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Cash as quickly as you need it

Wednesday April 30, 2008
Cash can be yours in as little as an hour's time if you apply for a payday loan through Cash Doctors.

Armed And Waiting

Wednesday April 30, 2008
POLICE are hunting a man who calmly walked into a Hamilton bank branch yesterday and waited in line before robbing tellers of cash while telling them he had a gun.

Not A New Beginning, But Not An End, Either

Saturday April 26, 2008
THE 2020 Summit, viewed from the sidelines, reminded me of netball: good for health and fitness; more fun to play than watch. While many ideas apparently suffered death by butcher's paper, some survivors may well catch the public imagination: multi-function childhood centres; a fresh look at Federation; the notion that HECS debt might be worked off in community service, rather than in cash.

The Future Centres On Boutique

Saturday April 26, 2008
Sydney's shoppers have more money than ever - and canny companies plan to cash in, reports Yvette Nielsen.

Opportunity For Diversity: Mayor

Friday April 25, 2008
MAITLAND Mayor Peter Blackmore said traders and business operators in Maitland's central business district should find a niche market and cash in on the proposed Green Hills expansion.

Future Fund Makes Most Of Cash Crisis

Thursday April 24, 2008
THE Future Fund is taking advantage of the global shortage of cash by investing in debt markets, rather than focusing on Australian equities.

Tiger Airways Says It Has Earned Its Stripes

Tuesday April 22, 2008
TIGER Airways claims it has established a solid foundation to stay in Australia for the long term, after declaring its domestic operations had become "self-sufficient" and were generating positive cash flows.

Opes Agreements In The Spotlight

Tuesday April 22, 2008
THERE were no suitcases full of cash, no raised voices and, for the record, no Maseratis with flashy new ducos parked kerbside at the Federal Court yesterday.

Self-funding Tiger Looks To Expand In Australia

Tuesday April 22, 2008
TIGER AIRWAYS says it has now established a solid financial foundation to remain in Australia into the long term, after declaring its domestic operations had become "self-sufficient" and were now generating positive cash flows.

Auction Flurry: Keen Prices For The Cashed-up

Saturday April 19, 2008
AS THE clock ticks down to the end of the this financial year, agents are tipping a flurry of auctions to hit the market as investors cash up amid the uncertain outlook for the economy.

B&b Chief Nets $22m In Tough Year

Friday April 18, 2008
THERE was no credit crisis when determining the pay packet of Babcock & Brown's chief executive, Phil Green, for 2007, with the beleaguered boss landing $22.1 million in cash and shares.

$22 Million Pay Packet For Babcock Chief Exec

Friday April 18, 2008
THERE was no credit crisis when determining Babcock & Brown chief executive Phil Green's pay packet this year - he landed $22.1 million in cash and shares.

Contracts Verging On The Ridiculous

Friday April 18, 2008
Imagine if the opportunity to set the content of our schooling syllabus was auctioned off. It's an absurd and highly unethical proposition, but in the United States, economic pragmatism is forcing some teachers to play cash-for-comment to ensure the viability of their schools.

Wesfarmers' Issue Is $10bn Borrowed Funds

Friday April 18, 2008
COLES' new owner, Wesfarmers, is expected to tap shareholders on the shoulder for more cash to help repay the money it borrowed to finance the deal.

Slipper Trio Face Vet Tests

Friday April 18, 2008
GOLDEN Slipper aspirants Augusta Proud, Stripper and Krupt will be inspected by Racing NSW veterinarians before Saturday's $3.5 million dash for cash.

Investors Find Fine Print Means Even Cash Isn't Safe

Thursday April 17, 2008
THAT "safe" cash investment fund may be deceiving.

Rowling Says Potter Lexicon Muggled Attempt To Cash In

Wednesday April 16, 2008
FOR this week, at least, the black-cloaked figure most important to Joanna Rowling is a United States federal judge who will decide whether to stop publication of a proposed encyclopedia of the world of boy wizard Harry Potter.

Lexicon A Muggled Bid To Cash In: Rowling

Wednesday April 16, 2008
FOR this week, at least, the black-cloaked figure most important to Joanna Rowling is a United States federal judge who will decide whether to stop publication of a proposed encyclopedia of the world of the boy wizard Harry Potter.

Cash For Seat Claim

Sunday April 13, 2008
AS AUSTRALIA'S top drivers prepare to tackle the new street circuit in Hamilton for their first overseas race of the season next weekend, a former V8 Supercar race winner has rekindled the question - does cash or talent get drivers a race seat?

Big Fun, Little Cash Required

Saturday April 12, 2008
PARENTS certainly do not need fists full of cash to keep their kids entertained during the April school holidays.

Biotech Sector Faces M&a

Thursday April 10, 2008
MERGERS and acquisitions in the biotechnology sector are likely as cash-starved companies feel the effect of the wider credit and capital market squeeze, a leading industry watcher said.

Gatto Primed For Discovery Tour And 'suitcases Of Cash'

Wednesday April 9, 2008
THE burly figure of Mick Gatto, former boxer and killer of a gangland hitman turned "mediator", ambled into Singapore's glitzy Changi Airport last night, hoping to help recoup millions lost by clients of stockbroker Opes Prime.

Riskier Than You Might Think

Wednesday April 9, 2008
That 'safe' cash investment fund may be deceiving.

Taskforce To Investigate Teen Sex Trade Claims

Saturday April 5, 2008
A CHILD abuse taskforce has been sent to a remote Northern Territory mining town to gather evidence against non-indigenous men who have allegedly been plying Aboriginal teenagers with cash, drugs and alcohol in exchange for sex.

Wesfarmers Stung At Cash Register

Saturday April 5, 2008
WESFARMERS has paid a premium to refinance about 18% of the $4 billion in short-term debt that it must repay its lenders by October, paying a rate which is higher than any other Australian company in the past 18 months for a US bond issue.

Sordid Sex Trade Thrives After $1.5b Intervention

Friday April 4, 2008
ABORIGINAL girls as young as 13 have been given cash, drugs, alcohol and taxi rides in exchange for sex in the Northern Territory mining town of Nhulunbuy.