Australasian Investment Review http://www.aireview.com.au Aireview Industry leading investment news portal en-us AIR Midday Market Rounduphttp://www.aireview.com.au/index.php?act=view&catid=8&id=11205Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:08:47 +1100The market is down 8. The SFE Futures were up 9 this morning. Wall St. closed slightly higher overnight - up 12 - It was the anniversary of the 2009 bear market low. The Dow was up 60 at best and down Eco 1: Strong Confidence, Conditionshttp://www.aireview.com.au/index.php?act=view&catid=8&id=11204Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:35:12 +1100 The Australian economy's recovery is accelerating, as two surveys yesterday indicate. The#160;ANZ Bank on job ads was very strong in February (see next story), while#160;the National Australia Bank Eco 2: Jobs Surged Last Monthhttp://www.aireview.com.au/index.php?act=view&catid=8&id=11203Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:34:27 +1100 Either the latest job ads survey from the ANZ Bank is a tip off that the labour market is tightening significantly, or it's playing catch up to the real economy after showing a fall in ads in January. The Disaster Claims Rise For Insurershttp://www.aireview.com.au/index.php?act=view&catid=8&id=11202Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:33:50 +1100 Slowly the size of the bills for Victoria's storms and Queensland's floods, are taking shape. So far over 22,000 claims have been received for the two disasters, but it is early days and insurance Betting On A Bid?http://www.aireview.com.au/index.php?act=view&catid=8&id=11201Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:32:28 +1100 Shares in Centrebet International rose sharply yesterday after it revealed possible takeover talks. The shares rose by more than 12% at one stage to a day's high of $1.89. They ended the day up Corporates: Atlas, Noble, GWAhttp://www.aireview.com.au/index.php?act=view&catid=8&id=11200Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:29:49 +1100 Atlas Iron made a statement to the ASX yesterday, but not concerning any possible deal for its Ridley project in Western Australia. The company said Monday that it expected to make a decision by today. AIR Midday Market Rounduphttp://www.aireview.com.au/index.php?act=view&catid=8&id=11199Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:08:30 +1100The market is up 2. The SFE Futures were up 7 this morning. Wall St. closed slightly lower overnight - down 13 - second lowest volume on the NYSE this year. The Dow was up 22 at best and down 24 at Arrow Bid Sends Coal Seam Gas Sector Higherhttp://www.aireview.com.au/index.php?act=view&catid=8&id=11198Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:56:31 +1100 Arrow Energy shares bounded past $5 yesterday in the wake of a proposed offer surfacing from major shareholder, Shell, in partnership with PetroChina. The two companies#160;revealed#160;a joint bid Bow Upgrades Adds To Coal Seam Gas Hysteriahttp://www.aireview.com.au/index.php?act=view&catid=8&id=11197Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:53:52 +1100 Amid the hysteria in the energy sector caused by yesterday's joint bid for Arrow Energy, smaller rival, Bow Energy was swept up in the surge in the wake of its release of upgraded resource figures. Given BHP Wins Big Coal Price Rise Deals Around The Worldhttp://www.aireview.com.au/index.php?act=view&catid=8&id=11196Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:53:15 +1100 Hard on the heels of Friday's deal with a Japanese steel mill for a 50% price rise for hard coking coal, BHP Billiton has revealed the settlement of 2010 deals with other buyers in China, Europe and