ANALYSIS Rudd meets Bush amidst bleak outlook Dobbie
Kevin Rudd is on his first world trip and has taken the Press Gallery with him. Aside from the photo opportunities, the
gallery prefers to look at anything but the substance – and there’s plenty of substance they should be looking at.
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