• Eureka Report Latest Edition

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    The big owe

    
    

    By Robert Gottliebsen

    
    

    Debt levels are now the crucial differentiator among leading stocks. Financials and consumer stocks carry the most and health looks best.more
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    Banks that might bounce

    
    

    By Charlie Aitken

    
    

    Dividend reinvestment plans are Band-Aids: they don't work but they offer a rally opportunity at ANZ and Westpac.more
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    Contango steps back

    
    

    By Michael Pascoe

    
    

    Small-cap specialist fund Contango has been hammered by a 'brutal repricing' of mining-related stocks. Now it's turned to cash, health and low-end retailers.more
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    One risk eases, at least

    
    

    By Gerard Minack

    
    

    Systemic risk within the global banking system has eased but that does not mean earnings risk among bank stocks has softened.more
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    Research Watch

    
    

    By Michael Feller

    
    

    Spam sales soar, beer sales flatten and the Saudis fall in love with gold again.more

Free Articles

• INVESTMENT more
  
• Japan is embarking on their largest overseas infrastructure project, signaling a new strategic relationship with India.
• Nicholas Moore, CEO of Macquarie Group has been dubbed a leader of ‘vision, energy and acumen’- the question now is can he take on the reputation of a cost cutter when revenue is declining?

• BUSINESS more
  
• Greg Barlett, among the new executives of Westpac announced yesterday, will be under pressure to continue the success he achieved as the head of business banking at St George.
• Fairfax may not be able to cut costs fast or deep enough to shield itself from further exposure to the downturn.

• ECONOMY more
  
• The problem with debt is that it makes you feel richer than you really are but the great debt delusion is over for the likes of Eddy Groves and Phil Green.
• A large number of Australians have borrowed big sums relative to their income on the expectation of an everlasting boom.

Market Reports

• Afternoon Market Report[21/11/2008]
  • The Australian share market has turned a 4.1 per cent plunge into a 1.9 per cent gain after blue chip miners and financials dragged the benchmark index away from a near five-year low.more
• Marcus Padley's Midday Report[21/11/2008]
  • The market is down 113 - not good given the 23% fall over the last 11 days in one of the worst legs down this year.more
• Morning Market Report[21/11/2008]
  • Wall Street was routed as investors sold-off equities amid ongoing signs of a deteriorating economic environment. Lawmakers called off a vote to support the ailing auto industry, citing a lack of support.more
• Financial News Network
  • Five daily and twice weekly video reports on local and international share markets more