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Lend Lease has expanded its retirement assets via an increased stake in Babcock & Brown Communities.

Danske Bank provides the bad news on the Japanese economy.

Plan or no Plan, it’s still a rocky road ahead for the oil price.

Harvey Norman has lowered its forecasts for FY09 on the back of weak performance in its Irish operations, but some brokers see an opportunity.

Could a rescue of Wall Street come down to simple accounting?

Personal credit growth is at its weakest since the 1990s recession and housing credit growth its lowest since 1983, strengthening the case for another rate cut.

OneSteel is lifting its New Zealand exposure via a bid to buy the balance of Steel & Tube Holdings it doesn’t already own.

It’s been more than a week and world markets are still just beginning to come to grips with the bans on short-selling.

Sonic Healthcare’s recent underperformance has sparked an upgrade from Merrill Lynch, leaving it the most preferred among local healthcare plays.

While the ink’s not dry and no one has signed anything yet, the latest news from Washington is that a plan has been agreed upon and is now being drafted.