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Archie had his birthday this week. Seven. He is a wonderful kid having inherited all the best bits of his Mum and Dad with his everlasting smile, impartial consideration for others, dazzling good looks, the ability to talk the hind leg off a donkey, and his obsession with money - only one of which he got from me.

Change of sentiment generates a 30% return for Mirrabooka's books

THE share price of small and medium companies was unlikely to rise much further, but returns should be solid, according to the managing director of listed investment company Mirrabooka.

Clock strikes eight in recovery phase

THE sharemarket continues to make gradual gains as people return from summer holidays, the economy being squarely in the recovery phase on the €˜€˜investment clock€™€™.

Stocks edge higher as trading picks up

THE Australian sharemarket continues to make gradual gains as more people return from summer holidays. The S&P/ASX 200 Index yesterday gained 5.7 points, or 0.12 per cent, to close at 4876.3 after reaching an intraday high of 4888.7.

Rally tipped to spill into 2010

THE sharemarket is within a whisker of a fresh 2009 record as the year draws to an end, after a mighty rally that has lifted stock prices 56 per cent from their March lows. Yesterday the All Ordinaries index closed at 4847 points after a 0.2 per cent fall broke a four-day winning streak, but the index remains just below this year's high of 4862.5 struck in October.

Taking a punt on the next resources thoroughbreds

2010 could be a tricky year for investment in junior resources.

Global jitters counter positive data

INVESTORS have shrugged off the latest batch of upbeat economic news to drive the market into the red, amid growing fears share prices were pushed too high during the reporting-season rally.

Investor optimism growing

CONSENSUS is beginning to emerge among economists and market analysts that the recovery in the Australian sharemarket will be sustained, and some brokers are encouraging their clients to start buying now.

Chinese and Indian buyers fill Xstrata's pockets

THE world's biggest thermal coal producer, Xstrata, says a bulge in Chinese and Indian buying has more than offset falls from its developed-world customers.

ASX Pushes Towards 4000

ASX and the Australian share market is pushing toward the 4000 point mark amid recession fears

Finding Info On The Australian Share Market

The Australian share market is the same as any other when it comes to the importance of good information

Swine Flu Swindles Share Prices

Swine flu fears has seen recent share prices slip into the red for many transport and airline companies, but healthcare gains have helped offset losses

Share Prices Aim For Record High

The Australian share market threatens to reach 2009 highs as it fires up over Wall St gains

Metal Demand May Be Slow, But Hope Runs High For Gold

BY NOW the global financial crisis has hopefully taught investors that just like property prices, metal prices do not always go up.

Hot Stock

What's new? Despite gold rising to record highs recently, most, if not all of the larger gold miners haven't followed suit. This is unusual. Gold producers are generally leveraged to the gold price, meaning their share prices move at a greater rate than that of the underlying metal.