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Poland, foreign investors agree to save historic shipyards
Sat 6:58AM AFP

A week before an EU deadline, Poland on Friday signed a "final agreement" with investors to save three Polish shipyards from bankruptcy, the treas...Read more...

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Julia Lee

Interest rates going down...Yay!

- Julia Lee
With the RBA cutting official interest rates in Australia and with another being predicted by the year's end, Julia Lee explains the impact of falling interest rates on markets. Read More...

Michael Pascoe

Consumers behaving badly - or better?

- Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe warns us not to believe everything we hear. Even though the Australian economy is unstable, we are nowhere near a recession. Read More...

Andrew Page

Storm in a tea cup

- Andrew Page
All the news coming out of the markets has been overwhelmingly negative of late. But despite all that, the longer term investor could argue that it's all just a storm in a teacup. Read More...

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Woolworths Limited (WOW)

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Interest rates go down to 7.00%

Its official! The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has cut interest rates by 25 basis points, the first decrease in almost seven years. The official cash rate is now seven percent. Read More...

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Are you prepared to cope with redundancy?

Who knows what's around the corner. But it pays to be ready...financially. Here are some pointers on how to overcome being broke in light of a sudden job loss. Read More...

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Is now the right time to sell?

Finance Expert Nicolette Rubinsztein examines the dangers of trying to time the market in the context of sharemarket volatility. Read More...

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Did you win coffee with Kochie?

Are you the winner of the 'Win a Coffee with Kochie' competition? This lucky winner gets the chance to pick the brain of Sunrise's own David Koch. Read More...

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Your Money By Peter Switzer

Interest rates, they are a-changin'

-Peter Switzer
The RBA finally capitulated and cut the cash rate of interest and now has symbolically flagged the start of better times that will eventually arrive for home borrowers as well as the mortgage industry generally.Read More...

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